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Science Museum London
Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Putney
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About Putney
Putney works well as a base: 8km from Westminster Abbey.
Putney is in England, United Kingdom, with about 77,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Putney () is an affluent district in southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, five miles (eight kilometres) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Putney?
Within an hour or so of Putney: Science Museum London (5 km), Natural History Museum (5 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (5 km), The Blue Door, Notting Hill (6 km).
Are there any good drives near Putney?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Putney?
Putney is in England, United Kingdom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 77,140
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.4607, -0.2181
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Putney
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Natural History Museum
World-renowned museum in a stunning Romanesque terracotta building, housing 80 million specimens spanning 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.
5 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
5 km · about 10 min drive
film location
The Blue Door, Notting Hill
The doorway of William Thacker's flat at 280 Westbourne Park Road in the film Notting Hill, a short walk from Portobello Road market.
6 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Tate Britain
The world's greatest collection of British art from 1500 to today, including the definitive Turner collection.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Buckingham Palace
The official London residence of the British monarch, famous for the Changing of the Guard ceremony.
7 km · about 15 min drive
film location
SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross (MI6 headquarters)
The real MI6 headquarters on the Thames has appeared as itself since GoldenEye, and is spectacularly blown up in Skyfall.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Gothic abbey church and traditional coronation site of British monarchs since 1066.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Driving roads near Putney
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereCrystal Palace CircuitA parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
- 24 kmBox HillA steep chalk escarpment above the Mole valley, the Zig Zag Road on its flank made famous by the 2012 Olympic road race.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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