<![CDATA[Putney Social - Hidden Gems]]>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:17:03 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[The Avenue Cookery School]]>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/the-avenue-cookery-school
The Avenue Cookery School, based in its brand-new, state-of-the-art kitchen on Enterprise Way, Wandsworth is a family-run cookery school. Offering one and two-week courses for all ages, The Avenue’s fun and laid-back atmosphere aims to teach attendees of all culinary levels to understand food. Their philosophy? ‘It’s time to move away from cookbook dependency and start treating recipes as sources of inspiration and guidance’.

Welcome to total beginners and accomplished cooks, you can expect to leave with new recipe ideas, a range of necessary kitchen skills, and a refreshed approach to an essential life skill.
‘Probably the most fun cookery school in London’

Visit The Avenue’s website for more information. http://theavenuecookeryschool.com/
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The Avenue Cookery School
3 Enteprise Way,
London,
SW18 1EJ

www.theavenuecookeryschool.com
]]><![CDATA[Parsons Nose Butchers]]>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:28:02 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/parsons-nose-butchersPicture
Parsons Nose is a family owned traditional butcher shop in the heart of Fulham, Putney and Kensington. It sells the best premium quality meats and takes pride in the fact that their friendly and knowledgeable staff will be able to answer any questions you could possibly have about MEAT. Between them, they have over 162 years butchery experience, they should know!

Parsons Nose hang and dry age their beef for 28 days+. if it is a more unusual meat or speciality cuts that you are after, then please let them know and they can order that in for you. There are so many different cuts of meat to ask for and most of their meat arrives on the bone. Their skilled butchers break it down in the shop, usually in front of the customers, who enjoy seeing the art of butchery and take the opportunity to chat about the meat itself while it is being prepared. 

They believe that shopping in your local butchers should be an experience. 
Knowledge of provenance together with the exchange of ideas or an introduction to new meat options will significantly improve your dining experience at home. Your new founded "butcher inspired knowledge" will give you the social currency to "wow" your guests with fascinating facts about your meat and where it comes from.

http://www.parsonsnose.co.uk

88 Lower Richmond Road
Putney SW15 1LL

t. 0208 788 6160
]]><![CDATA[Great River Race]]>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:38:20 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/great-river-race
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21.6 Miles from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey, This year's Race is on Saturday 27 September 2014. 

The Great River Race, is a spectacular boat race up the River Thames that attracts over 300 crews from all over the globe and appeals to every level of competitor from those who enjoy fun, fancy dress and charity stunts, to serious sportsmen and women who like to win. A great fun day out for competitors and spectators alike. Come and watch from the newly opened Putney Bridge.

http://www.greatriverrace.co.uk/

]]><![CDATA[Putney Bridge - RE-OPENING TOMORROW!!]]>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/putney-bridge-re-opening-tomorrow
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Putney Bridge has been closed for just short of 11 weeks, but is reopening during the early hours of Friday morning. Some people have loved the traffic free high street and others have hated the inconvenience of it. Some local businesses have thrived from the closure but many have found it a long tough summer.

Come and tell me what the bridge closure meant to you – we will be decorating Church Square with luggage tags which members of the public have written on telling us what the bridge closure meant to them.

From midday until 4p.m.

]]><![CDATA[Art Thames Project]]>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:31:21 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/art-thames-projectPicture
A celebration of the reopening of Putney Bridge & wildlife in River Thames​ on Friday 26th September between 12pm and 7pm.

Inspired by the temporary change of the landscape in Putney due to the closure of the bridge this summer, we decided it was a great opportunity to celebrate the river.  

Hopefully, the colourful band along the river will reflect what we know and imagine to be there, and what role we play as human beings. Join us in this exciting pop-up event marking the reopening of Putney Bridge and take the opportunity to celebrate the River Thames. Turn your views and visions of a richer river wildlife into art. 

All you need to do is be there and we will provide the chalk. Everyone is invited: local residents and passers-by, pre-booked teams, schools and workplaces, artists and enthusiasts.

The aim is to colour the whole stretch along Putney Wharf, showing the importance of re-establising healthy wildlife in the Thames. So come along and let your inspiration flow!

http://artthamesproject.wix.com/art-thames-project
Please find Putney Wharf on the map below



View Putney Wharf In A Larger Map
]]><![CDATA[Kitchen Architecture]]>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:30:18 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/kitchen-architectureKitchen Architecture, have a beautiful showroom at 144 Lower Richmond Road. They  are the largest independent retailer of bulthaup kitchens.

The Kitchen Architecture approach is unrivalled in terms of customer service, product knowledge, technical understanding, and project delivery. The focus is always to add value to your home and lifestyle. Kitchen Architecture strives to deliver a service that surpasses expectations. The designers are supported by design co-ordinators who are fully trained in Kitchen Architecture design principles. The project managers oversee the site surveys, liaise with all the other contractors, co-ordinate the team of bulthaup-trained fitters, and ensure the project runs smoothly from concept to completion.

If you are just looking for ideas a visit to the amazing showroom is well worth it.
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http://www.kitchenarchitecture.co.uk/

]]><![CDATA[The Thames Path]]>Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:46:20 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/the-thames-path This easy walk explores the section of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and Barnes Bridge. Our route covers the first four miles of the distance covered by the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

The start is Putney Bridge Underground station. Exit the station and follow the signs opposite directly you to the Thames Path. We are heading upstream towards Hammersmith Bridge. So reaching the path alongside the Thames you should have the river on your left as you walk. You pass under Putney Bridge and almost immediately enter Fulham Palace Gardens with pleasant areas of grass and fine mature trees. This soon becomes Bishops Park with some very busy sports grounds at weekends.

On the river, certainly at weekends, you will be surprised by the amount of activity especially by rowing clubs with pair, fours and eights all practicing on the river. Also you see across the river rowing clubs with their concrete slipways. Reaching Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham Football Club, the path is forced away from the river bank as you follow the perimeter of the ground. You are soon back on the river though with the Wetlands Centre on the opposite bank.

You will also see evidence of wharves on the riverside – evidence that this was a busy working river in times gone by. Across the river you will also see Harrod’s Depository, a rather grand building for humble storage. Ahead lies Hammersmith Bridge. Work commenced on this elegant bridge in 1825 and it was the first suspension bridge across the Thames. Originally a toll bridge it was extensively refurbished in 1973.

Reaching Hammersmith Bridge, go under the walkway and then climb the steps on your right to gain access to the bridge. Cross the bridge and once on the other side regain the riverside footpath and continue upstream. You soon pass the slipways for St Paul’s School Rowing Club and then enter a stretch of riverbank that is quite rural. The amount of birdlife on this section was a surprise with many cormorants drying their outstretched wings. The next bridge soon comes into sight. This is Barnes Bridge which carries the railway across the Thames. Unlike the boat crews in the annual Boat Race, we terminate the walk here while they have another three-quarters of a mile to go as they head for Mortlake.

Please see a map route of The Thames Path walk below.

View The Thames Path in a larger map
]]><![CDATA[The Rocket]]>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 13:44:49 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/the-rocket
This is not your normal JD Wetherspoons pub, easily located below Putney Wharf Tower and on the bank of the River Thames, you are greeted by red velvet furniture and dangling lamps hanging from the ceiling when you first walk in.

Giving beautiful views across the River, The Rocket offers the JD Wetherspoons prices but with their kind of style style and quality. The staff are very attentive and are very customer friendly and they have a great lunch menu, particularly on a Sunday.
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The Rocket Pub
Putney Wharf Tower 
Brewhouse Lane 
Putney 
London 
SW15 2JQ
0208 780 8970

http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-rocket
http://www.putneysocial.co.uk/the-rocket.html

Monday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Friday: 9:00am – 11:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 11:00am
Sunday: 9:00am – 10:30pm
]]><![CDATA[Alquimia]]>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:43:50 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/alquimiaPicture
Alquimia is a local Spanish restaurant located on the Thames Embankment in Putney Wharf. Serving the very best tapas, cured meats, fish and classic Iberian dishes, they cook in a bold modern style. Opened in 2013, the owners had worked together previously in several restaurant kitchens.

With a large alfresco space customers are treated to a wide selection of wines from many of Spain’s famous growing regions, all with Denominación de Origen.

The reetaurants aim is that you will leave dreaming of the Boqueria in Barcelona or picturesque fishing villages in Andalucía.
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Alquimia 
3B, 30 Brewhouse Lane 
Putney Wharf 
Putney
London
SW15 2JX
0208 785 0508 

http://www.alquimiarestaurant.co.uk/

Monday: 11.30am - 11.30pm
Tuesday: 11.30am - 11.30pm
Wednesday: 11.30am - 11.30pm
Thursday: 11.30am - 11.30pm
Friday: 11.30am - 11.30pm
Saturday: 11.30am - 11.30pm
Sundays: 12am - 10.30pm

]]><![CDATA[Carluccios]]>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:42:34 GMThttp://www.putneysocial.co.uk/hidden-gems/carlucciosPicture
The popular Italian restaurant Carluccio’s is located on Putney riverfront, just east of Putney Bridge within Putney Wharf. The restaurant has a huge riverfront terrace from which to enjoy the River Thames. 

Food is prepared using the best fresh, natural ingredients, and where possible from Italy

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Carluccio's
Brewhouse Street
Putney Wharf
Putney
London
SW15 2JQ
0208 789 0591

http://www.carluccios.com/restaurants/putney

Monday: 8am - 11pm
Tuesday: 8am - 11pm
Wednesday: 8am - 11pm
Thursday: 8am - 11pm
Friday: 8am - 11pm
Saturday: 8am - 11pm
Sunday: 9am - 10.30pm
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