Clerkenwell is a pretty much perfect London location. It's surrounded by the various attractions of Bloomsbury, Holborn, Smithfield, Barbican, the City of London, Islington, King's Cross and St Pancras. Clerkenwell is also only half an hour's walk from St Paul's Cathedral, the South Bank and the West End. Yet despite the excitement on its doorstep, Clerkenwell retains a friendly village atmosphere, particularly around Clerkenwell Green and Exmouth Market - a pedestrian passage containing outdoor cafés and some highly rated restaurants. Lovely Georgian squares and distinctive churches add to the peaceful character of the area, which is rich in history. Charles Dickens, who lived in neighbouring Bloomsbury, used many of the streets as settings. In Farringdon Lane, part of the Clerk's Well, which gave the district its name, still exists. A 16th Century gatehouse in St John's Lane houses a museum detailing the history of St John Ambulance. Past and present collide near the 800-year-old Smithfield meat market, where fashionable clubs Fabric and Turnmills are located. The Eagle, in Farringdon Road, was London's first gastropub. Other local attractions include Sadler's Wells, the fine jewellery centre of Hatton Garden and ghost hunts round the old courthouse and the former House of Detention.
Attraction
Bunhill Fields
Clerk's Well
Honourable Artillery Company Museum
Marx Memorial Library
St. John's Gate
Suttons Hospital in Charterhouse
Wesley's Chapel, House and Museum of Methodism
Budget
Rosebery Hall *book online*
Club
Estate Agent
Bridge Estate Agents
Hurford Salvi Carr
Pater & Goodman
Warner Loft Building (The)
Market
Performing Arts
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pub and Bar
Actors Retreat
Artillery Arms
Betsey Trotwood
Bishops Finger
Britannia
Bull's Head
Castle
Coach and Horses
Cock Tavern
Dust Bar
Eagle
Green (The)
Griffin
Hat & Feathers
Jerusalem Tavern
Sutton Arms
The bar and grill
The Peasant
The Well
The Zetter
Well
Restaurant
Anexo - TurnmillsBleeding Heart
Clerkenwell Dining Room
Coach and Horses
Cock Tavern
Cosmobar
Dans Le Noir?
Darbucka
Dust Bar
Eagle
East One
Easton
Essence
Fish Shop on St John Street
Green (The)
Griffin
Gulshan Tandoori
Hat & Feathers
Malmaison Brasserie
Med Kitchen
Old China Hand
Play
Potemkin Russian Bar & Restaurant
Sofra - Exmouth Market
Strada
Sutton Arms
The bar and grill
The Peasant
The Real Greek Souvlaki & Bar
The Well
The Zetter
The Zetter Restaurant & Rooms
Tilelli
Top Floor Restaurant
Xich Lo
School
Christopher Hatton Primary School
Clerkenwell Paraochial C Of E Primary School
Dallington School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Solicitor
Harper & OdellLake & Co
Palmer Wade
Taxi
City Fleet Cars
Diamond Carriages Ltd
Shops
Susannah Hall
Rymans
Central Jewellers
My Sugarland
Places to Stay near Clerkenwell
66 Turnmill Street (0.06 miles)
With wooden floors and comfortable sofas, ... More | visit website
The Zetter (0.09 miles)
The Zetter is a new Hotel for the Clerkenwell area a dynamic conversion of a historic Victorian warehouse that ...
...benefits from giant windows, spectacular central atrium over 5 floors, comfortable contemporary bedrooms and the central ... More
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Malmaison London (0.21 miles)
London Choice Serviced Apartments (0.29 miles)
Citadines Apartments Barbican (0.31 miles)
In a new seven story building, Citadines offers 129 fully equipped apartments, either studios or two room apartments. Its location is near the Barbican centre, whose various cultural activities will satisfy ... More
Chancery Lane (0.32 miles)
A high quality residential development of apartments quietly situated in the heart of the City. Located close to High Holborn, Fleet Street Chancery Lane enjoys a prime location, close to ... More
Rosebery Hall (0.36 miles)
LSE Rosebery Hall has a central location in Clerkenwell between the West End and the City. It is located opposite Sadler’s Wells Theatre and just five minutes from Angel and Upper Street, with its vibrant ... More | visit website
Finsbury Residences (0.40 miles)
Finsbury Residences offers clean, private accommodation in one of the best locations from which to explore the city.
The residences are located just minutes from the bustling bars and boutiques of Shoreditch and Angel and only ... More | visit website
No. 5 Doughty Street (0.52 miles)
Frances Gardner House (0.52 miles)
Situated approximately a 10 minute walk from King's Cross St Pancras station in a quiet street to the rear of a park, newly built (completed in 2004) Frances Gardner House provides clean and affordable accommodation ... More | visit website
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