Castlenau Library

Richmond upon Thames

Castlenau Library is a community hub in Barnes, the kind of place where locals bring their kids on a Wednesday morning and bump into the same faces week after week. The library runs a steady stream of children's events: story times and rhyme sessions where babies and toddlers get familiar with words and rhythm before they can really talk back. It's not a venue with a grand program that changes monthly. It's consistent, reliable, unglamorous. The area itself is residential, quieter than central London, the kind of neighbourhood where a good library matters.

Nearby venues

• WWT London Wetland Centre SW13 9WT
• WWT London SW13 9WT
• Red Lion SW13 9RU
• St Mary's Churchyard SW13 9HL
• Kitson Small Hall SW13 9HJ
• Kitson Hall SW13 9HJ
• The Bridge SW13 9DW
• Barnes Green Centre SW13 9HE