Barbican

Life in this area is dominated by Brutalist landmark The Barbican Estate, which is both a residential estate (home to around 4000 residents) and cultural centre, which functions as a micro-city in itself. It’s worth a wander for the architecture alone, but also for concerts, films, theatre and exhibitions. It’s easy to get lost its series of walkways both on both ground level and above. There is also plenty of greenery to break up the concrete too. The lakeside space is a great lunch spot, and you can visit the Conservatory on Sundays to see exotic fish and over 2000 species of plants and trees.

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell is an area of central and north London, England. The area includes the sub-district of Finsbury. Clerkenwell was an ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, becoming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury from 1900 to 1965, an authority which in turn merged into the modern London Borough of Islington. The well after which it was named was rediscovered in 1924. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance.

Finsbury

Finsbury is a district of central London, England, in the south of the London Borough of Islington. It lies immediately north of the City of London, east and north of Clerkenwell, west of St Luke’s, and south of Islington and City Road. The Finsbury Estate is in the western part of the district. The area should not be confused with Finsbury Park, a public space roughly three miles to the north which also gives its name to the surrounding residential area.