"Close to Clapham South tube and a 15min walk to Clapham junction station and bustling high street."
"Great connections with the Northern Line, Clapham Common and Clapham South along with loads of bus stops around the edges."
"Tube station and overground station nearby, about a 25 minute walk from clapham junction that isn’t too bad."
"Easily reached from Clapham Common and Clapham South on the Northern Line or Clapham Junction Station Mainline service."
"Easy access from public transport and supermarkets close at hand to stock up with snacks and drinks before reaching the park areas."
Cons:
"Bit of a dander from the station."
"Traffic very bad, road in very poor condition broken tarmac etc."
Facilities
Pros:
"Well maintained grass areas..plenty of open space and marked out pitches for organised sports / games."
"The park has a range of sporting facilities, including a running track, bowling green, football, rugby and others sports."
"Facilities located throughout — restrooms, cafe, ice cream stands, etc. Large playground."
"Has fishing lake, model boating lake, basket ball courts, skateboard park, 3 x cafe, kids playground, bandstand, tennis courts, table tennis, cricket nets, bowls, outside gym."
"Some of the facilities within the park include basketball court, skateboarding park, 2 children play parks, 2 ponds, tennis courts, small outdoor gym, swimming pool....to name a few."
"The common is a busy, large open parkland with football pitches, a cafe, the biggest bandstand in London, where free concerts are held, a hard-standing events area, and several ponds popular with anglers."
"A fantastic park with amenities for everyone, including children with a great playground area."
Cons:
"Its a lovely park/common but there are no toilets for the children or parents the nearest toilet is in the cafe area by the bandstand."
"Sadly no WC is functioning around."
"Shame there is only 1 cafe in the center and has limited options for food and drinks."
"Lovely common but its a shame the cafe doesn't improve .. same old food and not very friendly service."
"The common itself is good for dog walking, picnic or running. My reason for 3 stars is the play facilities. They're old and worn out."
"Not very nice. Overgrown grass throughout and lots of limbs and trees down. Doesn’t seem well maintained."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"One of the nicest parks in London!"
"I love visiting Clapham Common especially on a warm sunny day as the atmosphere comes alive with people enjoying the sun."
"Clapham Common provides an oasis of peace and calm amid the busy traffic of south west London."
"A lovely open green area with a great atmosphere."
"Visited Clapham Common for the first time. It's big, beautiful and on a sunny day there's lots of people jogging, cycling, sunbathing and enjoying life!"
"An oasis in a bustling residential part of South London."
"Gorgeous walk through Clapham Common today. Such a lovely park... only downside is all of the annoying people that eat their lunch on the common and leave their rubbish everywhere.. other than that it's a beautiful green space."
Cons:
"Probably the most miserable park in London. Minimal trees, zero flowers and wildlife habitat."
"What is the hype with Clapham Common? It’s so filthy and crowded."
"It's rather barren and uninteresting, though works well as a running track."
"Winterville.. Fantasy xmas experience... what a load of rubbish and nothing like on their advertised site. FALSE ADVERTISING SO PLEASE AVOID."
"A shame about the large proportion of people who dump their rubbish after picnics or meet ups. Disgusting."
"Public common, dog waste everywhere."
Events and Activities
Pros:
"There are often events here but it's a great place to hang out and bring a picnic."
"Part of the Common has open air gym facilities popular on weekends where people gather to watch others train."
"Regular events and festivals here in summer months such as Lovebox and SW4, and also the new Winterville - Clapham's answer to Winter Wonderland."
"Holds the country's second largest park run on Saturdays."
"Last day of a 3 day star studded event with music to dance away all! I am so excited that I experienced the festival at Clapham common. Can't wait for next year 😊"
"The festivals at Clapham common are epic! It's the place to be!"
"Weekends the Common transforms to football grounds with multiple pitches where Sunday’s mixed leagues play."
Cons:
"Overly busy on Sunday afternoons but great at other times."
"In winter it's full of mud and really hard to get excited about it."
"We went after Christmas so the market stalls were closed and there were no more music bits on."
"Often a festival or winterville will close a large part though."
"Just a former local revisiting the area for dog walkies! Visited 'Winterville'. Nothing but eateries and rides."
"It was really busy, not much social distancing and dry grass on the common but overall had a decent time."