London/Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a district of south-west London. Today the smart houses, cafes and bars close to the expansive green lung of Clapham Common are popular with young professionals working in the City, whilst cosmopolitan Tooting is home to a large South Asian community. Some of the smartest and newest developments are to be found along the riverfront in Putney and Battersea, where shiny apartment blocks rub shoulders with the industrial shell of the famous power station.

Understand
Wandsworth consists largely of modest housing built as suburban retreats in the 19th century, interspersed with a patchwork of green "commons", a relic of the borough's history as small villages.

By Tube
In the west of the borough, the Edgware Road—Wimbledon branch of the District line serves:
 * East Putney (Zones 2 & 3)
 * Southfields (Zone 3)

In the east of the borough, the main Northern line 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 in 2021. It serves:
 * Nine Elms (Zone 1)
 * Battersea Power Station (Zone 1)

By train

 * SouthWest Trains – London Waterloo, Richmond
 * Southern Railway – London Victoria
 * London Overground – Mildmay line – Willesden Junction via Imperial Wharf, West Brompton, Kensington Olympia and Shepherd's Bush
 * London Overground – Windrush line – London Victoria, London Bridge and Surrey Quays
 * London Overground – Windrush line – London Victoria, London Bridge and Surrey Quays

By bus
Putney is connected by bus from the following areas:



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 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.
 * Rugby Union: Rosslyn Park play in National League One, the third tier. Their home ground is at Priory Lane just south of Barnes railway station.

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. The second hub is Tooting, which has many excellent Indian restaurants, however the area doesn't really compare to Brick Lane.

Splurge
Various restaurants and bars in Putney Wharf area. Just behind the St Mary's Church.



Clapham
Clapham has many upmarket pubs and bars, particularly around the northeast area of the Common

Putney
Putney is blessed with a fine selection of pubs. Among the most atmospheric are the ones on the river bank.

Tooting
Tooting has many new wine bars, and renovated and traditional pubs.

Go next

 * Cross Putney Bridge (A219) or Wandsworth Bridge (A217) into Fulham.
 * South west into Wimbledon famous as the home of Lawn Tennis.
 * Follow the Thames West into Richmond on the A205 and Barnes.