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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.
18 October 2026 · 4 minTag
Sw4
Articles on Clapham London tagged Sw4.
Live
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.
10 October 2026 · 4 min
The Common
Clapham Common: a guide
About 220 acres between the Old Town and Clapham South: London's largest bandstand, three ponds and a paddling pool, the church of the Clapham Sect and a pub that dates from 1665. What's where on the Common, and how to spend a day there.
17 September 2026 · 4 min
Eat
The best restaurants in Clapham
A Michelin star on the Polygon, a family-run newcomer on Abbeville Road, Robin Gill's Italian on Clapham Manor Street and a gallery lunch off the High Street. Where Clapham books a table, and what to order when you get there.
9 September 2026 · 4 min
Eat
Megan’s Clapham Old Town: what to order and when to go
Megan’s on the Pavement does breakfast to late cocktails daily, with lamb, brunch and a Saturday bottomless session. Here is when to go.
8 September 2026 · 3 min
Live
Clapham 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
Eat
Brickwood Coffee & Bread on Clapham Common South Side
Aussie-style brunch opposite Clapham Common station: banana bread, smashed avocado, no bookings, and the Common across the road for after.
16 August 2026 · 3 min
Live
Rectory 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
Drink
The Windmill on Clapham Common South Side: what to order and when to go
A Young's pub and hotel on Clapham Common South Side with a 1665 past, a Sunday roast and a garden, five minutes from the tube.
25 July 2026 · 3 min
Live
Clapham 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
Eat
Berberè on Venn Street: what to order and when to go
Sourdough pizza at 67 Venn Street, SW4: prices, when to book, what to order and a film or a drink next door but one.
17 June 2026 · 3 min
Drink
The Rose & Crown, The Polygon: what to order and when to go
A terracotta-fronted pub on The Polygon with a bar downstairs and a dining room upstairs: here is how to do it well.
15 June 2026 · 3 min
Eat
GAIL's Abbeville Road: what to order and when to go
GAIL's at 71 Abbeville Road, SW4, opens at 6:30am on weekdays. Here is what to drink, when to go and where to head afterwards.
5 June 2026 · 3 min
Drink
The Ox on Clapham High Street: what to order and when to go
A beef-led gastropub at 50 Clapham High Street with a sport-friendly front bar, a quieter restaurant downstairs and a rooftop terrace.
28 May 2026 · 3 min
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Clapham Common: how to do it well, from the bandstand to the Pavement
Free, always open and bigger than most people walk: how to spend a good day on Clapham Common, and where to head afterwards.
16 May 2026 · 3 min
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Playing tennis on Clapham Common: courts, booking and coaching
Eight public courts, five floodlit, £12.50 an hour and booked online a week ahead: how to get a game on the Common.
10 May 2026 · 3 min
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Venn Street Market: when to go and what to eat
Saturdays, 10am to 3pm, free to wander: bread, veg, cheese and street food on Venn Street, SW4, with a cinema next door for afterwards.
28 April 2026 · 3 min
Drink
Where to drink in the Old Town, Clapham, and what each pub is good for
Five pubs and bars in the Old Town, SW4, from a roof terrace on the Pavement to cask ale on Old Town itself.
24 April 2026 · 3 min
Eat
Honest Burgers on Venn Street: what to order and when to go
Honest Burgers sits on pedestrianised Venn Street, opposite the Picturehouse: pink burgers, rosemary chips, and an easy walk to a drink afterwards.
16 April 2026 · 3 min