What's On and Things To Do Around Wandsworth

Award-winning cloister garden and several patient gardens in grounds reflecting work by Lancelot Capability Brown and Humphry Repton. Extensive views. View garden by tours only. Tea and cake stall.

acre garden of an Edwardian house. Garden established for more than 20yrs and constantly evolving with a large variety of plants and shrubs. It has grown up around several lawns with pond and fountains. Abundance of wildlife and a bird haven. A beautiful place with much colour, foliage and texture.

Residential garden square on three levels surrounded by hedging, shrubs and a diverse collection of 85 trees. Teas, coffees and soft drinks. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Dance and Sing with the Dance Grooves team this May half term as we visit the wonderful world of SING.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

This steeply sloping garden comprises woodland walks, filled with flowering shrubs and ferns. In early summer the focus is the many roses grown around the garden, then later the autumn colour is provided by trees and shrubs.

Chestertons Polo in the Park is the finest summer social on the calendar. Not only can you watch three matches of polo a day but tickets include the finest ingredients to make the perfect party.

ROBYN’S BIRTHDAY SHOW! Ft Patrick Monahan (ITV’s Show Me the Funny, Splash!, Celebrity Squares, Fake?Reaction, with Prince Abdi (As Seen BBC Three’s Laughter Shock, ITV’s Stand Up Hero and Comedy Central’s The World Stands Up), and a selection of Robyn’s favourite comedian friends.

Nathan Caton (Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Russell Howard’s Good News, ITV Comedy Cuts, Radio Four: Tell Nathan?Caton?Nothing, Radio Four: The Now Show) with Nick Dixon (Comedy Central at the Comedy Store), Jenny BSide and MC Robyn Perkins  PLEASE NOTE:?We bring the best acts from the UK.

MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE: Argumental (Preview)    Snowflake. Remoaner. Libtard. Brextremist. Feminazi. Piers Morgan. As we divide each other up into more and more unpleasant categories of evil, it’s time to establish, once and for all, what is good and what is bad.

ROMESH RANGANATHAN (Work in Progress)  Join Romesh as he performs brand-new material - as seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC1), League Of Their Own (Sky 1)?and Taskmaster (Dave).?

Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear’s first play is a witty and heartfelt look at an ‘ordinary’ family with all the tensions and conflict that can mean. It’s Andy Griffiths’ 21st birthday. The cake is baked and presents are wrapped. But Andy is severely disabled and spends most of his life in a care home.

London Seafood Festival arrives at Battersea Power Station this summer, offering an array of events including oyster shucking classes, chef collaborations and a selection of different pop-ups suitable for all the family.

An exciting collaboration between The Paper Birds and former Young People’s Laureate for London, Caleb Femi, Goldfish Bowl is a thrilling combination of spoken word, theatre, music and breathtaking illustration. It interrogates the many small but defining moments that make up our lives.

Originally part of Fulham Palace but given to the church for a new vicarage in 1935. Some wonderful mature trees and shrubs, wildlife area and a variety of interesting plants. Tea, coffee and cakes.

Allotment site of 406 plots on an Anglo-Saxon site within reputedly the largest moated area in Europe. Run by dedicated volunteers, with a wide variety of plot-holders. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Home of the Bishops of London from around 700 to 1973, with architectural elements from many periods. The grounds include a productive walled garden and still reflect the 18th-century landscape design. Guided tours.

The garden forms part of the Althorpe Grove Estate,built in the 1980’s by the GLC. The architect wanted the estate to have the feel of a village and the garden was intended to be the equivalent of the village green.

The Enormous Elephant Run is coming to Clapham Common on Sat 16 June 2018! A family friendly 5k fun run organised by The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, walkers, joggers and runners are all welcome, as are any participants with dogs.

Award-winning two-acre gardens designed in 1983 and modified in 2009. Carefully maintained old trees, shrub and herbaceous planting and large goldfish pond with moving sculpture. Light refreshments.

By Jacqueline WilsonAdapted and directed by Vicky Ireland  Meet Ruby and Garnet. They’re twins, identical and inseparable – and do absolutely EVERYTHING together. But their lives are about to change. Recently, Dad’s gone a bit weird.

For Ages: 3 - 8 A fun-filled show about e-safety based on the best-selling picture book by Stuart Spendlow, illustrated by Amy Bradley.

Most central and one of the best preserved of the ’Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries. Grade I-listed site with Grade II-listed buildings and memorials. More than 60 species of trees. Chapel open. Guided tours about the horticulture and cemetery.

Transglobal Underground Feat Natacha Atlas + DJ Jamie Renton. Artists performing: Transglobal Underground.: Tickets avaiable.

The Battersea Park course is mostly all on tarmac, running along the internal roads within the park. The course is suitable for wheelchairs as it is predominantly flat. Battersea Park is the only evening event in London and offers you a slightly different experience as you will be taking part in the summer twilight.

Live at the Bandstand is a FREE live music concert held in beautiful Battersea Park on Saturday 9 June, 12 – 6pm. Join us for an afternoon of toe-tapping tunes from London’s best big brass and Latin Afrobeat bands.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Well-maintained miniature villa landscape with a lake, sham bridge, early 1900s rockery grotto and a fine mausoleum of 1864. Information sheets. Self-guided walks. Parking. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Multiple award-winning tranquil, green and flower-filled garden which provides a sustainable habitat for wildlife, on the site of an ancient burial ground in inner-city Clapham. Native British species, organic gardening, wildlife pond, bees.

Pleasant Georgian square built in the 1830s on the site of an old market garden. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Situated in the creative quarter of Old Chelsea, the Victorian writer Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane lived at 24 Cheyne Row for nearly 50 years. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Gardens of sporting club founded in 1901 retaining their original design. Sunken garden, ornamental pond, yew hedge walk, rockery, herbaceous walk, original tea lawn, rhododendron walk. Refreshments available.

Frankenstein Presented by SISATA Written by John Foster Directed by Charmaine K Parkin Tickets available via 020 8050 3025 or www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk Set in a dystopian future, the human race is slowly becoming extinct.

Wilderness, order, woodland, secret pathways, classical follies and water - plus a huge variety of wildlife. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Get ready for two action-packed weekends where you can marvel at meerkats, be amazed by armadillos, see snakes and learn about lizards. Plus, come face to face with fascinating giant bugs! There’ll be something for everyone at this exciting encounter.

Lovely Victorian garden originally laid out as part of the Edwardes Estate in the 1870s. Live music on both days. Homemade tea and cakes available. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity are taking part in Chelsea Fringe. We are staging a Botanical Exhibition based on the healing power of plants in respiratory and cardiac medicine from Saturday 19 May – Sunday 27 May.

Are you planning to attend Royal Ascot and looking for a dream hat to match with your outfits? Are you going to a wedding this summer and need a beautiful hat to make you stand out? Come to the largest ever hat pop-up shop (with over 350 hats!!

Established suburban garden of ¼ acre on sandy acid soil, spatially organised into separate sections: oak pergola framing the main vista, hidden parterre, woodland, pool, yew circle, flower garden and summerhouse.

This major exhibition presents ideas of security and secrecy through the lens of British Special Forces. Discover who these elite soldiers are, the training and skills they need and some of the operations they’ve undertaken around the world over the past 70 years.

Join Robert Fleming from the National Army Museum and Louise Bell from the National Archives as they discuss weapons and medicine during the First World War. Throughout history, increasingly sophisticated weapons have been developed in the effort to gain an advantage in warfare.

Be a journalist for a day and have a go at making your own mini-documentary about some of the Museum’s objects. Join us this May half-term to flex your tech skills and create a mini-documentary about some of the Museum’s objects.

On London History Day, join our walking tour from Brompton Cemetery to the National Army Museum and discover stories of the soldiers linking the two organisations.

Join historian Dr Kate Vigurs to uncover the experiences of the Special Operations Executive’s female agents in France during the Second World War. Chosen to work in a secretive, clandestine and mainly male domain, the women of the Special Operations Executive, French Section (SOE F) were remarkable individuals.

Take a free guided tour around the galleries exploring the topic of security and the army. In 2018 we’re looking at the army’s role in UK and world security throughout history. This monthly tour will highlight some of the objects and stories related to key moments and the people involved.

Join a curator for a free 20-minute object handling session in one of our galleries. In this 20-minute object handling session, meet a curator and learn about military medicine during the First World War. Suitable for all ages.

Join a curator on an hour-long tour of our major exhibition ‘Special Forces: In the Shadows’. ‘Special Forces: In the Shadows’ presents ideas of security and secrecy through the lens of British Special Forces.

Former British Army officer, Dr Mike Martin, launches his book, ‘Why We Fight’. In his talk, Dr Mike Martin will contrast the latest in cognitive research with his experiences of combat in Afghanistan, and offer up a unique view of what causes war.

Dr Nigel Pollard discusses the British Army’s role in protecting cultural heritage during the Second World War. The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act of 2017 committed the UK to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the protection of heritage and other cultural property in conflict zones.