Who are the Clerkenwell Cartel?
Who are the Clerkenwell Cartel?
We are a collective of like-minded locals, who want to offer a more authentic experience of London life. We are all born-and-bred Londoners, who believe that the city's secrets are best explored at street level...
Explore London with Us
Kristin
Kristin is a well-travelled, qualified and experienced guide in London, who loves this city, where she was born and still lives. She knows a lot about London, but is still curious about it and would be delighted to share her knowledge with you, especially about food and drink, both from a historical
and contemporary viewpoint. She loves bringing places to life with stories, humour and local insight.
Gerard
Gerard is a lifelong Clerkenwellian with a love for all things creative and for storytelling in all its forms. A filmmaker and tour guide, he seeks out exciting, dramatic and sometimes downright bizarre stories - both ancient and more recent - that have nearly been lost to the mists of time, yet still peek out from the cracks if you know where to look!
Arthur
As the only tour guide raised in the City of London, Arthur delights in exploring the murkier depths of its history. Arthur is also an unrepentant pub fiend and gourmand, keen to share his knowledge in this field.
Maxine
Maxine is a Bloomsbury lady, born and bred, with a theatrical background and a love of storytelling. As a guide, she enjoys uncovering forgotten or overlooked stories and bringing them back to life with warmth, humour and curiosity: celebrating people and places of a bygone past.