Putney

Getting to Putney

In the west of the borough, the Edgware Road—Wimbledon branch of the District line ( DIS ) serves: East Putney (Zones 2 & 3) Southfields (Zone 3) In the east of the borough, the main Northern line ( NOR ) serves: Clapham Common (Zone 2) Clapham South (Zone 2) Balham (Zone 3) Tooting Bec (Zone 3) Tooting Broadway (Zone 3) In the northeastern neighbourhood of Battersea, a short new branch of the Northern line opened…

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   Clapham Junction

   A major station on south London routes and a huge number of services pass through there and various destinations in suburban South London and the South and Southwest of England.

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   Tooting

   Tooting Thameslink goes to Holborn Viaduct and Wimbledon, and directly to Luton Airport.

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   Putney

   Trains leave London Waterloo for Putney every 10 minutes and the journey takes around 20 minutes.

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   Bus

   Also connects Putney with the Oxford Street area (Warren Street, Goodge Street, Tottenham Court), West End (Piccadilly Circus) and Buckingham Palace area (Green Park).

Worth seeing

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   Wandsworth Park

   This 19-acre riverside park was opened by London County Council in 1903 on land which used to be allotments.

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   Battersea Park
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   Battersea Power Station

   One of the great icons of the old smog-filled London of the mid-20th century and regarded as a fine example of industrial design of the Art Deco era.

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   Clapham Common

   This large open space in densely built Wandsworth has been a source of comfort to Londoners for time immemorial.

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   London Wetland Centre

   Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Barnes (tube: Hammersmith CIR DIS H&C PIC, then bus 283; or bus 33 from Richmond), info.london@wwt.org.uk.

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   St Mary's Church

   Battersea Church Rd, Battersea, office@stmarysbattersea.org.uk.

Things to do

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   Clapham Picturehouse

   76 Venn St, SW4 0AT (tube: Clapham Common NOR ),.

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   Putney Arts Theatre

   Comes recommended for anyone interested in anything to do with theatre.

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   Tooting Bec Common

   A real gem, with tennis courts, football fields and plenty of open space.

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   Tooting & Mitcham United Football Club

   Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Rd, Mitcham, SM4 6BF (tube: Morden NOR, buses 280, 118, 201, Mitcham tram stop),.

Where to eat

There are two eating 'hubs' in the Wandsworth borough. St Johns Hill and Battersea Rise near Clapham Junction have an excellent range of restaurants, with new ones opening all the time - very popular with the young professionals who flock here after work. For the tourist looking to escape the overpriced horrors of central London this is a good, easy-to-reach option.

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   Chanteroy Delicatessen

   233a Wimbledon Park Rd, SW18 5RJ (Tube: Southfields),.

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   No Cruel Burgers

   Arch 65, Queens Circus, Queenstown Rd, SW8 4NE (1 minute walk from Battersea Bridge Station or Battersea Park), mobile), office@plantastickitchen.co.uk.

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   Dosa n Chutney

   68 Tooting High St, Tooting, SW17 0RN (near Tooting Broadway underground on Upper Tooting Rd and close to the border with Collier's Wood),.

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   Lahore Karahi

   1 Tooting High Street, SW17 0SN (tube: Tooting Broadway), lahorekarahi@hotmail.co.uk.

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   Lahore Spices Tooting

   111-113 Upper Tooting Rd, SW17 7TJ, lstooting@hotmail.com.

Getting around Putney the local way