London area of Clerkenwell guide
What to do and where to stay in London's Clerkenwell neighbourhood
Clerkenwell used to be a part of London's industrial heartland. Now, the warehouses are home to design agencies and magazines, the factories have become exclusive bars and restaurants, and the slum housing has been turned into exclusive flats for professional twenty-somethings. As the local population moved out, the pubs fund a new way of making money, and many of London's oldest and best gastropubs are in this area, supplied with top quality ingredients by Exmouth and Smithfield Markets. With few tourists and hotels, Clerkenwell can feel a little deserted at weekends ''“ that is until you stumble across the areas around Farringdon and Smithfields, which have been so popular for so long that they've generated their own local economies of bars, shops and restaurants. In the North, Sadler's Wells is London's flagship venue for contemporary dance.
See our recommended nearby Clerkenwell Hotels, Entertainment, Sights and Attractions, Shopping, Restaurants, Pubs, Nightlife, Leisure, Education, and Meeting Venues.
Clerkenwell Hotels
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
49-50 St John's Square, EC1V
Located nearby to trendy neighbourbood Farringdon, The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell has been affectionately named the Great Aunt of the original Zetter Hotel. Within the Georgian townhouse, ... More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
St John's Square 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M
Found in the trendy neighbourhood of Clerkenwell, The Zetter Hotel provides stylish boutique accommodation within a converted Victorian warehouse. With 59 rooms, each individually designed and ... More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
1 Kings Cross Road, WC1X
Halfway between the City and the west End, the Bloomsbury area is an oasis of calm in the very heart of the capital. It's a lovely ... More
Clerkenwell Entertainment

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach to ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach to ... More

London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Rosebery Avenue, Islington, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
Modern contemporary dance and music performance space. Occupying a site with a long tradition of entertaining Londoners, Sadler's Wells exists to bring the best of national and ... More
Clerkenwell Sights and Attractions

London > Attractions > Art Galleries
7-9 Woodbridge Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
The Werkstatt - meaning workshop in German - is a workshop for international designers and architects to meet, be inspired, play and create. A showcase for ... More

London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Clerkenwell Close, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
The Crypt on the Green, underneath St James Church in Clerkenwell, is on the site of the first nunnery to be built in London dating back ... More

London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Sans Walk, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
The House of Detention gets its name from its former purpose - as a prison - and there has been a prison on this site since ... More
Clerkenwell Shopping

London > Shopping > Jewellery
41 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
Established in Clerkenwell in 1997, EC One jewellery has built up a glittering reputation for its individual, stylish jewellery. Husband and wife team Jos and Alison ... More

London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
91 Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M
Its location opposite Smithfield Market is a very appropriate spot for the Farm Collective to set up shop. Working with select farmers and small producers, this outlet ... More

London > Shopping > Markets
West Smithfield, Clerkenwell, London EC1A
For tenants of Smithfield Market getting up in the dark is the nothing out of the ordinary; with the market opening at 4am these hard ... More
Clerkenwell Restaurants

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
180 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
Everything about our meal at this superb gastropub in Clerkenwell was brilliant, from the towering pint'o'prawns ordered to start, to the grins plastered over our faces ... More

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
240 St John Street, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
The Peasant is really two different eateries under one roof. Downstairs is a crowded and cheerful gastropub, with a menu of substantial tapas and platters. Upstairs ... More

London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
160-164 Goswell Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
Goswell Road is in the heart of Finsbury full of media companies and dodgy council estates. Just the right mix for Street Coffee, so come ... More
Clerkenwell Pubs

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
180 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
Everything about our meal at this superb gastropub in Clerkenwell was brilliant, from the towering pint'o'prawns ordered to start, to the grins plastered over our faces ... More

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
240 St John Street, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
The Peasant is really two different eateries under one roof. Downstairs is a crowded and cheerful gastropub, with a menu of substantial tapas and platters. Upstairs ... More

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
2 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1M
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Clerkenwell Nightlife

London > Nightlife > 113-117 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
Most people's gripe about South Ken's graffiti chic venue Ghost INC is that it would be better suited to the edgier East End than the haughty ... More

London > Nightlife > Bars
18-20 St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M
Situated in the heart of Clerkenwell, next door to St John and Smithfield Market, The Longroom specialises in craft beers, salt beef and gourmet sandwiches. Described ... More

Clerkenwell Leisure

London > Leisure > The Basement, 49-51 Central Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
London Dance Academy is a dance studio in the middle of the City, five minutes' walk from Old Street and Barbican, which offers dance classes and ... More

London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
A busy park in Islington beside the Three Corners Centre youth centre and Adventure Playground, the 2.02 acre Spa Fields include a children's playground, tarmac ... More

London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
Norman Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
Excellent fencing courses for beginners with highly trained coaches, good facilities and years of experience teaching this ancient, noble sport. Fencing is very good fun and ... More
Clerkenwell Education

London > Education > Professional Training
161 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
This gorgeous 18th century Grade I listed Hawksmoor church is one of a number of London churches which has, in recent years, been converted into a ... More

London > Education > Evening Classes
Garden Floor, 6 Coldbath Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1R
One day workshops, offering a friendly no-nonsense approach to teaching about wine, suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Courses take place at the following venues: Atlas PH, ... More

London > Education > Professional Training
106 Bunhill Row, Clerkenwell, London EC1Y
City’s Print Journalism course is recognised as the best in London. Although places like Goldsmith’s are trendier, City is respected in the industry thanks to a ... More
Clerkenwell Meeting Venues

London > Business > Venue Hire
St. Johns Gate, 26 St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1M
The Museum of the Order of St John tells the story of the St John's Ambulance from within a 16th century gatehouse which was formerly the ... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
Peter's Lane, Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M
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London > Business > Venue Hire
161 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V
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