local areasGo to visitrichmond.co.uk for dates and details of most of the
events mentioned below.
Barnes
Barnes has a unique 'urban village' feel
to it with good transport links into and
out of London. Barnes has 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 haven, with 100 acres of
natural riverside marshland habitat home
to over 180 species of birds. Barnes
Common is 120 acres of nature reserve
with Beverley 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: Barnes Children's Literature
Festival in June: London's largest kids
books party, Village Fair in July, Food
Fair in September, Charity Fashion
Show in October, Farmers' Market on
Saturdays.
Local website: barnesvillage.com
East Sheen & Mortlake (SW14)
East Sheen, also known as Sheen, and
Mortlake together form a leafy, familyfriendly
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 and 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: eastsheenvillage.co.uk
Ham & Petersham
Ham & Petersham is a quiet residential
area on the Surrey side of the river
between central Richmond and
Kingston. It was voted 'Best Village in
London' by the RHS London in Bloom
Award in 2017 and London in Bloom
Gold winner for the last three successive
years. Ham House is a favourite National
Trust property with both residents and
locals. On the first Saturday of the month
there is the Ham Parade Market which
is a combination of artisan goods and
fresh food.
Highlights: National Trust Ham House
and Garden; Ham Pond, proximity to
Richmond Park makes the area popular
with walkers; annual fair on Ham
Common in June.
Local website: hamandpetersham.com
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