London/Holborn-Clerkenwell

Holborn-Clerkenwell is a district in central London that is in many ways a buffer zone between London's West End and the City of London financial district.

Understand


Holborn has long been associated with the legal professions, notably in the Lincoln's Inn area, and was also a major centre of the old British newspaper industry before the advent of new publishing technology.

Clerkenwell is full of architects and publishers, and as a result many new bars and restaurants have cropped up; the area continues to be a target for more development. The drinking scene varies from family-oriented wine bars to huge clubs and cool underground bars, and it compares well to its more artistic, trendier neighbour, Shoreditch (in the East End).

By Tube
The district is serviced by the following tube stations, all in Zone 1:


 * Holborn (Central and Piccadilly lines) is at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway.
 * Chancery Lane (Central line) is the best station for accessing Lincoln's Inn and the other Inns of Court.
 * Farringdon (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Elizabeth lines) is the best station for accessing most of Clerkenwell's nightlife.

By train



 * Thameslink overland rail services between London St Pancras International and City Thameslink stations. There are other services throughout London and the home counties, including: St. Albans, Peterborough, Sevenoaks and Welwyn Garden City.
 * Elizabeth line services from Reading to Shenfield. Farringdon is between London Paddington and Stratford, with connections to Abbey Wood and London Heathrow.

Street food




Clerkenwell

 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.
 * Zetter Town House on St John's Square: see Sleep for the madcap "Great Aunt Wilhelmina" cocktail bar.

Sleep
There are not too many hotel options in this district and visitors are better off looking in neighbouring Bloomsbury.

Newspapers and magazines

 * The Clerkenwell Post, a local lifestyle paper.