With 220 acres of green space, Clapham Common has often been associated with young professionals who sip champagne and eat salmon out of their wicker picnic hampers. In fact, the park is as diverse as it is vast. Crammed with kite flyers, joggers, cyclists and children it is one of the most popular spaces in south London. Famed for its annual music gigs and festivals it is transforms into an even more vibrant destination in the summer. After a day soaking up the sun on the grass it's only a short walk to the string of bars and restaurants that line the common.
What's on at
Clapham Common
Ben & Jerry's Sundae Festival 25th July 2009 - 26th July 2009 Leaving aside the obvious dangers of combining free ice cream...
Price: SOLD OUT
Metro Weekender 2009 29th August 2009 - 30th August 2009 The Metro Weekender event comprises two totally different days: Saturday...
Price: £32.50 (early bird)
South West Four 29th August 2009 The August bank holiday dance music marathon on Clapham Common...
Price: £40 + Booking fee (Weekend tickets from £70)
Get Loaded in The Park 30th August 2009 Orbital, the zany techno brothers who used to work the...
Get Loaded in The Park
Clapham Common, SW4 0AA
30th August 2009
Orbital, the zany techno brothers who used to work the decks while wearing futuristic torch-beam sunglasses,... More
Metro Weekender 2009
Clapham Common, SW4 0AA
29th & 30th August 2009
The Metro Weekender has proved a great success over the last few years, filling Clapham... More
Bonfire Night
Venues across London,
5th November 2009 (and other dates in November)
November is the month that likes to go with a bang - and an explosive one... More
Clapham Common Fireworks
Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DA
Wednesday 5th November 2008
The most dazzling of Lambeth Council's three spectacular displays takes place on Clapham's ... More
Get Loaded in the Park
Clapham Common, SW4 0AA
24th August 2008
Putting your festival in direct competition with Notting Hill Carnival - Britain's biggest street party... More
Albert Bridge Road,
Battersea Park,Wandsworth,
London,
SW11Map
37 minutes walk from Clapham Common
Situated on the south side of the Thames, facing Chelsea, Battersea Park caters for everyone within its 200-acre space. Firstly, there's lots of water - ... More
The concrete promenade along the South Bank greatly benefits from this large patch of green grass for striders, strollers and sightseers to relax on. ...More
The Metro Weekender event comprises two totally different days: Saturday is South West Four, a dance music marathon and on Sunday revellers gather for Get ...More
Iceland is a cheap, major national supermarket chain specialising in frozen foods. It offers good, multi-buy deals on frozen meals, fresh snacks and alcoholic drinks. ...More
9 Clapham Common Southside,Lambeth,
London,
SW47AAMap
3 minutes walk from Clapham Common
Perfect for the Clapham Common set, this bar-come-restaurant has a dinky, twinkly garden area which sets it apart from other eateries on this popular stretch. ... More
Central London prices don't act as any kind of deterrent to the well-heeled folk of Clapham, and this large bar/club is absolutely packed by midnight ... More
Hellish nightclub spread over four floors on Clapham High Street. This place is absolutely huge and specialises in playing crowd-pleasing cheese to huge crowds of ...More
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Leaving aside the obvious dangers of combining free ice cream with high-speed rides, the return of Ben & Jerry's Sundae Festival is great news. This ... More
The Metro Weekender event comprises two totally different days: Saturday is South West Four, a dance music marathon and on Sunday revellers gather for Get ... More
The August bank holiday dance music marathon on Clapham Common gets off to a flying start with Saturday's South West Four festival, the first part ... More
Orbital, the zany techno brothers who used to work the decks while wearing futuristic torch-beam sunglasses, are back and headlining this year's Get Loaded In ... More