Clerkenwell: London's First Suburb

Monks, nuns, courthouses, rookeries, radicals, distillers, pubs, crafts, trades and architecture

12 British pounds

Outside Farringdon St'n, opp. Castle pub, Cowcross St (NOT new Long Lane exit)

Service Description

On this circular walk from/to Farringdon Station, now one of the best connected stations in all of London, you will: • Learn about Clerkenwell's Norman and medieval monastic heritage. • Discover Clerkenwell's tradition for radicalism, dissent and protest. • Understand its growth from rural monastic quarter to the first area to be swallowed up by creeping urbanisation. • Hear about Clerkenwell's history as a centre for makers of clocks, watches, jewellery and furniture; for brewers and distillers; and for crime and vice. • See the site of the historic court houses of the lost county of Middlesex. • Admire architecture from the 16th to the 21st centuries in a visually attractive village-like area. • Have a rare opportunity to see the Clerk's Well that gave the area its name. "...a great tour... Immensely enjoyable and packed with fascinating details" "a very enjoyable walk" "enjoyed the informative dialogue and the hidden places visited" The walk lasts approximately two hours. Please be prepared for all weather conditions! Start: Farringdon Station forecourt (opposite Castle pub, Cowcross Street/Turnmill Street) Finish: Farringdon Station Click on the 'Book Now' button and find the next available date for this walk.