Two Brewers
The Two Brewers is one of South London’s most popular gay venues with cabaret acts on nearly every night of the week, pop music and a club room at the back.
Address: Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UJ
Telephone: 020 7819 9539
The Falcon, Clapham North
The Falcon is a large establishment with front and back gardens. It’s always rammed solid in the summer.
Address: The Falcon, 2 St. Johns Hill, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 1RU
Telephone: 0207 274 2427
The Clapham North
The Clapham North pub opposite the Clapham North tube station has fast become one of the best known and popular hot spots on the Clapham circuit.
Address: The Clapham North, 409 Clapham Road, Clapham, London SW9 9BT
Telephone: 0207 274 2472
The Peacock Bar
The Peacock Bar on Falcon Road in Clapham Junction has recently taken over the old pub that sat here to become a late night bar open until 2am with cabaret and more.
Address: Peacock Bar & Club, 148 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, London SW11 2LW
Telephone: 020 7223 9633
Infernos Night Club
Inferno’s is the largest club on Clapham High Street, open on the weekend to entertain the masses with pop, dance and disco. Spanning two floors with multiple bars and two main dancefloors it remains incredibly popular.
Address: Infernos, 146 Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UH
Telephone: 020 7720 7633
Clapper of the Week: Clapham Common Polo competitors
This week’s Clapper is going like the clappers. Believe it or not, these stunning photos are from Clapham Common at the Toast Festival 2009 polo competition, the festival’s main highlight. From the first day, you can see South Africa vs Great Britain in the above picture. Great Britain won 7:6. Thanks to Eddie Clarke, who runs the Clapham Omnibus blog, for sending these in, see a selection of photos including the Umhlathuzi welcome singers in the rest of this post. Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter Tweet Cookoff
Now for something totally random! BBC journalist, Maggie Philbin, and her sister Nickie are organising June’s Twitter Tweet Cookoff. What the tweet is that you ask? Well, each month a challenge is set for Twitter users to bake and post their photos of a certain dessert. Entries are then judged by the previous winner and local Clapham celebrity chef, Adam Byatt of Trinity London. June’s dessert is a “summer tart” and entries have to be in by Midday tomorrow, so get cooking! Last month’s winner, chosen by Nickie and Adam, was local Clapper, Edward Clarke – can Clapham claim the crown twice in a row?! Read on for further details. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekend Watch: Street parties and Toast Festival – Clapham rocks!
And so it begins. Last week the lorries moved in and now Clapham Common is even more equipped for festivals than Glastonbury (kinda). Toast Festival 2009 starts on Friday through to Sunday for music, BBQs and polo. Then the Abbeville Fete is on Saturday for stalls, food and entertainment. At the same time the Clapham Street Party will be partying hard down by Kaz Bar with celebs, performers and music. It’s all going off out there people! Read the rest of this entry »
Win 2 tickets to Toast Festival 2009 this weekend!
Take celebrity Australian chef John Torode, three horses, a flock of sheep and some scantily clad Antipodean dancers. Stick them altogether on Clapham Common, take a photo and BAM! There’s your perfect launch photo for the Toast Festival 2009 this weekend. Update: the competition is now closed, Love Clapham reader Richard Kellow is the lucky winner! Read on to learn about the Toast Festivals. Read the rest of this entry »
Supernova Korfball Club Tournament on Clapham Common
In the summer Clapham is awash with sport, and our first report of the year is in. Earlier this week Clapham Common played host to the Supernova Korfball Club Tournament. What’s Korfball? In a nutshell, it’s a game with two teams, two zones and you score by getting the ball into raised rings with similarities to both basketball and netball. Supernova, a Clapham based club, holds the tournament each year. Read the rest of this entry »
What are the Clapham Common tarmac bumps?
What is this? Clapham Common has four of these blighters and they’re clearly a part of a conspiracy. Someone on our forum suggested Victorian rubbish, another said more air raid shelters, a friend thought old basketball courts. Any clues?
| 1. | I TRAIN WITH TIM Personal Training | 1. | The queue to get in to Infernos |
| 2. | Esca sandwiches - High Street | 2. | Over crowded gyms |
| 3. | Clapham Junction Fancy Dress shop is back!! | 3. | End of summer - boo! |
| 4. | New leisure centre coming soon to the High Street | ||
| 5. | Venn Street Market |