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BarnesBarnes is a unique urban village with good transport links into and out of London, a fascinating mix of unusual gifts, clothes and food shops interspersed with award winning cafés and restaurants, river walks and pubs, and a village duck pond.
The WWT London Wetland Centre is a real wildlife heaven, with 100 acres of natural riverside marshland habitat home to over 180 species of birds. Barnes Common is 120 acres of nature reserve with Beverly Brook passing through it. The Barnes Trail is a 2.3-mile circular walk taking in the riverside, commercial streets and conservation area with QR coded information.
The Thames Path National Trail is a peaceful nature reserve and walk along the tow path between Barnes and Hammersmith.
Highlights: Farmers Market every Saturday: Barnes Children’s Literature Festival in June: London’s largest kids books party: July's Village Fair: September's Food Fair: Charity Fashion Show in October.
Local Website: www.barnesvillage.com
East Sheen & Mortlake East Sheen, also known as Sheen, and Mortlake together form a leafy, family-friendly suburb. The area affords easy access to Richmond Park and the River Thames, Mortlake being the closest train station to the park. Sheen’s thriving high street has a diverse range of popular and award winning independent and mainstream boutiques, shops, local pubs, restaurants, cafés and delis.
Mortlake is a largely residential historic part of the borough, particularly known for its pubs and the finishing line of the Oxford & Cambridge University Boat Race. It is also the burial place of the Victorian explorer Richard Burton.
Highlights: Grade II-listed air-raid shelter at St Leonard’s Court, The Triangle War Memorial and an Old Milestone Dating from 1751.
Local Website: www.eastsheenvillage.co.uk
Experience all that Barnes, Mortlake & Sheen has to offer,whether it be through our traditional cuisine along the River Thames or a visit to the many shops we have throughout Upper Richmond Road.
Top attractions to visit this month
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Learn from expert model makers how to form the famous Aardman characters in these fun hands-on workshops. Get creative with clay and make your very own Aardman character to take home with you.
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Enter a world where nature is alive with magic with Pari Thomson, as she introduces her spectacular eco-fantasy adventure series, Greenwild, winner of the 2024 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Pari shares how her love of the natural world inspired…
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Three rarely performed short plays - Personal Call, The Rats and The Patient - by Dame Agatha Christie, originally written for radio and subsequently adapted for the stage by the Dame herself.
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Join us at Carmel, a beautiful Interiors store located in Barnes near Richmond upon Thames, London on our Christmas Calligraphy Workshop with Christmas theme and start your Calligraphy journey with this mindful, creative pastime and art form.
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"He kept looking at the child with surprise. I don't think he had ever really believed in its existence before".
F Scott Fitzgerald – "The Great Gatsby"
The quotation refers to the brief moment in the iconic Jazz Age novel when Jay Gatsby comes…
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If you enjoy discussing ideas, coming up with clever arguments and convincing others that you’re right, you’ll love this workshop! The Week Junior team will have you running around and stretching your brain with debates like ‘Are cats better than…
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Come along and see what our writers have been cooking up this time!
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Soho comes to Barnes! Each performance features a compère plus three different comedians, meaning there's something for everyone. Previous acts at the OSO have included: Paul Sinha, Zoe Lyons, Paul Thorne, Laura Lexx and Emmanuel Sonubi. Inspired by…
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We understand how difficult it can be to make those all important theatre connections, so we're hosting a series of pay what you can networking events, to meet people from the theatre industry over a complimentary glass of wine.
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Barnes Community Association's Barnes Food Fair, Saturday 12 September 2026
One of Southwest London's most delicious dates in the diary is back! BCA Barnes Food Fair returns to Barnes Green on Saturday 12 September, 10am - 5pm and promises a…
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Get ready to rhyme, rap and ROAR with laughter! National treasure Michael Rosen has teamed up with World Book Day ambassador, award-winning teacher and book-rapping sensation MC Grammar for an action-packed musical showdown. This high energy,…
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Join author illustrator and draw along genius Rob Biddulph for this fun-packed and interactive session for the whole family. Everyone can learn to draw one of Rob’s characters step-by-step in one of his famous #DrawwithRob draw alongs and discover…
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Sale of pre-loved adult and children's bicycles. All donated bikes are checked over in advance. Sale 9.30am-12noon Get there early for the best bikes.
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Develop and design your own comic book character with illustrator and zine maker, Ed Syder (Thrasher Magazine, Santa Cruz, Emerica, Secret Curb Club) and then paint them onto your own recycled skate deck which you get to take home.
No adult ticket…
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Gyles Brandreth is on his way to Edinburgh and coming via the OSO with a new show: Up Memory Lane!
These free baby bounce and rhyme sessions are for very young children accompanied by adults.
Come join in the fun with songs, rhymes and stories - all are welcome.
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Come and meet acclaimed author and artist Karin Celestine and the creatures of the Wild Woods. Hear the story of The Gift Gatherers, part of the Tales of the Turning Year series and make your own miniature Shrew book to record your gifts and…
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Join us as some of Britain’s finest comedians present a night of preview shows before they head to the Edinburgh Fringe.
BAFTA-winning comedian Iain Stirling is best known as the brilliantly funny voice of Love Island (ITV2). Following this success,…
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The Centre opened in September 2002 and provides a venue for theatre and live performances, art exhibitions, dance classes, music, drama for all ages and abilities, writers' groups, Yoga & Pilates classes, education opportunities and more.
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Same panto. Dirtier jokes. A sellout every year, so make sure to book early. Strictly adults only.
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