Attraction · Islington · London

Clerk's Well

You can find Clerk's Well, an attraction, in Islington. Add any of 369 more places within 5 km to a visit. Islington Council runs it.

Where

In Islington

inside the built-up area

Run by

Islington Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Islington

Inside Islington

Clerk's Well is inside Islington’s built-up area, with 369 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Islington reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°36 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 12°53 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°65 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Islington, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Islington. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Islington’s full climate →

About

Clerk's Well

Further out, British Museum is 1.5 km away.

Type: Attraction
Run by: Islington Council
Town: in Islington
Official site: islington.gov.uk/leisure/heritage/heritage_borough/bor_sites/clerkswell.asp

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Clerk's Well and nearby

Clerk's Well sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Clerk's Well

Lambeth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (317,108 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

2 · 100 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

3 · 500 m southeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

4 · 600 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clerk's Well is	People	Places to visit
Islington	It’s in town	216,309	425
Camden	100 m northwest of it	209,342	458
City of London	500 m southeast of it	7,820	432
Tower Hamlets	600 m east of it	311,072	430
Westminster	900 m west of it	203,571	461
Hackney	1.1 km northeast of it	258,464	407
Southwark	1.4 km southeast of it	307,076	471
Lambeth	1.6 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Around it, within 15 km, lie 599 more, including 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London2.7 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.2 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower2.8 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.2 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.5 km away 8

AttractionLondon Eye2.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Clerk's Well

Where is Clerk's Well?

Clerk's Well is in Islington, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Clerk's Well?

Attraction.

Who runs Clerk's Well?

Islington Council.

When is the best time to visit Clerk's Well?

May to September are the warmest months in Islington, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Clerk's Well?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.5 km), Tower of London (2.7 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.2 km) and Westminster Abbey (3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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