Graffiti, Hoxton.

Doug McKinlay

Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

These historic city-fringe neighbourhoods contain a few significant sights, mainly around Clerkenwell and Spitalfields, but the area is best known for its nightlife. Shoreditch and Hoxton long ago replaced Soho and Camden as the hippest, most alternative parts of London, and although some of the action has now moved further east, they're still holding their own.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Dennis Severs' House

    Dennis Severs' House

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    This extraordinary Georgian house is set up as if its occupants – a family of Huguenot silk weavers – have just walked out the door. Each of the 10 rooms…

  • Charterhouse

    Charterhouse

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    From a monastery, to a Tudor mansion, to the charitable foundation that's operated here since 1611, Charterhouse has played a discreet but important part…

  • Geffrye Museum.

    Museum of the Home

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    These beautiful ivy-clad brick almshouses, which are closed until summer 2020 for renovations, were built in 1714 as a home for poor pensioners. Two rooms…

  • St John’s Gate

    St John’s Gate

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    This remarkable Tudor gate dates from 1504. During the 12th century, the Knights Hospitaller (a Christian and military order with a focus on providing…

  • St John's Priory Church

    St John's Priory Church

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    The Priory Church is one of London's oldest churches. This whole area was originally part of the medieval St John's Priory and is now associated with the…

  • Marx Memorial Library

    Marx Memorial Library

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Built in 1738 to house a Welsh charity school, this unassuming building is an interesting reminder of Clerkenwell's radical history. From here in 1902 and…

  • Old Truman Brewery

    Old Truman Brewery

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Founded here in the 17th century, Truman's Black Eagle Brewery was, by the 1850s, the largest brewery in the world. Spread over a series of brick…

  • Postal Museum & Mail Rail

    Postal Museum & Mail Rail

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Here's an underground experience you won't find on the tube map. Built in 1927 to beat traffic congestion, the Post Office Railway was a subterranean…

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