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 heritage as the location of a Priory and a Nunnery in fields north of the City of London. • 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. • Find out 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. 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 "Thanks for a great walk." May 2023 "My wife, myself and a friend had a very enjoyable walk with Jonathan around Clerkenwell this afternoon and enjoyed the informative dialogue and the hidden places visited, all in all a great afternoon was had by the whole group, thank you." May 2023 Click on the 'Book Now' button and find the next available date for this walk.