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Clerkenwell & Smithfield Walks

To arrange any of these walks at a date and time to suit you email us by clicking here. Alternatively check our Booking page to find out which walks are currently available as scheduled walks.
Cool Clerkenwell
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​Clocks and Crusaders, Gin and Jerusalem, Huguenots, Radicals and Criminals. Explore the narrow streets of Clerkenwell bursting with colourful characters, fascinating stories, hidden gems and controversial architecture. Includes a visit to the well that gives the area its name.

Made in Clerkenwell
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Clerkenwell today has more creative businesses per square mile than anywhere else on the planet but it also has a long history of crafts and manufacturing. Huguenot clockmakers, disabled artificial flower makers and brewers and gin distillers are just some of the makers whose  stories and hard work have shaped this fascinating district. 

Gangsters, Gelato & Garibaldi
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Explore the colourful story of the Italian community in Clerkenwell and the area around Hatton Garden. 
Discover  organ grinders and fortune tellers, the exploits of gangster Darby Sabini and Carlo Gatti, the man who introduced ice cream to the masses. The walk ends outside the famous Terroni Italian Deli in Clerkenwell Road, where gelato and other Italian delicacies can be enjoyed.

Sensational Smithfield
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Fun and Frolics, Animal and Human Slaughter. Body Snatchers, Ghosts and Film Locations. Discover historic and contemporary Smithfield in the streets around London's famous meat market.
We also offer an extra spooky version of this walk. Ideal for Halloween.
Art Everywhere

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The streets around Old Street are packed with artworks by artists from Banksy to local residents and children. From Whitecross Street to Hoxton  discover commissioned, community and secretly created works reflecting contemporary culture and the area's rich history. Discover performing dogs, the father of street art and a Mayan Temple as well as a street sign that has been sneakily changed and  the cemetery where children donated their pocket money to fund a monument to the creator of Robinson Crusoe. ​
Whist you're in the Area
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Karen is one of a team of official Clerkenwell and Islington guides leading tours at St John's Gate in Clerkenwell and The Charterhouse in Smithfield.
Jo is one of the team of official guides at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

For a scheduled tour at these venues click on one of the following venue names: The Museum of St John 
                          
The Charterhouse
                         
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Click here to request a tour led by Karen and here to request a tour led by Jo.
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    • Clerkenwell & Smithfield
    • Holborn & Bloomsbury
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    • Private / Corporate
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  • Contact Us
  • Reviews
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