Barnes is a small but perfectly formed Thames-side village in London, great for a stroll whilst discovering excellent local restaurants and boutiques, or simply relaxing by the river.
Sitting on Barnes green, looking at the leaves from the weeping willows dip in and out of the pond, it’s hard to believe that central London is just on the doorstep.Barnes is also the unlikely setting for one of London’s most famous music studios: The Olympic Sound Studios. Between 1966 and 2009, many artists recorded tracks at Olympic Sound Studios, including the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, the Kaiser Chiefs and The Arctic Monkeys. Barnes is also where the T-Rex singer Marc Bolan died in a car crash – the exact spot of the accident, on Queen’s Ride, is marked by Bolan’s Rock Shrine, where fans young and old come to pay their respects.