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Points of interest · Westminster · Updated on 6 November 2026

Attractions and sights in Westminster

Westminster has 209 points of interest on the Outdoor Pitstop map. Most are memorials (101), attractions (61) and museums (24). 48 have a page of their own with a photo and a story. At 44, the app tells the story as an audio tour of about two minutes.

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
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Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
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Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
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On the map

44 audio tours in Westminster

At these places the app tells the story on the spot, in about two minutes. Listen in English or Dutch.

Buckingham Palace
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Buckingham Palace

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Westminster Abbey
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Westminster Abbey

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Trafalgar Square
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Trafalgar Square

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Elizabeth Tower
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Elizabeth Tower

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Royal Albert Hall
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Royal Albert Hall

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With Pro you check in at the place and hear the whole story; new users get Pro for their first 4 weeks.

Hear the story of Buckingham Palace on the spot with the app

The 48 best-known attractions in Westminster

After the places above, best known first.

  1. 10Leicester SquareLeicester SquareAttraction · Audio tour 2:09
  2. 11Madame TussaudsMadame TussaudsMuseum · Audio tour 2:01
  3. 12Royal Academy of ArtsRoyal Academy of ArtsMuseum · Audio tour 2:15
  4. 13Palace of WestminsterPalace of WestminsterAttraction · Audio tour 2:04
  5. 14Nelson's ColumnNelson's ColumnMonument · Audio tour 2:11
  6. 15Royal Courts of JusticeRoyal Courts of JusticeAttraction · Audio tour 2:15
  7. 16Westminster CathedralWestminster CathedralAttraction · Audio tour 1:57
  8. 17Westminster BridgeWestminster BridgeAttraction · Audio tour 1:56
  9. 18Abbey Road StudiosAbbey Road StudiosAttraction · Audio tour 1:47
  10. 19Parliament SquareParliament SquareAttraction · Audio tour 2:14
  11. 20Wellington ArchWellington ArchAttraction · Audio tour 2:19
  12. 21Apsley HouseApsley HouseMuseum · Audio tour 2:03
  13. 22Banqueting HouseBanqueting HouseAttraction · Audio tour 2:07
  14. 23Horse Guards ParadeHorse Guards ParadeAttraction · Audio tour 2:15
  15. 24St Martin-in-the-FieldsSt Martin-in-the-FieldsAttraction · Audio tour 1:58
  16. 2510 Downing Street10 Downing StreetAttraction · Audio tour 2:06
  17. 26Burlington HouseBurlington HouseAttraction · Audio tour 2:23
  18. 27Sherlock Holmes MuseumSherlock Holmes MuseumMuseum · Audio tour 2:06
  19. 28The CenotaphThe CenotaphMemorial · Audio tour 2:29
  20. 29221B Baker Street221B Baker StreetAttraction · Audio tour 2:00
  21. 30Burlington ArcadeBurlington ArcadeAttraction · Audio tour 2:15
  22. 31Marlborough HouseMarlborough HouseCastle · Audio tour 2:18
  23. 32Speakers' CornerSpeakers' CornerAttraction · Audio tour 1:57
  24. 33Clarence HouseClarence HouseCastle · Audio tour 1:47
  25. 34The Rolling BridgeThe Rolling BridgeAttraction · Audio tour 1:55
  26. 35Hyde ParkHyde ParkAttraction · Audio tour 2:20
  27. 36Big BenBig BenAttraction · Audio tour 2:09
  28. 37Saint James's PalaceSaint James's PalaceAttraction · Audio tour 2:04
  29. 38Piccadilly CircusPiccadilly CircusAttraction · Audio tour 2:03
  30. 39The Albert MemorialThe Albert MemorialAttraction · Audio tour 2:09
  31. 40Horse GuardsHorse GuardsAttraction · Audio tour 2:16
  32. 41The MallThe MallAttraction · Audio tour 1:57
  33. 42Victoria MemorialVictoria MemorialAttraction · Audio tour 2:19
  34. 43Carnaby StreetCarnaby StreetAttraction · Audio tour 2:22
  35. 44Spencer HouseSpencer HouseCastle · Audio tour 2:15
  36. 45Cleopatra's NeedleCleopatra's NeedleAttraction · Story
  37. 46Animals in WarAnimals in WarMonument · Story
  38. 47Diana Memorial FountainDiana Memorial FountainMemorial · Story
  39. 48Former Whitehall Palace StepsFormer Whitehall Palace StepsArchaeological site · Story

All points of interest from A to Z

A name with a link has a page of its own with a photo and a story.

  • 10 Downing StreetAttraction
  • 221B Baker StreetAttraction
  • 7 July MemorialMemorial
  • Abbey Road CrossingAttraction
  • Abbey Road StudiosAttraction
  • Abraham LincolnMemorial
  • Admiral Sir John FranklinMonument
  • Agatha Christie MemorialMemorial
  • Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount AlanbrookeMemorial
  • All Souls ChurchAttraction
  • Allies - Churchill-Roosevelt statueMemorial
  • Anaesthesia Heritage CentreMuseum
  • Anglo-Belgian War MemorialMemorial
  • Animals in WarMonument
  • Apsley HouseMuseum
  • Arthur SullivanMonument
  • Banqueting HouseAttraction
  • Battle of Britain MemorialMemorial
  • Benjamin Franklin HouseMuseum
  • Big BenAttraction
  • Blewcoat SchoolAttraction
  • BoudicaMemorial
  • British Optical Association MuseumMuseum
  • Broad Street PumpMemorial
  • Buckingham PalaceAttraction
  • Burlington ArcadeAttraction
  • Burlington HouseAttraction
  • Buxton Memorial FountainMemorial
  • Canada MemorialMemorial
  • Captain James CookMemorial
  • Carlton House TerraceAttraction
  • Carnaby StreetAttraction
  • Cavalry of the EmpireMemorial
  • Caxton HallAttraction
  • Cecil CourtAttraction
  • Charles de GaulleMemorial
  • Charles George GordonMemorial
  • Charles IMemorial
  • Charles James NapierMemorial
  • Cheylesmore MemorialMemorial
  • Chinatown GateAttraction
  • Chindit MemorialMemorial
  • Christopher Cass tombMemorial
  • Churchill War RoomsMuseum
  • Civil Service Rifles War MemorialMemorial
  • Clarence HouseCastle
  • Cleopatra's NeedleAttraction
  • Commonwealth Memorial GatesMemorial
  • Covent Garden MarketAttraction
  • Crimean War MemorialMemorial
  • David Lloyd GeorgeMemorial
  • Diana Memorial FountainMemorial
  • Douglas HaigMonument
  • Eagle Squadron MonumentMonument
  • Earl Mountbatten of BurmaMemorial
  • Earl of DerbyMemorial
  • Earl RobertsMonument
  • Edith Cavell MemorialMemorial
  • Elizabeth TowerAttraction
  • Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst MemorialMemorial
  • Fake housesAttraction
  • Faraday MuseumMuseum
  • Flanders Fields Memorial GardenMemorial
  • Fleet Air Arm MemorialMemorial
  • Florence Nightingale the 'Lady with the Lamp'Memorial
  • Former Whitehall Palace StepsArchaeological site
  • Four K6 Telephone KiosksAttraction
  • Friary CourtAttraction
  • Fruit Porters (bronze relief)Memorial
  • George CanningMemorial
  • George IIIMonument
  • George III and the River ThamesMemorial
  • George IVMemorial
  • George Nathaniel CurzonMemorial
  • George OrwellMemorial
  • Goatherd's DaughterMemorial
  • Great Western Railway War MemorialMemorial
  • Guards MemorialMemorial
  • Handel & HendrixMuseum
  • Henry Fawcett MemorialMemorial
  • Henry HavelockMemorial
  • Herbert KitchenerMemorial
  • Holocaust MemorialMemorial
  • Horse GuardsAttraction
  • Horse Guards ParadeAttraction
  • Household Cavalry MuseumMuseum
  • Hunterian MuseumMuseum
  • Hyde ParkAttraction
  • Imperial Camel Corps MemorialMemorial
  • Iraq & Afghanistan MemorialMemorial
  • Isambard Kingdom BrunelMemorial
  • Jan SmutsMemorial
  • John Everett MillaisMemorial
  • John F. Kennedy MemorialMemorial
  • Joseph Lister MonumentMonument
  • King George VIMemorial
  • Korean War MemorialMemorial
  • Lady Henry Somerset MemorialMemorial
  • Lancaster Gate Memorial CrossMemorial
  • Leicester SquareAttraction
  • Little BenMonument
  • Little Dean's YardAttraction
  • London Transport MuseumMuseum
  • London Zoo War MemorialMemorial
  • Lord ByronMemorial
  • Lord PalmerstonMemorial
  • Lubetkin PoolAttraction
  • Machine Gun Corps MemorialMonument
  • Madame TussaudsMuseum
  • Mahatma GandhiMemorial
  • Marble ArchAttraction
  • Marlborough HouseCastle
  • Memorial to the Siege of CádizMemorial
  • Mileage Central Point of London PlaqueMemorial
  • Millicent FawcettMemorial
  • MontyMemorial
  • Monument to the 2002 Bali bombingsMemorial
  • National Police MemorialMemorial
  • Nelson MandelaMemorial
  • Nelson's ColumnMonument
  • New Zealand War MemorialMemorial
  • OutbackAttraction
  • Palace of WestminsterAttraction
  • Parliament SquareAttraction
  • Piccadilly CircusAttraction
  • Polish Institute and Sikorski MuseumMuseum
  • Queen Alexandra MemorialMemorial
  • Queen Caroline's TempleAttraction
  • Queen Eleanor Memorial CrossMemorial
  • Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother)Memorial
  • Queen's TowerAttraction
  • Quintin and Alice Hogg MemorialMemorial
  • RAF Bomber Command MemorialMemorial
  • RIBA LibraryMuseum
  • Richard the LionheartMemorial
  • Robert BurnsMemorial
  • Robert RaikesMonument
  • Roman BathsAttraction
  • Royal AcademyMuseum
  • Royal Academy of ArtsMuseum
  • Royal Academy of Music MuseumMuseum
  • Royal Air Force MemorialMemorial
  • Royal Albert HallAttraction
  • Royal Artillery MemorialMemorial
  • Royal College of Music MuseumMuseum
  • Royal Courts of JusticeAttraction
  • Royal MarinesMemorial
  • Royal Naval Division MemorialMemorial
  • Royal Opera HouseAttraction
  • Royal Tank Regiment MemorialMemorial
  • Saint James's PalaceAttraction
  • Samuel JohnsonMemorial
  • Samuel PlimsollMonument
  • Sewer ventilation lampAttraction
  • Shaftesbury Memorial FountainMemorial
  • Sherlock Holmes MuseumMuseum
  • Simón BolívarMonument
  • Sir Robert PeelMemorial
  • Smith Square HallAttraction
  • Speakers' CornerAttraction
  • Speke MemorialMemorial
  • Spencer HouseCastle
  • St BarnabasAttraction
  • St James's ChurchAttraction
  • St Martin-in-the-FieldsAttraction
  • St Marylebone War MemorialMonument
  • St Paul's ChurchAttraction
  • St. Marylebone Parish ChurchAttraction
  • Statue of James IIMemorial
  • Statue of Lord George BentinckMemorial
  • Suffragette MemorialMemorial
  • The Albert MemorialAttraction
  • The Band StandMonument
  • The Cartoon MuseumMuseum
  • The CenotaphMemorial
  • The Fan BridgeAttraction
  • The Guards MuseumMuseum
  • The Gurkha SoldierMemorial
  • The King's GalleryMuseum
  • The MallAttraction
  • The Museum of Philatelic HistoryMuseum
  • The Old Curiosity ShopAttraction
  • The Rolling BridgeAttraction
  • The Royal Artillery Boer War MemorialMemorial
  • The Royal MewsAttraction
  • The Viscount SlimMemorial
  • The Women of WWIIMemorial
  • Trafalgar SquareAttraction
  • Twist MuseumMuseum
  • Two Temple PlaceMuseum
  • Victoria MemorialAttraction
  • Viscount WolseleyMonument
  • W.H.Hudson MemorialMemorial
  • Wellington ArchAttraction
  • Wellington MonumentMonument
  • Westminster AbbeyAttraction
  • Westminster BridgeAttraction
  • Westminster CathedralAttraction
  • Westminster HallAttraction
  • Westminster Precinct Conduit House MemorialMemorial
  • Westminster Scholars War MemorialMemorial
  • William GladstoneMemorial
  • William HuskissonMemorial
  • William IIIMemorial
  • William Pitt the YoungerMemorial
  • William Thomas SteadMemorial
  • Wimbourne HouseCastle
  • Winston ChurchillMemorial
  • World War II Norwegian MemorialMemorial

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Frequently asked questions

How many attractions are there in Westminster?

The Outdoor Pitstop map shows 209 points of interest in Westminster, 48 of them with a page of their own with a photo and a story.

What are the best known attractions in Westminster?

Among others Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Elizabeth Tower and Royal Albert Hall.

Which attractions in Westminster have an audio tour?

44, including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Elizabeth Tower and Royal Albert Hall.

How does an audio tour work?

When you are at the place, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells its story in about two minutes, in English or Dutch. With Pro you check in and hear the whole story.

Which memorials are there in Westminster?

101, including The Cenotaph, Diana Memorial Fountain, Abraham Lincoln, Richard the Lionheart and Crimean War Memorial.

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