Battersea Arts Centre
A theatre and arts centre in the 1893 former Battersea Town Hall, where new work is tried out on audiences and most shows can be booked pay what you can.
- Culture
- Price: £ · Budget
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Did you know
On 13 March 2015 a fire destroyed the Grand Hall, but its 19th-century mosaic floor survived. The hall was rebuilt by Haworth Tompkins, with work completed in 2018.
Local tip
Most shows are Pay What You Can, so book ahead online. Tom's Café and bar opens 9:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday and until late on show evenings, seven minutes from Clapham Junction station.
Finding it
- Address
- Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN
- Nearest station
- Clapham Junction (National Rail), 714 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Clapham CommonA 220-acre south London common with a large Victorian bandstand, several ponds and wide open lawns, straddling the Lambeth and Wandsworth boroughs.
- Northcote Road MarketA Battersea street market on a busy shopping road, with groceries, charcuterie and artisan stalls, weekend street food such as pizza and porchetta, and an indoor antiques market alongside.
- Battersea ParkA Victorian riverside park with a boating lake, a bandstand, a children's zoo and a Japanese Peace Pagoda, laid out by Sir James Pennethorne.
- Brickwood Coffee & BreadAn Australian-inspired cafe directly opposite Clapham Common tube station serving in-house baked bread, pastries and a brunch menu.