Clapham South Subterranean Shelter: what to know before you book
A 75 minute Hidden London tour beneath Balham Hill, with the history, the steps, the price and a pub five minutes away for afterwards.
Yoga and pilates in Clapham: studios, prices and beginner classes
Where to eat in The Junction: Northcote Road to St John’s Hill
Clapham Library on Clapham High Street: hours, history and access
Where to drink real ale and craft beer in Clapham
The best Sunday roasts in Clapham
Aged Hereford beef in the Old Town, a roast on the Common with a Bloody Mary first, a bring-your-own-bottle roast club on the Pavement and the roast potatoes Abbeville Road argues about.
Northcote Road: a food guide
Half a mile of SW11 between the Junction and Wandsworth Common: a roast with double-egg Yorkshires at the top, self-pour wine, south Indian at No 39 and an Italian that has been here for thirty years.
The best wine bars in Clapham
A candlelit cellar in an old public toilet, cheese and wine on Abbeville Road, natural bottles on Battersea Rise and pour-your-own on Northcote Road. Where Clapham drinks wine, and what to eat with it.
Pub gardens in Clapham
The big garden on the Common, a tree-shaded yard with its own bar by Clapham North, a patio in the Old Town and a fairy-lit roof on the Pavement. Where to drink outside in Clapham, and how to get a table.
The Common
Events, the bandstand, markets and runs on 220 acres of Clapham’s back garden.
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Sport on Clapham Common: what to book and what is free
Pitches, tennis courts and cricket nets are booked and paid for. The skate park and outdoor gym are the open-access options.
Things to do with kids in Clapham
Two playgrounds, a paddling pool and 85 hectares of grass, plus a cinema, a library and a theatre for rainy days. A family day out in Clapham, planned.
Running on Clapham Common
A flat loop of roughly five kilometres, a Saturday parkrun on two laps, a running track and free club sessions most nights of the week. How to run Clapham Common, alone or with company.
Christmas in Clapham 2026: lights, carols, the Grand and BAC
The Junction's lights go on on 27 November, Dear Santa opens at BAC the next day, and the Grand runs a show most nights to New Year's Eve. Every date, checked.
Live music and comedy in Clapham
A trade union pub with a stage, a vinyl bar with a band most nights, a Victorian music hall and free stand-up on a Wednesday. Where to hear and laugh in Clapham.
Three postcodes, one neighbourhood
SW4 · SW11 · SW12Where we’d go
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The Windmill
Clapham Common · SW4
Venn Street Market
Venn Street · SW4
The Clapham Grand
The Junction · SW11
Brickwood Coffee & Bread
Clapham Common · SW4
Omnibus Theatre
Clapham Common · SW4
Battersea Arts Centre
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Where to stay in Clapham: hotels and pubs with rooms
A pub with 42 rooms on the Common, two budget chains near the stations and a skyline splurge at Battersea Power Station. Clapham's beds, compared.
Venn Street Market: Clapham's Saturday food market
Bread, fish, cheese and street food under the tents every Saturday, with a cinema and a live music bar on the same street. How to do Venn Street properly.
Northcote Road shopping: the market, the cheese and the antiques
A street market that comes alive at the weekend, one of London's best cheesemongers and an antiques market at the far end. How to shop Northcote Road properly.
Moving to Clapham: SW4, SW11 or SW12?
Two boroughs, three postcodes, six stations and one very big Common. What each corner of Clapham is like to live in, and how to choose between them.
Independent shops in Clapham: books, butchers, cheese and more
A bookshop and a butcher on the Pavement, a second butcher on Abbeville Road and a cheesemonger on Northcote Road. Clapham's independents, street by street.
Dog-friendly Clapham: pubs, cafes and the Common
Where to walk the dog and where to take them after: the Common, a pub that does dog-friendly rooms, and the Old Town terraces that put the water bowls out.
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