Hatton Garden is an area and street in the London Borough of Camden in the district of Holborn. It is the centre of the diamond and jewellery trade in the UK. There are also new media and creative businesses. The area is named after the Garden of London residence of Sir Christopher Hatton in 1581 and has been famous for its diamonds and jewellery since the Middle Ages. Hatton Garden has a cluster of 55 jewellery retail shops.
out of a total of 300 companies. There are several advertising and media agencies such as gray, Terrapinn, Inspira Media Group and many more. Hatton Garden is also famous for the invention of the machine gun; Sir Hiram Maxim made the first machine gun at 57 Hatton Garden in 1881. The residential part of Hatton Garden is constantly growing with new luxury apartments; the Ziggurat building is an architectural highlight. St Etheldreda’s Church in Hatton Garden is one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in England.
What tube station is near Hatton Garden?
Chancery Lane is the nearest London Underground station to Hatton Garden. There are three routes within approximately 500 metres. You can walk via A40 and Leather Ln, A40 and Hatton Garden/B521 and Brooke St in about 7 minutes. A taxi from Chancery Lane tube station to Hatton Garden via the A40 takes 2 minutes. Buses run every 3 minutes from the station to Holborn Circus Fetter Lane, from where it’s a short walk.
Chancery Lane Tube Station is on the Central line of the London Underground system and is directly connected to St Paul’s and Holborn stations. Chancery Lane tube station is in zone 1.
Map of the station closest to the Hatton Garden. Click on the map to enlarge it.
