Barnes is a small, but perfectly formed, riverside London suburb with an idyllic village feel, open rural spaces and a rich cultural history. It appears in the Doomsday book of 1086 as 'Berne' Saxon for Barn and is well known as one of the best places to watch the annual Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race.
On route, don't forget to visit our partner cafe, Dolce Crema at 3 The Broadway, Barnes SW13 0NY, for a complimentary cup of tea and a sweet treat.
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Brook Green was once a rural hamlet known as Pope's Corner courtesy of its Catholic connections. The area now takes its name from a stream that ran along the south side of the green and apparently still flows underground, near to the Brook Green Hotel on Shepherd's Bush Road. Today, it is a popular and affluent London neighbourhood, with Westfield, one of the largest shopping centres in Europe within easy reach.
Balham, known as the "gateway to the south" offers a variety of interesting history, and this tour will show you memorial artwork commemorating the deaths from Balham's World War II attack, as well as which well known block of flats was used by the foreign office during World War II. The hour long tour of Balham will take you to the historical Balham station, up Balham Hill and finishing on the southern side of Clapham Common.
This hour long tour of Clapham will allow you to discover more about the area's history, and show you some of the iconic sights - find out when the bandstand was erected, and see the remnants of the old Orangery, once part of Thornton House. The tour will take in Clapham Common, The Pavement and Clapham Old Town.
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