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Hotels in Clerkenwell, London

Clerkenwell is the design district — converted warehouses full of architects and jewellers, the food stalls and pavement cafés of Exmouth Market, and the medieval St John's Gate hinting at its monastic past. Once 'Little Italy', it still keeps a few old delis alongside St John, the restaurant that made nose-to-tail British cooking famous. It suits creative travellers and food-lovers who want somewhere authentically local on the edge of the City, with the Elizabeth line at Farringdon for the West End. Quiet and residential at weekends, buzzing with after-work crowds midweek, it rewards anyone who prefers independent character to chain-store polish. Farringdon's Elizabeth line puts all London in reach.

252 hotels within walking distance of Clerkenwell, in the heart of London, with nightly rates from around £132 to £833 (averaging £307), including 144 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is YOTEL London City, about 55m from the centre of the neighbourhood. The nearest major venues are Emirates Stadium (2.2 miles) and The Kia Oval (2.7 miles), as the crow flies.