Plan Your Visit

Cleary Garden

Opening times
8am to 7pm or dusk, whichever is earlier. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

020 7374 4127

Queen Victoria Street, London, EC1A 7BA

Cleary Garden is separated over three tiers with the garden’s wooden arbours, shaded seating and lower lawn providing the ideal lunchtime spot.

The garden has a rich history and used to be the site of a Roman bathhouse. The garden you see today is formed from the remains and exposed cellars of the buildings that stood on the site before WWII.

The garden is named after Fred Cleary, who, during the 1970's was instrumental in encouraging the planting of trees and the creation of new gardens throughout the Square Mile.

Cleary Garden in the City of London with wooden arbours and a green lawn.

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