ListingsUpdated Sat 5 Sep
Hammersmith: what's on and things to do
What is on in Hammersmith: the Apollo for the big touring shows, the Lyric for theatre, and a stretch of river with genuinely old pubs on it. The walk west along the Thames from the bridge is the reason to come early.
Saturday
5 September-
Free
Riverside walk to Chiswick
West from Hammersmith Bridge past three old pubs on the water. Flat, about an hour, and better at low tide.
Thursday
10 September-
Theatre From £15
Lyric Hammersmith: evening performance
A Victorian auditorium rebuilt inside a modern shell, with a studio upstairs and a long record of taking risks.
Friday
11 September-
Gigs Varies
Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith
The art deco hall that has taken the big touring shows since 1932. Doors usually at seven, and Hammersmith station is a two-minute walk.
Saturday
12 September-
Free
Riverside walk to Chiswick
West from Hammersmith Bridge past three old pubs on the water. Flat, about an hour, and better at low tide.
Thursday
17 September-
Theatre From £15
Lyric Hammersmith: evening performance
A Victorian auditorium rebuilt inside a modern shell, with a studio upstairs and a long record of taking risks.
Friday
18 September-
Gigs Varies
Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith
The art deco hall that has taken the big touring shows since 1932. Doors usually at seven, and Hammersmith station is a two-minute walk.
Saturday
19 September-
Free
Riverside walk to Chiswick
West from Hammersmith Bridge past three old pubs on the water. Flat, about an hour, and better at low tide.
Thursday
24 September-
Theatre From £15
Lyric Hammersmith: evening performance
A Victorian auditorium rebuilt inside a modern shell, with a studio upstairs and a long record of taking risks.
Saturday
27 March-
Seasonal Free
The Boat Race
Four and a quarter miles from Putney to Mortlake, free from either bank, and over in about twenty minutes. Hammersmith Bridge and Furnivall Gardens are the good spots.