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The Zetter Hotel is located between Clerkenwell & Farringdon. A hub for artists, designers, architects & agencies, Clerkenwell has more creative businesses per square mile than anywhere else in the world. Also one of London's most historic neighbourhoods, today the area has earnt itself a reputation as the city's go-to gastronomic destination. Nestled amongst the medieval city gates sit Michelin starred restaurants, historic pubs and epicurean cafes. It's the neighbourhood where East London meets West London so pick a direction and you'll soon come across Old Street or Broadway Market, The Barbican or St Pauls, The Thames or Somerset House.
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St John's Gate Museum
Literally opposite The Zetter’s entrance you can take a tour around the ancient Priory of the Knights Hospitallers with its Tudor Gate House, 16th century Church and 12th century Crypt. The setting for both Shakespeare's and Dr Johnson's place of work, Hogarth's childhood home, and Dickens's Club, St John's Gate has many literary and artistic associations to explore.
Exmouth Market
A five minute stroll north will take you to Exmouth Market, a vibrant pedestrianised street flanked on either side by a colourful mixture of small independent design boutiques and long-standing traditional shops. There are also many bars, cafés and restaurants for which it is well known, most notably the award-winning Moro (booking is essential!)
Smithfield Market
Smithfield Market is a huge Victorian grade II listed building, where meat has been bought and sold for more than 800 years – making it one of the oldest markets in London.
St Bartholomew the Great
St Bartholomew the Great is an active Anglican Church, founded in 1123. The church survived the Great Fire of 1666 and two World Wars and is known for its wonderful architecture, and its appearances in recent films Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and The End of the Affair.
Take a Tour
Discover the secrets of the surrounding neighbourhood on a guided tour with the knowledgeable and entertaining Clerkenwell & Islington Guides Association. From the great to the gruesome, the real life Peaky Blinders to the 18th century Gin Craze, hear Clerkenwell's colourful history brought to life!
Museum of London
Discover over 2000 years of the capital's history from prehistoric to modern times. The Museum of London brings alive all aspects of London living through the ages. Highlights include the Roman gallery, reconstructed Victorian walk including shops, Newgate prison, the Great Fire Experience and a display of Elizabethan jewellery.
The Barbican
The Barbican is a performing arts centre and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts all kinds of concerts, exhibitions & performances, from the classical to the contemporary.
St Paul's
St Paul's, with its world-famous Dome, is an iconic feature of the London skyline, but there is so much more to Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece than its impressive facade. The interior and its glittering mosaics, intricate stone carving, famous Whispering Gallery and breathtaking vantage points, are just a few reasons why a visit to St Paul’s is a must.
Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum is partly a bewitching house and partly a small museum brimming with surprising effects and curios, representing the taste of celebrated architect and hoarder extraordinaire, Sir John Soane (1753-1837). The candlelit night-time tours are enchanting, with the light flickering off busts, old coins and dark paintings.
The British Museum
One of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections of objects, originating from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. Most famously the collection includes: the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles and the largest collection of Egyptian Mummies outside Egypt.
Somerset House
Passing beneath the arch towards this Palladian masterpiece, it's hard to believe that the splendid courtyard before you, with its 55 dancing fountains, was a car park for tax collectors up until a spectacular refurbishment in 2000! William Chambers designed the house in 1775 for royal societies and it now contains three fabulous museums.
Dennis Severs House
The brainchild and life’s work of American artist, Dennis Severs (1944-2000), this house in Spitalfields is a time capsule from the early 18th century. The ground floor furnishings date to 1900 and as you ascend, each floor leaps back 50 years into the past, ending at the early 18th century attic garrett where water drip-drips into a rusty bucket.
Tate Modern
Housed in the Bankside Power Station, the hugely popular Tate Modern contains Britain's collection of international 20th-century and modern art. On display are high-quality works by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Pollock, Rothko, Warhol and many more, arranged by theme rather than chronologically or by artist.
Old Spitalfields Market
Nestled in the heart of the city, Old Spitalfields Market offers the perfect antidote to out-of-town shopping malls. Sundays are busiest, with over 200 stalls operating, including a specialist organic market; weekdays are generally quieter except at lunchtime, when the choice of eating places attracts a young City crowd.
The Geffrye Museum
The Geffrye Museum depicts the quintessential style of English middle-class living rooms. Its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts are displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. A wonderfully quirky and unusual museum, giving real insight into the English personality through the ages.
Borough Market
The original (and arguably) the best food market in London. Borough has been synonymous with food markets as far back as the 11th century. A complete foodie's delight.
Columbia Road Flower Market
Open every Sunday, this quaint little street in the East End comes alive with traders from around the UK selling the most gorgeous varieties of flowers and plants, as well as garden fittings and equipment. A visual delight for anyone with (or without) a green thumb!
House of Illustration
Founded by Sir Quentin Blake, the House of Illustration is the only public gallery dedicated solely to illustration. It's full of wonderful exhibitions and housed in a gorgeous building on Granary Square.
