Barnes

Barnes is a suburban area situated in the western part of South London. It is an up market residential area and has a number of expensive houses catering to the richer section of the British society.

Barnes, one of the London districts, enjoys several advantages over its more pedestrian London residential counterparts. The Barnes area of London is a relatively secluded area. The neighborhood is quiet and home to the discreet rich of London city. The chic part of Barnes is 'The Terrace'. The Terrace is a road that runs along the Thames River. Famous residents of this place include the noted lyricist Tim Rice. The Castelnau area in the northern part of Barnes has an attractive church named Holy Trinity.

The Barnes area of London has very few tourist attractions. The only attraction of tourist value is the WWT London Wetlands Center. The array of niche attractions includes the Olympic Studios on Church Road. Olympic Studios has hosted a number of recordings by a number of noted contemporary musical bands. The list of musical bands includes Queen, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Massive Attack, Will Young and Madonna among others. Football enthusiasts may note that the rules of the game of football were formulated in Barnes. The Barnes area is also home to a number of pubs that serve real English cuisine.

Some of the places of attraction near Barnes are:

• Wandsworth Museum
• Museum of Fulham Palace
• Hogarths House
• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Kew Bridge Steam Museum
• Leighton House Art Gallery Museum
• Linley Sambourne House
• Carlyles House

There are numerous hotels where the tourists can stay during their visit to Barnes. The hotels near Barnes offer all types of modern facilities to the guests. The sense of hospitality that is shown to the guests is exquisite. Some of the hotels near Barnes are:

• Premier Travel Inn Putney Bridge
• The Lodge Hotel
• Cannizaro House
• Novotel London West
• Holiday Inn Express London Wandsworth Battersea
• Kingston Lodge Hotel

London Districts

Barnes	Battersea	Borough	Bow
Brixton	Canary Wharf	Central London	Chiswick
Clapham	East	Hampstead	Highbury
Highgate	Kingscross	Knightsbridge	Marylebone
Muswell Hill	North London	Notting Hill	Portobello
Primrosehill	Queens Park	Rainham	Soho
South London	Stoke Newington	Stratford	Twickenham
Wanstead	Wembley	West London	Wimbledon
Winchmore Hill

Last Updated on 28 march 2013