Thurloe Square
Thurloe Square is a traditional garden square in South Kensington, London, England. There are private communal gardens in the centre of the square for use by the local residents.Photo: Wjfox2005, Public domain.
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Garden
- Description: traditional garden square in South Kensington, London
- Also known as: “Thurloe Square Garden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Thurloe Square.
Science Museum
Museum
Photo: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Science Museum is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Thurloe Square.
Royal Albert Hall
Theater building
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. Royal Albert Hall is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Thurloe Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sutton Dwellings and Brompton.
Sutton Dwellings
Neighborhood
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
Brompton
Suburb
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Brompton, sometimes called Old Brompton, is an area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Until the latter half of the 19th century it was a scattered village made up mostly of market gardens in the county of Middlesex.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Thurloe Square
- Categories: garden square and recreation area
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.495° or 51° 29′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.17171° or 0° 10′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRWH+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 154293471OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q3990972
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Thurloe Square” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑟洛广场”
- Italian: “Thurloe Square”
- Japanese: “サーロー・スクエア”
- Japanese: “サーロウ・スクエア”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yalta Memorial Garden and The Thin House.
Nearby Places
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