Dark and untold history
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell is a 23-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Clerkenwell and Smithfield. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
WanderWalk is an iPhone GPS audio guide. Stories typically start within about 40 metres. This is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
- Area
- Clerkenwell and Smithfield
- Neighbourhood
- Smithfield
- Stops
- 6
- Total time
- About 23 min
- Walking
- About 17 min
- Distance
- 0.8 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual
The route
6 stories in walking order
This list shows the route in order. Each entry names the mapped place and where it appears in the walk.
- 01
Clerkenwell explosion
Clerkenwell explosion is the first stop. This Clerkenwell and Smithfield walk has 6 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.
- 02
Clerkenwell House of Detention catacombs
Clerkenwell House of Detention catacombs is stop 2 of 6. This Clerkenwell and Smithfield walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 03
St James's Church, Clerkenwell
St James's Church, Clerkenwell is stop 3 of 6. This Clerkenwell and Smithfield walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 04
Middlesex Sessions House
Middlesex Sessions House is stop 4 of 6. This Clerkenwell and Smithfield walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 05
Museum of the Order of St John
Museum of the Order of St John is stop 5 of 6. This Clerkenwell and Smithfield walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 06
Smithfield
Smithfield is the last stop. This Clerkenwell and Smithfield walk has 6 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history aroundClerkenwell and Smithfield. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell is a self-guided WanderWalk audio walk for iPhone in Clerkenwell and Smithfield, London. Stories play when you come within about 40 metres of the mapped place. It is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. WanderWalk is an iPhone app. Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell plays on iPhone. WanderWalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 6 stops in walking order around Clerkenwell and Smithfield. You can also use Wander mode to hear nearby London stories without a start point. Neither mode is turn-by-turn navigation.
How long is the walk?
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell takes about 23 minutes, covering 6 stops around Clerkenwell and Smithfield.