Rich Mix

Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields


Founded in 2006 in a converted garment factory, this nonprofit cultural centre has a three-screen cinema, a bar and a theatre. Films shown run the gamut from mainstream to obscure film festivals, and the programming for performing arts is hugely eclectic, with anything from spoken word to live music and comedy. It's open every day except Christmas Day.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields attractions

1. Old Truman Brewery

0.25 MILES

Founded here in the 17th century, Truman's Black Eagle Brewery was, by the 1850s, the largest brewery in the world. Spread over a series of brick…

2. Columbia Road Flower Market

0.29 MILES

A wonderful explosion of colour and life, this weekly market sells a beautiful array of flowers, pot plants, bulbs, seeds and everything you might need…

3. Dennis Severs' House

0.31 MILES

This extraordinary Georgian house is set up as if its occupants – a family of Huguenot silk weavers – have just walked out the door. Each of the 10 rooms…

4. 19 Princelet St

0.31 MILES

This grand 1719 town house was originally occupied by a prosperous Huguenot family of weavers, before becoming home to waves of immigrants, including…

5. Christ Church Spitalfields

0.37 MILES

This imposing English baroque structure, with a tall spire sitting on a portico of four great Tuscan columns, was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and…

6. Museum of the Home

0.53 MILES

These beautiful ivy-clad brick almshouses, which are closed until summer 2020 for renovations, were built in 1714 as a home for poor pensioners. Two rooms…

7. Hackney City Farm

0.56 MILES

If there's a less bucolic landscape than Hackney Rd, we can't imagine it. All the more reason to bring a slice of the country to kids who have only ever…

8. Whitechapel Road

0.56 MILES

The East End’s main thoroughfare hums with a constant cacophony of Asian, African, European and Middle Eastern languages, its busy shops and market stalls…