Where to stay in Clapham: hotels and pubs with rooms
26 October 2026·4 min read
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Streets, stations, history and moving to SW4, SW11 or SW12.
LiveMoving 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.
10 October 2026·4 min read
LiveClapham Old Town history: the Clapham Sect, Holy Trinity and the clock tower
Puritan commuters, Pepys's last home, the church where the Clapham Sect fought the slave trade and a clock tower given in 1906. The Old Town in four stops.
27 September 2026·4 min read
LiveClapham Junction: the station, its history and the streets around it
Around 2,000 trains a day, 17 platforms and a name borrowed from the neighbours. The story of Clapham Junction, and the best of SW11 on its doorstep.
23 September 2026·4 min read
LiveClapham Library and the Mary Seacole Centre on the High Street
Lambeth's largest library is at 91 Clapham High Street, open seven days a week, in a building named for a pioneering nurse and businesswoman.
2 September 2026·3 min read
LiveCycling around Clapham: the main route, hire bikes and where to lock up
The main route runs straight through Clapham High Street and the Common, with hire bikes at both ends and 294 secure spaces at the Junction.
28 August 2026·3 min read
LiveBlue plaques in Clapham: the ones worth finding on North Side
Most of Clapham's best blue plaques sit along Clapham Common North Side, so one flat walk takes in a writer, a composer, an architect and the abolitionists.
8 August 2026·3 min read
LiveRectory Grove and St Paul’s Church, the Old Town’s quiet corner
St Paul’s on Rectory Grove sits on the site of Clapham’s medieval church, a short walk from the Old Town’s pubs and the Common.
29 July 2026·3 min read
LiveClapham’s oldest houses, street by street
For Georgian houses head to Clapham Common North Side; for Victorian terraces try the Cedars and Abbeville Road. All of it is viewable from the pavement.
23 July 2026·4 min read
LiveGetting to Clapham: stations, Night Tube and night buses
Three Northern line stations, one Overground stop and a Junction that is not quite Clapham: what each is good for, and how to get home late.
21 July 2026·3 min read
LiveGraham Greene’s Clapham: the house and the novel
Greene’s Queen Anne house faces the Common on North Side, and its bombing shaped The End of the Affair. Here is what to see from the street.
19 July 2026·3 min read
LiveClapham Manor Street: the history, the old baths and where to drink
A short street in SW4 with a Cubitt past, a 1930s baths site, a Robin Gill restaurant and a craft beer pub.
3 July 2026·4 min read
LiveThe Clapham Society: talks, walks and how to join
A volunteer charity since 1963: planning watchdog, green plaque maker, and host of free talks at the Omnibus on Clapham Common North Side.
19 June 2026·3 min read
LiveClapham South station and the deep shelter beneath it
Charles Holden's station sits on Balham Hill, and about 30 metres below it is a wartime shelter you can tour with London Transport Museum.
30 May 2026·4 min read
LiveFinding a nursery or playgroup in Clapham: lists, funding and free sessions
Start with the free hours, join waiting lists early and use the children’s centre sessions and soft play while you wait.
20 May 2026·4 min read
LiveGyms and fitness studios in Clapham, and what they cost
From a no-contract gym on Clapham High Street to a Grade II-listed club at the Junction, here is what each offers and what it costs.
22 April 2026·3 min read
LiveClapham’s deep shelters: why they were built and what they do now
Three of London’s eight deep shelters sit under Clapham, and one of them still runs guided tours.
12 April 2026·3 min read