St Martin, London

Name: St Martin
Address: 41/43 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JN, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7248 6623

#735 among attractions in London

Christopher Wren, Church, Baroque architecture

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St Martin, Ludgate, also known as St Martin within Ludgate, is an Anglican church on Ludgate Hill in the ward of Farringdon, in the City of London. The church is of medieval origin, but the present building dates from 1677 to 1684 and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 51°30'50"N, 0°6'7"W

Address

41/43 Ludgate HillCity of London (Farringdon Within)London EC4M 7JN United Kingdom

Contact

+44 20 7248 6623

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Day trips

St Martin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Paul's Cathedral, Paternoster Square, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, National Firefighters Memorial.

~830 ftE
Iconic cathedral's churchyard and garden
St Paul's Cathedral, London
5 min walk • St. Paul's Cathedral is an iconic feature of the London skyline and a testament to the city's rich historical tapestry. Consecrated in 1708, this architectural masterpiece is the work of Sir Christopher Wren, who was commissioned to rebuild the church after the Great...
~630 ftNE
Square
Paternoster Square, London
4 min walk • Paternoster Square is an urban development, owned by the Mitsubishi Estate Co. next to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The area, which takes its name from Paternoster Row, once centre of the London publishing trade, was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during the Second World War.
~1190 ftW
Nightlife
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
6 min walk • Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a Grade II listed public house at 145 Fleet Street, on Wine Office Court, City of London. Rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666, the pub is known for its literary associations, with its regular patrons having included Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton and Mark Twain.
~920 ftSE
Memorial
National Firefighters Memorial, London
5 min walk • The National Firefighters Memorial is a memorial composed of three bronze statues depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz.
~470 ftE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Queen Anne, London
3 min walk • A statue of Queen Anne is installed in the forecourt outside the west front of St Paul's Cathedral, in London, United Kingdom. It became a Grade II listed building in 1972.
~770 ftSW
Nightlife, Restaurant, Art Nouveau architecture
The Blackfriar, London
4 min walk • The Blackfriar is a Grade II* listed public house on Queen Victoria Street in Blackfriars, London. It was built in about 1875 on the site of a former medieval Dominican friary, and then remodelled in about 1905 by the architect Herbert Fuller-Clark. Much of the internal decoration was done by the sculptors Frederick T.
~1250 ftE
Church
Paul's walk, London
7 min walk • Paul's walk in Elizabethan and early Stuart London was the name given to the central nave of Old St Paul's Cathedral, where people walked up and down in search of the latest news. At the time, St. Paul's was the centre of the London grapevine.
~990 ftN
Church
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London
5 min walk • Holy Sepulchre London formerly and in some official uses Saint Sepulchre-without-Newgate is the largest Anglican parish church in the City of London.
~890 ftNW
Christopher Wren, Church, Baroque architecture
St Bride's Church, London
5 min walk • St Bride's Church is a church in the City of London, England. The building's most recent incarnation was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 in Fleet Street in the City of London, though Wren's original building was largely gutted by fire during the London Blitz in 1940.
~550 ftN
Edwardian architecture
Old Bailey, London
3 min walk • The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that houses the Crown Court of England and Wales.
~940 ftW
Museum, History museum
Prince Henry's Room, London
5 min walk • Prince Henry's Room is situated on the first floor at the front of No. 17 Fleet Street, London. The house is one of the few surviving buildings in the City of London dating from before the Great Fire of London in 1666. It is a Grade II* Listed Building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is St Martin open?

St Martin is open:

Monday 6 am - 6:30 pm
Tuesday 6 am - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 6 am - 6:30 pm
Thursday 6 am - 6:30 pm
Friday 6 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to St Martin?

Nearby attractions include Paternoster Vents, London (2 min walk), Statue of Queen Anne, London (3 min walk), Old Bailey, London (3 min walk), St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, London (3 min walk).

How to get to St Martin by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Martin:

Bus

Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey • Lines: 26, N26 (1 min walk)
City Thameslink Station / Ludgate Circus • Lines: 26, N26 (2 min walk)

Train

City Thameslink (3 min walk)
London Blackfriars (7 min walk)

Metro

St. Paul's • Lines: Central (5 min walk)
Mansion House • Lines: Circle, District (9 min walk)

Ferry

Blackfriars Pier • Lines: Rb6 (7 min walk)
Bankside Pier • Lines: Green Tour, Rb1, Rb1X, Rb2 (11 min walk)

Light rail

Bank Platform 10 • Lines: B-L, B-Wa (16 min walk)