Holborn Circus, London

Name: Holborn Circus
Address: London, United Kingdom

#1734 among attractions in London

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Holborn Circus is a five-way junction at the western extreme of the City of London, specifically between Holborn and its Hatton Garden part. Its main, east–west, route is the inchoate A40 road. It was designed by the engineer William Haywood and opened in 1867. The term circus describes how the frontages of the buildings facing curved round in a concave chamfer. These, in part replaced with glass and metal-clad buildings, remain well set back. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'4"N, 0°6'30"W

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Camden (Holborn and Covent Garden)London United Kingdom

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Holborn Circus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fabric, Hatton Garden, Cittie of Yorke, Leather Lane.

~1470 ftNE
Nightlife, Dancing
Fabric, London
8 min walk • fabric is a nightclub in Farringdon, London, England. Founded in 1999 on Charterhouse Street opposite Smithfield Market, the club was voted World Number 1 Club in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs Poll" in 2007 and 2008 and ranked World Number 2 in 2009, 2010 and 2017.
~830 ftNW
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Hatton Garden, London
5 min walk • Nestled in the heart of London, Hatton Garden is renowned for being the epicenter of the UK's diamond and jewelry trade. This illustrious street, lined with an array of jewelry shops, wholesalers, and diamond dealers, offers a glittering experience for both the...
~1030 ftW
Nightlife
Cittie of Yorke, London
5 min walk • The Cittie of Yorke is a grade II listed public house on London's High Holborn, and is listed in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. The pub is owned and operated by Samuel Smith's Old Brewery.
~290 ftNW
Shopping, Shopping district
Leather Lane, London
2 min walk • Leather Lane is a street west of Hatton Garden, in the Holborn area of London. It is home to a well-used weekday market which specialises in clothing, footwear and fruit and vegetables.
~1250 ftNW
Sport venue, Sport, Historical place
Gray's Inn, London
7 min walk • Nestled in the heart of London, Gray's Inn stands as a testament to the city’s rich legal history and tradition. This esteemed institution, one of the four Inns of Court, has been a hub for barristers and legal education for centuries.
~1330 ftS
Nightlife
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
7 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.
~1410 ftW
Park
Lincoln's Inn, London
7 min walk • The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar.
~1470 ftE
Church
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London
8 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.
~1230 ftSE
Christopher Wren, Church, Baroque architecture
St Bride's Church, London
6 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.
~1600 ftN
Church
St Peter's Italian Church, London
8 min walk • St Peter's Italian Church is a Roman Catholic basilica-style church located in Saffron Hill on Clerkenwell Road, Holborn, London. It lies just within the boundaries of the London Borough of Camden, but is particularly associated with the Italian community of Clerkenwell.
~1520 ftS
Museum, History museum
Prince Henry's Room, London
8 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)

Which popular attractions are close to Holborn Circus?

Nearby attractions include Holborn Bars, London (2 min walk), St Andrew Holborn, London (3 min walk), Royal Fusiliers War Memorial, London (3 min walk), City Temple, London (3 min walk).

How to get to Holborn Circus by public transport?

The nearest stations to Holborn Circus:

Bus

Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane • Lines: N242 (1 min walk)
Chancery Lane Station • Lines: N242 (5 min walk)

Metro

Chancery Lane • Lines: Central (5 min walk)
Farringdon • Lines: Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan (6 min walk)

Train

City Thameslink (7 min walk)
London Blackfriars (15 min walk)

Ferry

Blackfriars Pier • Lines: Rb6 (16 min walk)
Bankside Pier • Lines: Green Tour, Rb1, Rb1X, Rb2 (21 min walk)

Light rail

Bank Platform 10 • Lines: B-L, B-Wa (25 min walk)