West Croydon Area Guide
A locals' guide to West Croydon
Where do West Croydon locals go?
Shelverdine Goathouse
A charming and homely pub with a good vibe. There are different bar areas each with its own character. Good selection of keg and cask ales and a open kitchen serving good, reasonably priced food. The staff are very friendly and the service good. It has a quiz night on Mondays, compered by a charming and entertaining quiz master.Read more
Why not explore the nearby areas of
croydon,
waddon,
thornton heath,
south croydon,
wallington,
shirley oaks,
hackbridge,
norbury,
elmers end,
and carshalton
Did you know?
"Croydon Palace dates back to around 960, with its current buildings erected in the 15th and 16th centuries. The summer home of the Archbishop of Canterbury for over 500 years, it now forms the estate of Old Palace of John Whitgift School."
Mitcham Common is a beautiful area to explore and one that I love taking the dog to when the weather's nice.
Thomas Lebbern
No longer in use, Croydon Airport was once a major international airport that now houses a visitor centre.
Ashley Whitehouse
Three Kings Pond is a great place to walk and unwind.
Tom Cope
Explore West Croydon
What locals say about West Croydon
Activities near West Croydon
Stardust starring Star Dust
STARDUST Starring Star Dust (In Person) is a glitter-soaked cabaret meltdown from Kat McGarr. Its a comedy cabaret theatre show of wit, wisdom and a lotta gold. Star Dust is a gloriously unhinged, faded icon in freefall, grasping for the spotlight and plummeting into glitter. It is a tragicomic character show blending storytelling, music and clowning into cabaret fuelled chaos and catharsis. A glittering love letter to loss, legacy, and the hope that can be found at the bottom of your cabin approved baggage. Expect glamour, chaos, clowning, a confetti of catharsis, and a show-stopping finale of hope. This is a gloriously silly and savagely honest transformation of loss and grief into.GOLD. STARDUST starring Star Dust (In person) has been created by "witty, mad, hilarious" (Time Out) theatre maker and cabaret shaker Kat McGarr (She/Her) who has worked extensively with Punchdrunk as a performer and creative including their most recent London show The Burnt City - writing/co assoc directing and performing in Peep Cabaret. She is also a founding collaborator of Gideon Reeling including co creating/writing/directing their sell out Starty Cabarets (Soho Theatre, Shoreditch Town Hall). Musical collaboration and keys; Robyn Herfellow (They/Them) accompanies cabaret's finest talents including; Sayonc (as man-hating accomplice Leslie-Ann), drag unroyalty Jonny Woo, Mawaan Rizwan & The Tracksuits, and Kat McGarr in the creation of STARDUST. They also most recently presented their own anarchic musical comedy, Body Stocking Legion -"Herfellows ability to capture an audience and take them on a journey is something to be in awe of - ★★★★ Broadway World.Read more
What's Love Got To Do With It?
Ultimate tribute concert to Tina Turner, presented by the award-winning producers behind Whitney - Queen Of The Night.
Calico Thieves
The Band says:- We had a fantastic year in 2024 - we were very honoured to play at the wonderful Broadstairs Folk Week in August, and also at the amazing community festival BunkFest in Wallingford. Exciting plans are coming together for 2025 - watch this space! What can you expect from a live gig We've got songs of revenge and illicit love, cheery little gospel songs about dying, and lots of accompanying laughter and banter - come and hear Sarah trash-talk each of us while Doug adjusts his guitar into ever more elaborate tunings before we set off into some melting harmonies, fiery fiddle melodies and blistering guitar licks! We cover everything from bluegrass and country to murder ballads, old jazz standards and gospel, plus the odd bluesy original thrown in for good measure. And we're keen on mixing it up with our own take on old favourites like Britney's Toxic and the Dead South's gorgeous minor version of You Are My Sunshine. In 2023 we played at the Croydon Folk and Blues Festival and Kew Village Market as well as in pubs around south-west London, including our Brentford residency at the Northumberland arms, and had a glowing review from the wonderful Doug Welch on Radio Kent Upload. Our origin story One cold January night in 2019, singer and guitarist Sarah Weir strapped her guitar to her back and set out in search of music and song. At the Old Packhorse in Chiswick, she stumbled across fiddle player Cath Nelson, and the pair bonded over shared tales of love lost - and a passion for Emmylou and Michelle Shocked. Together we became Calico Thieves, joined in 2021 by guitar genius Dr Doug Field and in 2022 by bass player extraordinaire Mark Waterfield. Now were on a mission to dress up in our finest stage gear, play and sing our hearts out - and spread the joy of American roots, country, gospel and blues!Read more
Golden Mic Games Night (Croydon)
Edwin Junior hosts a special spin off interactive games night where YOU the crowd are part of the fun, featuring the most popular and loved games you've experienced over the years at Golden Mic. There are prizes to be won so bring your friends, partners, work colleagues or side piece for our summer special! Taking place alongside our resident DJ and after party motive.Read more
BBQ + LIve Music with Dave Sears and Dom Tansley
1st Friday at The Clubhouse will be holding a BBQ on Friday 4th July from 6pm. There will be live music during the evening, from around 8pm, in the form of Dave Sears who will be supported by Dom Tansley. Dave is a seasoned musician who plays solo and in a number of local bands, including Tidy's Blues Sandwich, and is a regular at The Oval Tavern. It's great to welcome Dave back for his second 'stadium gig as he was very well received in February as support for Junkyard Choir. We have set a ridiculously low price of only £10 for this event the price includes your BBQ food and the live music. An evening not to be missed.Read more
Brit Kids Summer Exhibition 2025
BRIT kids summer exhibition will feature work from; Art, Photography, Digital design, Fashion. Music Production and Screen Writing. With screenings from our Filmmaking classes including the National Saturday Club class and Screen Acting classes. We will also host a live radio show with both our Radio groups. There will be some live performances from Songwriting students too! Not to mention our canteen will be open for a BBQ. Presented by BRIT Kids Croydon All agesRead more
Brooks Williams
Statesboro, Georgia-born, Cambridge, England-based guitarist singer and songwriter Brooks Williams, a leading light on the roots acoustic music scene, has over 33 recordings and has appeared at countless venues and festivals for over three decades. From Celtic Connections to Cropredy, Glastonbury to Philadelphia, Kerville to Winnipeg, Costa del Folk to Shrewsbury, there's very few stages Brooks Williams hasn't played. He moves effortlessly between country, blues and folk. WUMB-FM Boston names Williams one of their Top 100 All-Time Artists and he's listed in the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists. Brooks Williams, writes Fatea, is quite simply one of the most unassuming, natural performers on the circuit, and his easy, relaxed manner conceals the greatest level of true expertise. "One of the most consistently excellent musicians in roots music." American Roots UKRead more
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