Description:

Barnes is a riverside suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is located in a loop of the River Thames, with Hammersmith Bridge at the north end.

Barnes has a number of 18th and 19th century buildings of

exceptional quality, and is often noted for its historic village area centred on the pond. Barnes Common is an

important open space and a local nature reserve providing a

rural setting to the village and a wealth of habitats

including acid grassland, scrub, woodland and wetland. The common is the site of the Barnes Fair held each year in the

first week of July.

The former Olympic Studios on Church Road is a popular tourist attraction. Relocated from central London in 1966, the studios played host to many of rock and pop's greatest stars down the decades, including the Beatles, who recorded the original tracks of "All You Need Is Love" in Barnes, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen, Eric Clapton, Ella Fitzgerald, The Verve, Massive Attack, Duran Duran, Coldplay, Madonna and Bjork.

The Bull's Head pub on Lonsdale road is known as the suburban Ronnie Scott's and is one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain .

Sheen is an affluent suburban area with its high street on Upper Richmond road housing many boutique style outlets and delicatessans.