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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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Gyles Brandreth is on his way to Edinburgh and coming via the OSO with a new show: Up Memory Lane!
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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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Same panto. Dirtier jokes. A sellout every year, so make sure to book early. Strictly adults only.
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Join Ecologist Connor Butler for a fun, hands-on cyanotype printmaking workshop created especially for families.
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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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Join deaf presenter John Wilson on this BSL tour. Discover some of the most eye-catching ducks and geese from around the globe - plus a couple of otters – as well as exploring the extensive reserve habitat whose lakes, pools and gardens are home to…
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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 award-winning author illustrator Liz Pichon as she celebrates 15 years of the multi-million bestselling Tom Gates series and takes you into the world of The Mubbles in this laugh-out-loud event packed with fun and games and plenty of tips on…
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Join Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville as he shares his first children’s book Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room. A story packed with friendship and adventure, you’ll hear more about the real-life events that inspired Rory’s…
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Would you like to be a journalist? Join The Week Junior’s workshop and find out how the team puts together the award-winning magazine every week. You’ll go behind the scenes with Vanessa, Eve and Joe to learn how they choose which stories to feature…
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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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Discover how AI will transform your world in this fast, funny and interactive event. Learn all about this new super-tech with Dan Green, editor of The Week Junior Science+Nature magazine, and test your instincts to spot AI fakery. Can you outsmart…
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Barnes Tuesday Local is a relaxed, informal drop-in for anyone who lives or works locally. Come along for a drink, a chat and a chance to meet new people in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
No agenda - just good conversation and community.
There…
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Return to Wonderland with Anna James, the bestselling author of the Pages & Co series, in this enchanting event. Anna will talk about how she was inspired by her love for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, meet the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and…
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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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What do you get when an ex-British ambassador, a Qing Dynasty rebellion, and a dash of unexpected roleplay collide? You get 'Chinese Boxing', a smart, stirring, and slightly surreal solo show that digs deep into the complicated history between China…
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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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A Wimbledon line judge for 20 years, comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to spill the Pimm's on tennis gossip from the fragrant royal box to the musty locker room, and why line judges are OUT! Expect smashing stories, ace anecdotes and a 40-love letter…
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Come along and see what our writers have been cooking up this time!
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The OSO’s beloved annual pantomime is back. Adapted from the short story by Hans Christian Andersen, dive into a magical world under the sea where mermaids, sea witches and singing fish live resplendent.
Writer Jonny Danciger returns for his seventh…
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