Something of a community gem, bbc offers a perfect blend of tradition and modernity paying close homage to its history as the local bowling club but also creating a slick contemporary feel with. Something of a community gem, bbc offers a perfect blend of tradition and modernity paying close homage to its history as the local bowling club but also creating a slick contemporary feel with its stylish furnishings. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate. Local producers selling home made cakes, bread, savouries, chutneys and jams. Probably the coolest pub in balham, the bbc is a pub very much in the mould of a working mens club. The cunning folk film club programme of monthly screenings at the balham bowls club this screenings are in the ballroom of the balham bowls club at 8pm on the first thursday of each month. Balham bowls club nightingale balham, greater london. The balham bowls club or the bbc as its known to the locals, is run by the innovative antic chain and boasts character that has been sadly disappearing from londons streets as the larger breweries. Its quite a setting we can think of few other london pubs with a full size snooker table in them and probably a few fashion shoots will book the. A leading light in the balham rotary club in the 1960s was a past president, ernie russell, a local builder.
Restaurants near balham bowls club, london on tripadvisor. Dogs not allowed in restaurant and only in the pub until 9pm. No, when locals say theyll meet you at the bbc, they mean the balham bowls club. For more information, visit the club s website if available or contact the club secretary. Balham bowls club wedding marianne chua photography. This pub was editorially chosen for inclusion by londonist. Jane and rich are the fantastic couple who had a new york elopement and finished off their wedding celebrations with a party for friends and family in balham bowls club in south london. Balham bowls club is tucked off the main high street, and on entry takes you back to an old potentially haunted clubhouse. Review of the balham bowls club the original daily. The venues oddness attracts goodlooking youngish locals in numbers. Another bowling club in the area was the south london bowling club, where w. Petite pantos are super excited to be returning with their third annual january panto in a pub. The information given here is a brief summary of the contact details for this club. Balham bowls club 79 ramsden road sw12 8qx 020 8673 4700.
Everyone continued the drinks reception at the balham bowls club which is a beautiful casual pub in london with amazing food. This is a great place for sunday roast but make sure you book, as it is often full. Balham bowls club this pub was editorially chosen for inclusion by londonist. Honouring its reputation as a social hotspot, bbc as it is known to the locals, is a warren of spacious rooms and cosy hangouts. In january 2020 well be bringing the story of little red riding hood to one of our favourite east end boozers. Description youll find the charming balham bowls club on ramsden road, within strolling distance of balham station. Balham bar tapas the bbc as it is affectionately know is a pub reclaimed from a former bowls club house. Dulwich books is an awardwinning independent bookshop based in west dulwich. Charming pub and restaurant set in an old bowling club with a large beer garden, two large function rooms for hire and a diverse programme of events. To coincide with international womens your march agenda. Upcoming events solo craft fair south london craft market. The ballroom, balham bowls club balham literary festival 2019.
Bbc, as its affectionately referred to by the locals, boasts an amazing restaurant, two bars, three hire spaces and a huge, leafy garden. Much of the old bowls paraphernalia has been left around as decoration. Their tasty sunday roasts get everybody talking its probably a good idea to book ahead as a result, and theres a range of tasty treats to sample. Nov, 2019 reserve a table at balham bowls club, london on tripadvisor. In france, students and workers brought the economy to a halt, and in the uk and usa opposition to the vietnam war reached boiling point. After its closure many of the club s bowlers joined the balham club in ramsden road that also had a bowling green out the back.
We are a friendly book group which meets on the first tuesday of every month in the gorringe park pub in tooting. Pub quizzes take place at balham bowls club, 79 ramsden road, london, quiz every tuesday starts at 20. Set in the stunning balham bowls club, solo craft fair will be returning for their christmas market. Situated just off the hustle and bustle of balham high road, balham bowls club is a stunning public house at the heart of the balham community. We read a range of books which are chosen by the members each month.
Balham bowls club menu in image format shown on this website has been digitised by zomato. We sell books, cds, dvds, lps chocolate and more to help fought poverty and suffering around the world and in the uk. The former clubhouse of balham bowls club is also now a pub with several rooms and quirky, vintage dacor reflecting its history a there are chesterfields, rosettes and an old scoreboard. Affectionally known, and cheekily logod, as the bbc, balham bowls club is one of the most original pubs around. Compare every available hotel deal and airbnb near balham bowls club, so book today to secure the best price.
Find groups in london, england about clapham and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Eventbrite dulwich books presents vegan eats with rachel ama balham literary festival saturday, 15 june 2019 at balham bowls club, london, england. Something of a community gem, bbc offers a perfect blend of tradition and modernity paying close homage to its history as the local bowling club but also creating a slick contemporary feel. Jul 28, 2016 jane and rich are the fantastic couple who had a new york elopement and finished off their wedding celebrations with a party for friends and family in balham bowls club in south london. Sinead married her boy james and celebrated their union at balham bowls club in london with a pale pink, blue and ivory colour scheme which looked pretty darn awesome. Reserve a table at balham bowls club, london on tripadvisor. Jun 21, 2017 9 reasons why balham is the best place to live in london. Balham bowls club pub quizzers find a pub quiz near. Converted to a pub by antic in 2006, this former club just off balham high road retains a traditional feel but is now a shabby chic venue popular with young people. Balham bowls club archives rock my wedding uk wedding. Sinead and jim balham bowls club wedding weddings vintage.
We were shortlisted for best independent bookshop in london at the british book awards 2017. The balham bowls club s history has been preserved over its edwardian panelled wall with old rosettes and wooden scoreboards. And as always, the balham bowls club bar will be serving drinks and a delicious selection of food. Christmas with the balhamonics choir balham bowls club. Wimbledon book club 2,166 bookworms balham board games club. Disco yoga balham brunch balham, london something a little. The balham ukulele society is a fortnightly teaching workshop, uke jam and social at the balham bowls club. Balham winter market, 7th december 2019 solo craft fair. Menu including prices for balham bowls club may have changed since the last time the website was updated. I went again on thursday after not being here for a while and it didnt disappoint. They also offer group lessons followed by a free for all singalong.
They did an amazing job decorating the room with orange and yellow laterns, a pokemon themed guest polaroid guest book, hand written tile place. Wandsworth town hall is a short drive from balham, and we loved its gloriously kitsch art deco interior. Aug 19, 2015 balham bowls club is tucked off the main high street, and on entry takes you back to an old potentially haunted clubhouse. Latest news in balham in greater london, england, uk. The multiroomed interior features wood panelling, decorated with emblem. Its cosy corners are ideal for a quiet pint with your date or just to catch up with friends. Restaurants near balham bowls club, london, england. In the meantime, do keep safe and for any important matters regarding the balham bowls club please email the bosses ear any time at all. Whether its the tall, dark rooms, the comfy leather seats or the shabby little bar. Customers are free to download and save these images, but not use these digital files watermarked by the zomato logo for any commercial purpose, without. Balham bowls club youll find the charming balham bowls club on ramsden road, within strolling distance of balham station. Vegan eats with rachel ama balham literary festival.
When possible the information is provided by the club, but otherwise does its best to keep the information up to date. The mismatched furniture sprawls throughout the venue in bottomless armchairs, vintage. Its a very roomy venue literally with lots of different rooms and space, including two outside areas at the front and back. Only a stones throw from balham station, situated just off the hustle and bustle of balham high road, balham bowls club is a stunning public house at the heart of the balham community. Drinks are fairly standard, but its well worth booking a table for the food.
The society started in april 2009 on the realisation that there werent many uke clubs around that focus on teaching. It was an amazing way to receive them and check them out for the first time. Restaurants near balham bowls club, london, england tripadvisor. I particularly loved sineads gift to her husband on the morning of their wedding a vintage sapphire tie pin to complete his big day look. Ukulele club interview balham ukulele society london. Balham bowls club wedding reception following the ceremony guests hopped onto a classic red london bus, enjoying drinks on board as they made their way to balham bowls club, an antics pub in balham. The balham bowls club was founded a to provide oportunities of social intercourse and recreation b to supply refreshments. Unfortunately, the ballroom at the balham bowls club is not accessible for.
Pub quizzes take place at balham bowls club, balham on tuesdays weekly at 20. It was also where the english bowling association was formed. The former bowlsclub rooms have been transformed into quirky drinking dens, the bowling room itself into a dining room. There is floor to ceiling wooden panelling and a creaky, dilapidated floor that follows you round the endless cubby holes and cosy dining spaces. You are requesting to book balham bowls club for people on at. With a dance floor, stage, its own bar and toilets, the room can keep a party of up to 120 happy right through until the wee hours. Most of balham is in the london borough of wandsworth, although the sw12 postcode, generally thought to be coterminous with balham, includes the hyde farm area east of cavendish road within lambeth. Balham bowls club 79 ramsden road sw12 8qx 020 8673. Balham bowls club menu, menu for balham bowls club, balham.
All the guests enjoyed their drinks on the london routemaster bus to the wedding reception venue in south london, the balham bowls club. Balham bowls club says it like it is london evening standard. The ballroom at balham bowls is a venue space that will make you want to have a party even if you hadnt planned on having one. The balham bowls club affectionally referred to as the bbc by patrons is one of those massive, roomy south london venues that wouldnt fit north of the river. Ive photographed a wedding reception at the balham. The balham bowls club has the shabbychic aesthetic people pay thousands to achieve plus excellent. Balham bowls club, 6th october 2018 solo craft fair south.
Here you can enjoy real ales, pub grub, board games, two snooker tables, a fire in winter and beer garden in summer. Youll find the charming balham bowls club on ramsden road, within strolling distance of balham station. Oct 06, 2018 and as always, the balham bowls club bar will be serving drinks and a delicious selection of food. Jane and richs colourful balham bowls club london wedding. Somehow the bbc manages to stay relevant and inviting. Balham bowls club bars and pubs in balham, london time out. The balham bowls club or the bbc as its known to the locals, is run by the innovative antic. Balham bowls club, 79 ramsden road, balham, sw12 8qx. Regular weekly meetings of the balham rotary club were held on tuesday lunchtimes from 12 until pm at the bedford hotel where my grandfather used to drink back in the 1930s. A great library with a wide range of services and items for loan from books through. If you enjoyed are previous productions of dick whittington and mother. Its small though, so make sure you book ahead, or a long day could well end in disappointment.