Club Profile 

Turnmills, 63b Clerkenwell Road, Farringdon, London EC1 5NP 

Turnmills was a London nightclub on the corner of Turnmill Street and Clerkenwell Road in the London Borough of Islington. It closed on the morning of 24 March 2008.

The club was the first to obtain a 24 hour dance licence in the UK spearheading the move to all night clubbing in the 1990s. It was the home of Trade, the first after hours club in Britain. It is also owned by the family of DJ Tall Paul.

The club also hosted 'The Gallery' on Friday nights, which attracted the biggest names in progressive house, trance and techno, such as Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Judge Jules. Residents included DJ Tall Paul.

Judge Jules at 'The Gallery'. Turnmills - Friday 22nd September 2006.Since Turnmill's closure, The Gallery has made a successful move to Ministry of Sound, in Elephant & Castle.

Turnmills Information...

Turnmills is one of London's biggies, situated near Farringdon tube station a few blocks from Fabric.

The 20+ year veteran venue hosts well loved nights such as The Gallery (progressive, trance), Together (dance rock & house) as well as one off nights focusing on house, hard dance and hard techno.

Over the past two decades, Turnmills has firmly established itself as one of London’s most prominent and influential entertainment venues. Easy to reach from the City, Docklands and West End, Turnmills is located just 2 minutes from Farringdon station and a stone’s throw from the original Clerk’s Well in trendy Clerkenwell. Synonymous with efficiency and success, the Turnmills complex houses two restaurants, a bar, gymnasium and recording studio, together with the world famous nightclub playing host to the most celebrated DJs from around the globe every weekend. Having been granted the UK’s first ever 24 hour entertainment licence and with a generous late licence, Turnmills has developed an unrivalled reputation for event promotion, flexibility and first class service.

DJ Mag Club Review...

Described by Together’s Justin Robertson as “the perfect underground club”, the recently departed Turnmills was a subterranean den of inequity with a music policy reared on integrity and diversity. From Dave Clarke to Paul van Dyk, literally every DJ worth his salt has played Turnmills — a testament to the club’s unparalleled reputation.

The first UK club with a 24-hour license, it’s hard to imagine any other London club hosting a weekly residency from The Chemical Brothers, whilst it labyrinth nooks and crannies meant that no matter how familiar you got with Turnmills, you never truly knew your way round it.

“Turnmills has never gone for the obvious commercial route and I think that is to be really cherished,” remembers enduring Gallery resident Sister Bliss.