Strategic London location · ~1 apartments
Barbican & Farringdon
Brutalist architecture, hidden squares, and the new Elizabeth line. Quiet at weekends, central in the week. The sweet spot of City and culture.
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Why stay in Barbican & Farringdon
Walk to the City for finance and tech meetings, walk to Sadler's Wells and the Barbican for arts. Direct Elizabeth line to Heathrow and Canary Wharf.
Nearby
What’s around the corner
- The Barbican Centre (concerts, theatre, art-house cinema)
- Sadler's Wells
- Smithfield Market and Charterhouse Square
- St John restaurant and Caravan Exmouth Market
- Museum of London (reopening soon at Smithfield)
Transport
Getting around
- Barbican (Circle, H&C, Metropolitan)
- Farringdon (Circle, H&C, Metropolitan, Elizabeth, Thameslink)
- Direct Elizabeth line to Heathrow + Canary Wharf
- Direct Thameslink to Gatwick + Luton
Local guide
Eating, drinking & exploring in Barbican & Farringdon
A few places we send guests to — the spots we’d point a friend towards if they were staying for the week.
Food
Where to eat
St. JOHN
St John Street
Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail original — order the bone marrow and the Eccles cake.
Moro
Exmouth Market
Moorish-Spanish cooking that's been a Clerkenwell favourite for decades.
The Quality Chop House
Farringdon Road
A listed Victorian dining room serving superb British fare.
Coffee
Where for coffee
Prufrock Coffee
Leather Lane
A pilgrimage spot for coffee nerds and a lovely place to sit.
Caravan
Exmouth Market
All-day dining and in-house roastery — brunch is the move.
Explore
Things to do
Barbican Centre
5 minutes east
Europe's largest arts centre — film, theatre, art and a hidden tropical conservatory.
The Postal Museum & Mail Rail
Mount Pleasant
Ride the miniature underground postal railway beneath the city.
Exmouth Market
Clerkenwell
A pedestrian street of independent shops, stalls and restaurants.
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