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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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Barnes
This month, come and join our forest school-inspired Friday Froglets sessions with your children.
Play in nature, learn new songs and share stories, make nature crafts and finish with quiet time around a fire! Fun for children and adults alike.
Barnes
Award winning saxophonist Art Themen formed this special lineup to showcase some of jazz’s lessor known gems from composers such as Thelonious Monk, bringing musicality to material that you wouldn’t normally hear.
Art Themen has been described by…
Barnes
Explore the Super Natural this October half-term, discover activities that show just how super wetland nature can be. Weave a willow wand, head off on a fungi hunt, craft a clay familiar and much more in a week of wetlands magic.
Begin your…
49 Station Road, Barnes/London
Come along and see what our writers have been cooking up this time! Across the past 9 weeks, our writers have been tasked to write a ten minute play on the theme of 'conflicts.' Working with each other, and then with actors & directors, they've…
Barnes
Redwater, first staged at Roehampton University in 2019 and redeveloped uniquely for the OSO Arts Centre, is a Lovecraftian horror and an attempt to bring fear of the unknown to the stage. It follows the psychological and existential narrative of…
Barnes
Join us for our Halloween Litter Pick and help clean up the Common! We will provide litter picks, bags and gloves (or bring your own), as well as drinks and treats.
Barnes
As a 2020 graduate of Music at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Bristol born Molly Green is establishing herself as a highly anticipated jazz and soul musician.
Born to the sound of jazz greats, old and new, such as Ella Fitzgerald and…
Sheen Lane, East Sheen
Join us for a delightful workshop where you can learn to make stunning Christmas decorations from recycled books. Embrace the joy of crafting with green, sustainable, and reusable materials.
Led by professional artist Gill Smith who will guide you…
Barnes
Craft Your Own Wetland Jewellery
Discover the ancient art of cordage in our hands-on workshop! Learn how to transform wetland plants into beautiful, hand-crafted necklaces or bracelets. In just one hour, you'll master primitive skills while…
49 Station Road, Barnes/London
Despite the discrediting of many religious tenets in a modern age, an appetite for a spiritual dimension to life surprisingly persists. And while few people are bothered about the salvation of their immortal souls, even less wish to live in a world…
49 Station Road, Barnes
Join us this Christmas for the fairest panto of them all!
Richmond
Join us for an autumnal crafting event at the unique Burton Mausoleum at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church in Mortlake!
Bring your family and friends to explore the churchyard and find the objects on the scavenger hunt, gather twigs and leaves…
Get ready to shine bright like a diamond at WINTER SPARKLE - a magical event filled with twinkling lights, cosy vibes, and festive fun!
Barnes
This December, immerse yourself in the festive spirit and join us for a magical Wreath Making Workshop. Guided by our WWT artist resident, Sam, you'll create a beautiful, handcrafted wreath to adorn your home.
Learn the art of making wreaths using…
Barnes
There will be a service at St Mary’s Church, Barnes following an Act of Remembrance in the churchyard at 10.55am. The Council will be represented by Cllr Andy Hale.
49 Station Road, Barnes/London
When pianist Jayson Gillham is visited by the ghost of Ludwig Van Beethoven, a conversation begins that hurls him into the crucible of genius, the heart of creativity, the history of music, and the life of one of the most extraordinary artists the…
49 Station Road, Barnes/London
The Telling presents a new theatre piece with music, by Arts Richmond Radio-Play Competition Winner, Clare Norburn and BAFTA-nominated director Nicholas Renton.
Barnes
The band revisit the music of the legendary West Coast jazz and jazz/funk pioneers bringing together some of UK’s finest players to mirror the classic line-up of sax and trombone, piano, guitar, electric bass and drums.
THE ROYAL JAM - the music of…
Barnes
Join world-renowned botanist, Aljos Farjon on a walk around Barnes Common and find out how trees appear on open land, turning it into a forest within a human lifetime, and how the forest regenerates. It was previously thought that without grazing…
49 Station Road, Barnes/London
Artistic Director Lydia Sax, and other guests, will be sharing their pearls of wisdom and information on future projects. Find out what each of them are up to - and whether you'd like to get involved! And the best part? It's accessible to everyone,…
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