COLLIERS WOOD
SW19
SW19
I’ve lived in Colliers Wood for just over ten years
(in 2009) and since there is not a lot of local info
under one roof, as it were, on the the internet
I thought I’ll put together a list of everyday
bits and pieces around here.
(in 2009) and since there is not a lot of local info
under one roof, as it were, on the the internet
I thought I’ll put together a list of everyday
bits and pieces around here.
Colliers Wood is in the
borough of MERTON.
The council website is handy for information
about schools, council tax, parking etc.
A - Z LIST OF SHOPS AND
SERVICES
SERVICES
I’ve used the tube station as the focal
point in all of these instructions.
Please click on the images
to view a larger version.
ACCOMMODATION
ADULT EDUCATION
BANKS
BUREAU DE CHANGE
CAFÉS
CAR BOOT SALES
CASHPOINTS
CHILDCARE
CHURCH
CINEMA
CITY FARM
CONVENIENCE STORES
DENTIST
DOCTOR
DRY CLEANERS
FAST FOOD
FARMERS (ORGANIC) MARKET
FISH AND CHIPS
GYM
HAIRDRESSERS
HOSPITAL
HOTELS
INTERNET
LIBRARY
MARKETS
MINICAB
NEWSAGENTS
PARKING
PARKS
PETROL STATIONS
PHARMACIES
POST OFFICE
POOL
PUBS & BARS
RESTAURANTS
RIVER
SCHOOLS
SHOPS
SPORTS FACILITIES
TRAVEL CONNECTIONS
VETS
point in all of these instructions.
Please click on the images
to view a larger version.
ACCOMMODATION
ADULT EDUCATION
BANKS
BUREAU DE CHANGE
CAFÉS
CAR BOOT SALES
CASHPOINTS
CHILDCARE
CHURCH
CINEMA
CITY FARM
CONVENIENCE STORES
DENTIST
DOCTOR
DRY CLEANERS
FAST FOOD
FARMERS (ORGANIC) MARKET
FISH AND CHIPS
GYM
HAIRDRESSERS
HOSPITAL
HOTELS
INTERNET
LIBRARY
MARKETS
MINICAB
NEWSAGENTS
PARKING
PARKS
PETROL STATIONS
PHARMACIES
POST OFFICE
POOL
PUBS & BARS
RESTAURANTS
RIVER
SCHOOLS
SHOPS
SPORTS FACILITIES
TRAVEL CONNECTIONS
VETS
* * *
ACCOMMODATION
Best way to see accommodation for rent
and for sale is to use one of
the search pages like
http://www.findaproperty.com
http://www.primelocation.com
http://www.rightmove.co.uk
Shared accommodation
http://www.gumtree.com
http://www.intolondon.com
www.loot.com
* * *
ADULT EDUCATION
The nearest adult education colleges
are in Tooting Broadway and Morden.
They have various venues for the classes
all over the surrounding areas.
* * *
BANKS
Nearest banks are in
Tooting Broadway
(HSBC, Lloyds, Halifax,
Nationwide,
Natwest, Abbey)
South Wimbledon
(Barclays)
and
Wimbledon
(HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds,
Abbey, Halifax, Natwest)
* * *
BUREAU DE
CHANGE
There are four places within a walking distance from the
tube station where you can exchange currency.
The nearest one is The Post Office inside the Costcutter
shop. Come out of the tube station and turn left.
Costcutter is on your left after the betting shop.
Second place is inside the Sainsbury's superstore.
See SHOPS for details.
The excange booth is on the second floor. As you enter
the shop from the High Street go up the escalator and
turn left towards the toilets. The booth is just
before the corridor to the toilets.
Third place is within the Marks & Spencer
superstore on the second floor which is in
the same building as the Sainsbury's
superstore (see above) Follow
in-store instructions.
Fourth place is inside the First Choice Holiday
Hypermarket in Tandem Centre Retail Park.
Come out of the tube station and turn left. Walk for
about 5-10 minutes and you'll come to the shopping
centre on your left. First Choice is located in a building
directly behind the junction from the main road
into the retail park, next door to Frankie &
Bennys/Nando's restaurants.
* * *
CAFÉS
42nd Cafe & Restaurant & MAP on the
High Street (five minutes from the
tube towards Tooting) do a
nice all day breakfast.
Ark Cafe
B's Snack Bar & Bakery
Merton Abbey Mills cafes
Starbucks at the Tandem
Centre Retail Park.
There are also cafe's inside the Sainsbury's
Superstore and Marks & Spencer Superstore
in the same building. See SHOPS for details.
* * *
CARBOOT SALES
See MARKETS
* * *
CASHPOINTS
The nearest cashpoints to the tube station are outside
Tesco Express (3) on the High Street and
inside the Sainsburys superstore (4).
When entering the store from Merton High Street
they are behind the two travelators coming
down from the shop. Please see SHOPS
for the details of the locations.
* * *
CHILDCARE
There are various nurseries
in Merton.
* * *
CHURCH
Is only church in Colliers Wood Crist Church is
located on Christchurch Road minutes
from the tube station.
Come out of the station and turn left. Keep walking
for about 5 minutes past South Gardens and
Colwood Gardens and you'll see
the church on your left.
CINEMA
The nearest cinema is in
Wimbledon.
There is also one in
Croydon
(Choose Croydon Purley Way
from the drop down menu)
* * *
CITY FARM
A family day out favourite Deen City Farm
(and riding school) is located near Colliers Wood
along the river Wandle in Morden Hall Park.
CONVENIENCE
STORES
There are a few Convenience Stores along the
High Street towards Tooting. They usually sell
fresh fruit and veg and other bits and pieces.
* * *
DENTIST
Use your own postcode or
SW19 2HR to search
on this NHS site
* * *
DOCTOR
There are plenty of GP’s
surgeries to choose from.
Use your own postcode or
SW19 2HR to search.
I’m registered at Merton Medical Practice
which has efficient and friendly
staff and great doctors.
* * *
DRY CLEANERS
Come of the tube and turn right, it’s between
the fish and chip shop and the video
rental store on your left.
Other dry cleaners in the area.
* * *
FAST FOOD
BURGER KING
Is located in the Priory Retail Park. Come out of
the tube and walk straight on past the big ugly
tower towards Sainsbury’s superstore and
you’ll see Burger King right front of you.
KFC
PIZZ HUT
Both KFC and Pizza Hut are located in
Merton Abbey Mills, behind the
Sainsbury’s superstore.
A shortcut to get there: walk through Sainbury’s car park
and take the pedestrian tunnel under Merantun Way.
When you come out of the tunnel the restaurants are
on your right behind a massive pylon.
There are also various other fast food shops
along the High Street both towards Tooting
Broadway and South Wimbledon.
* * *
FARMERS (ORGANIC)
MARKET
There is a Farmers Market at Merton Abbey Mills
every Saturday & Sunday 10am until 5pm.
Organic produce from local suppliers:
fruit & veg, bread, eggs, meat, fish, cheese,
drinks, cakes and pastries.
* * *
FISH AND CHIPS
Out of the tube, turn left, and it’s between
Spice Of Raj Indian restaurant
and the dry cleaners.
GYM
Virgin Active
The gym is in the same building the
Premier Inn hotel.
HAIRDRESSERS
There a few hair salons in Colliers Wood.
For a larger selection head to Wimbledon.
* * *
HOSPITAL
The nearest hospital and A&E department is
St Georges in Tooting, a short walk from
Tooting Broadway tube.
They also have a daily Walk-In Centre if you can’t
get an appointment with your GP. It’s first
come first served basis so get there early.
* * *
HOTELS
Premier Inn
Search with postcode
SW19 2RF
Holiday Inn
INTERNET
There are two internet “cafes” (except no coffee
nor anything else is served!) minutes
from the tube station.
One is inside a video rental store, come out of the tube
station and turn left. The shop is towards the end
of the row of shops on your left, next
door to a dry cleaners.
The second is inside Jay’s newsagents (below). Come out
of the tube station and turn right. Walk along the road
past Colliers Wood library, cross the junction
of Cavendish Road and the High Street. The
newsagents is next door to an
estate agents in the corner.
There is also internet access in the Library
(see LIBRARY for details) but I think you have
to be a member to be able to use that.
Closed on Wednesdays.
* * *
LIBRARY
Colliers Wood library is moments from the tube
station on the High Street on same side as
the station, opposite Tesco Express. The
building is called Cavendish House.
The library is closed on Wednesdays.
MARKETS
Merton Abbey Mills Arts
and Crafts Market
The weekend market is held every Sat and Sun between
10am and 5pm, with indoor and outdoor stalls and shops
selling an range of hand- crafted goods, gifts,
jewellery and fashion. There are also
various food stalls.
There is a working waterwheel, in fact the only
one in London! The local history is told
on the walls of the wheel house.
They also run pottery classes (and pottery is for sale)
in the wheel house, bookings are on a first
come first served basis. Saturday
and Sunday sessions are from
11am - 3pm hourly.
There are three ways to walk to Abbey
Mills from the tube station.
1. (Red arrows map below) Come out of the tube and turn left.
Keep walking for about 5-10 minutes until you come to a
big junction (of Christchurch Road and Merantun Way)
with the Tandem Centre shopping centre on your
left and Sainsburys on your right.
Cross the junction so that you are on the same side of
the road as the Virgin Gym and Premier Inn hotel on
Merantun Way. Keep walking past the hotel and
you'll come to a pedestrian ramp going down. Walk
down and through the car park towards KFC and
Pizza Hut. Walk past them and you'll
come to the market area.
2. (Blue arrows map below) Come out of the tube
station and carry on straight ahead past the
big ugly tower towards Sainsburys.
When you get to the little bridge that leads from the
High Street to the supermarket, don't cross it but
carry on to your right instead, along the Wandle
river. Keep walking until you come to a crossing
(Merantun Way). Cross the road and you'll see a
little bridge leading to the left. Cross the
bridge and you are in the market area.
3. (First blue then yellow arrows map below) Come out of
the tube station and carry on straight ahead past
the big ugly tower towards Sainsburys.
When you get to the supermarket carry on underneath it
across the car park. Take the underground pedestrian
tunnel (under Merantun Way) signposted Merton
Abbey Mills. It's directly opposite the Marks &
Spencer back entrance. Go through the tunnel and
carry on to your right towards KFC and Pizza Hut.
Walk past them and you'll come to the market area.
CARBOOT SALES
and for sale is to use one of
the search pages like
http://www.findaproperty.com
http://www.primelocation.com
http://www.rightmove.co.uk
Shared accommodation
http://www.gumtree.com
http://www.intolondon.com
www.loot.com
* * *
ADULT EDUCATION
The nearest adult education colleges
are in Tooting Broadway and Morden.
They have various venues for the classes
all over the surrounding areas.
* * *
BANKS
Nearest banks are in
Tooting Broadway
(HSBC, Lloyds, Halifax,
Nationwide,
Natwest, Abbey)
South Wimbledon
(Barclays)
and
Wimbledon
(HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds,
Abbey, Halifax, Natwest)
* * *
BUREAU DE
CHANGE
There are four places within a walking distance from the
tube station where you can exchange currency.
The nearest one is The Post Office inside the Costcutter
shop. Come out of the tube station and turn left.
Costcutter is on your left after the betting shop.
Second place is inside the Sainsbury's superstore.
See SHOPS for details.
The excange booth is on the second floor. As you enter
the shop from the High Street go up the escalator and
turn left towards the toilets. The booth is just
before the corridor to the toilets.
Third place is within the Marks & Spencer
superstore on the second floor which is in
the same building as the Sainsbury's
superstore (see above) Follow
in-store instructions.
Fourth place is inside the First Choice Holiday
Hypermarket in Tandem Centre Retail Park.
Come out of the tube station and turn left. Walk for
about 5-10 minutes and you'll come to the shopping
centre on your left. First Choice is located in a building
directly behind the junction from the main road
into the retail park, next door to Frankie &
Bennys/Nando's restaurants.
* * *
CAFÉS
42nd Cafe & Restaurant & MAP on the
High Street (five minutes from the
tube towards Tooting) do a
nice all day breakfast.
Ark Cafe
B's Snack Bar & Bakery
Merton Abbey Mills cafes
Starbucks at the Tandem
Centre Retail Park.
There are also cafe's inside the Sainsbury's
Superstore and Marks & Spencer Superstore
in the same building. See SHOPS for details.
* * *
CARBOOT SALES
See MARKETS
* * *
CASHPOINTS
The nearest cashpoints to the tube station are outside
Tesco Express (3) on the High Street and
inside the Sainsburys superstore (4).
When entering the store from Merton High Street
they are behind the two travelators coming
down from the shop. Please see SHOPS
for the details of the locations.
* * *
CHILDCARE
There are various nurseries
in Merton.
* * *
CHURCH
Is only church in Colliers Wood Crist Church is
located on Christchurch Road minutes
from the tube station.
Come out of the station and turn left. Keep walking
for about 5 minutes past South Gardens and
Colwood Gardens and you'll see
the church on your left.
CINEMA
The nearest cinema is in
Wimbledon.
There is also one in
Croydon
(Choose Croydon Purley Way
from the drop down menu)
* * *
CITY FARM
A family day out favourite Deen City Farm
(and riding school) is located near Colliers Wood
along the river Wandle in Morden Hall Park.
CONVENIENCE
STORES
There are a few Convenience Stores along the
High Street towards Tooting. They usually sell
fresh fruit and veg and other bits and pieces.
* * *
DENTIST
Use your own postcode or
SW19 2HR to search
on this NHS site
* * *
DOCTOR
There are plenty of GP’s
surgeries to choose from.
Use your own postcode or
SW19 2HR to search.
I’m registered at Merton Medical Practice
which has efficient and friendly
staff and great doctors.
* * *
DRY CLEANERS
Come of the tube and turn right, it’s between
the fish and chip shop and the video
rental store on your left.
Other dry cleaners in the area.
* * *
FAST FOOD
BURGER KING
Is located in the Priory Retail Park. Come out of
the tube and walk straight on past the big ugly
tower towards Sainsbury’s superstore and
you’ll see Burger King right front of you.
KFC
PIZZ HUT
Both KFC and Pizza Hut are located in
Merton Abbey Mills, behind the
Sainsbury’s superstore.
A shortcut to get there: walk through Sainbury’s car park
and take the pedestrian tunnel under Merantun Way.
When you come out of the tunnel the restaurants are
on your right behind a massive pylon.
There are also various other fast food shops
along the High Street both towards Tooting
Broadway and South Wimbledon.
* * *
FARMERS (ORGANIC)
MARKET
There is a Farmers Market at Merton Abbey Mills
every Saturday & Sunday 10am until 5pm.
Organic produce from local suppliers:
fruit & veg, bread, eggs, meat, fish, cheese,
drinks, cakes and pastries.
* * *
FISH AND CHIPS
Out of the tube, turn left, and it’s between
Spice Of Raj Indian restaurant
and the dry cleaners.
GYM
Virgin Active
The gym is in the same building the
Premier Inn hotel.
HAIRDRESSERS
There a few hair salons in Colliers Wood.
For a larger selection head to Wimbledon.
* * *
HOSPITAL
The nearest hospital and A&E department is
St Georges in Tooting, a short walk from
Tooting Broadway tube.
They also have a daily Walk-In Centre if you can’tget an appointment with your GP. It’s first
come first served basis so get there early.
* * *
HOTELS
Premier Inn
Search with postcode
SW19 2RF
Holiday Inn
INTERNET
There are two internet “cafes” (except no coffee
nor anything else is served!) minutes
from the tube station.
One is inside a video rental store, come out of the tube
station and turn left. The shop is towards the end
of the row of shops on your left, next
door to a dry cleaners.
The second is inside Jay’s newsagents (below). Come out
of the tube station and turn right. Walk along the road
past Colliers Wood library, cross the junction
of Cavendish Road and the High Street. The
newsagents is next door to an
estate agents in the corner.
There is also internet access in the Library
(see LIBRARY for details) but I think you have
to be a member to be able to use that.
Closed on Wednesdays.
* * *
LIBRARY
Colliers Wood library is moments from the tube
station on the High Street on same side as
the station, opposite Tesco Express. The
building is called Cavendish House.
The library is closed on Wednesdays.
MARKETS
Merton Abbey Mills Arts
and Crafts Market
The weekend market is held every Sat and Sun between
10am and 5pm, with indoor and outdoor stalls and shops
selling an range of hand- crafted goods, gifts,
jewellery and fashion. There are also
various food stalls.
There is a working waterwheel, in fact the only
one in London! The local history is told
on the walls of the wheel house.
They also run pottery classes (and pottery is for sale)
in the wheel house, bookings are on a first
come first served basis. Saturday
and Sunday sessions are from
11am - 3pm hourly.
There are three ways to walk to Abbey
Mills from the tube station.
1. (Red arrows map below) Come out of the tube and turn left.
Keep walking for about 5-10 minutes until you come to a
big junction (of Christchurch Road and Merantun Way)
with the Tandem Centre shopping centre on your
left and Sainsburys on your right.
Cross the junction so that you are on the same side of
the road as the Virgin Gym and Premier Inn hotel on
Merantun Way. Keep walking past the hotel and
you'll come to a pedestrian ramp going down. Walk
down and through the car park towards KFC and
Pizza Hut. Walk past them and you'll
come to the market area.
2. (Blue arrows map below) Come out of the tube
station and carry on straight ahead past the
big ugly tower towards Sainsburys.
When you get to the little bridge that leads from the
High Street to the supermarket, don't cross it but
carry on to your right instead, along the Wandle
river. Keep walking until you come to a crossing
(Merantun Way). Cross the road and you'll see a
little bridge leading to the left. Cross the
bridge and you are in the market area.
3. (First blue then yellow arrows map below) Come out of
the tube station and carry on straight ahead past
the big ugly tower towards Sainsburys.
When you get to the supermarket carry on underneath it
across the car park. Take the underground pedestrian
tunnel (under Merantun Way) signposted Merton
Abbey Mills. It's directly opposite the Marks &
Spencer back entrance. Go through the tunnel and
carry on to your right towards KFC and Pizza Hut.
Walk past them and you'll come to the market area.
CARBOOT SALES
There is a Car Boot Sale at Merton Abbey Mills
on the first Sunday of the Month
10am - 5pm.
There is also a Car Boot Sale every Wednesday,
Saturday and Sunday mornings (and Bank Holiday
Mondays) at the car park of the Wimbledon Stadium
(GreyhoundTrack) at Plough Lane SW17.
(Advert from a local
paper 25.6.09)
SUNDAY MARKET
A general market is held every Sunday morning at the
same location as the Saturday Car Boot sale at
Wimbledon Stadium car park. Great for
bits and pieces for the home
at cheap prices.
* * *
MINICAB
The nearest minicab office is on the other side
of the road from the tube station, next
door to Rehab restaurant.
TEL: 020 8287 4444
Other minicab firms nearby
* * *
NEWSAGENTS
There are various newsagents on the
High Street towards Tooting.
Search with the term “newsagent”
and the postcode SW192BY
Costcutter and Tesco have well stocked
newspaper/magazine sections as well.
* * *
PARKING
Most of the residential areas in Colliers Wood are
Controlled Parking Zones which means you you must
display a valid resident's, visitor's or business
permit, a disabled blue badge, or if parking within
a pay and display bay, a valid parking ticket.
There are free carparks (parking limited to a time, check
individually) at the Sainsbury's Superstore (entrance
from Merantun Way), Merton Abbey Mills (below top),
Tandem Centre Retail Park (below middle) and
the Priory Retail Park (below bottom).
See SHOPS for location details.
* * *
PARKS
There are two big parks minutes away
from the tube station.
Wandle Park (above top) is directly opposite
the tube station, entrance gates are next to
The Colliers Tup pub (below)
There are also entrances on
Wandle Bank (below)
And Byegrove Road as well.
Photos from the park (below)
Colliers Wood Recreation Ground is
behind the tube station.
There are entrances on
South Gardens (below)
Clarendon Road (below)
And Cavendish Road (below)
Photos from the park (below)
There are plenty of other green spaces within a
short distance from Colliers Wood including
Wimbledon Common, Mitcham Common
and Morden Hall Park.
There is also a 7,434sq m nature reserve in the
middle of Colliers Wood with entrances from
Myrna Close, Fleming Mead, Victoria Road
and Christchurch Road (see arrows
on photo below)
Photos from the reserve
PETROL STATIONS
Total
Esso
Sainbury’s
* * *
PHARMACIES
Use the postcode SW19 2HR
to search.
There is a pharmacy inside the Sainsbury's
Superstore and the Boots Superstore,
see SHOPS for details.
* * *
POST OFFICE
The Colliers Wood Post Office (use postcode SW19 2HR
to search) is located inside the Costcutter shop
moments from the tube station.
Come out of the station and turn left. The shop
is on your left after the betting shop.
The Post Office in on your left as you enter the
shop behind the drinks cabinets.
Current opening times:
Monday 08:30 17:30
Tuesday 09:00 17:30
Wednesday 09:00 19:30
Thursday 09:00 17:30
Friday 09:00 17:30
Saturday 09:00 14:00
POOL
The nearest public swimming pool is at
Tooting Broadway at a Leisure Centre.
The nearest outdoor pool
is at Tooting Bec (below).
PUBS & BARS
THE ROYAL STANDARD
An old fashioned local, great for a quiet pint as there
are no blaring juke boxes! On the various TV screen
dotted around the pub (and even outside in the
covered smoking area) you can follow
horse racing and football.
The big back garden has picnic style tables and
sun shades. The covered area has seating,
tables and heaters. No food.
THE COLLIERS TUP
A pub catering for a younger crowd, gets very lively
and noisy especially at the weekends. They have
TV’s for rugby and footie and a big back
garden bordering with the park for
smokers. Food is served.
GJ’S
One of the best kept secrets of Colliers Wood this
pub comes with a lovely back garden
including a little brook.
Sports are shown on big screen and food is served.
Five minute walk from the tube station
towards Tooting on the High Street.
KISS ME HARDY
This chain pub is more of a restaurant than a
drinking pub. The eating area is 3
times the size of the “pub”.
Very popular with families as the food deals are
fairly cheap. Has some seating outside next to the
High Street. Upstairs is dedicated to kids with
Wacky Warehouse playground.
THE WILLIAM MORRIS
A nice riverside setting, you almost forget you’re in
London. Has a nice upstairs balcony for those
long summer nights. Food is served.
Gets super busy Saturdays and Sunday
lunchtimes with the crowd from the
Abbey Mills market next to it.
VENUS
A bar come brasserie situated moments from the tube.
The glass wall opens up to make it an all fresco
scene in the summer but the location isn’t
very nice with constant traffic and
buses yards away.
THE NELSON ARMS
This pub is on the Colliers Wood borders, half way
through to South Wimbledon on the High Street.
They have a nice garden away from the
traffic area. Food is served.
RESTAURANTS
REHAB
Continental cuisine, pasta,
pizza etc.
Looks tiny from the outside but opens up into a
decent side eatery with a nice glass roof in the
middle. Also has a separate cocktail bar area.
Service is friendly and the food is nice.
SPICE OF RAJ
Indian
One of the best Indians I’ve ever had the
pleasure of being a regular customer of.
The food is just divine!
Friendly and fast service plus reasonable
prices.They do take away and
home deliveries as well.
FRANKIE & BENNY’S
50's style American/Italian
This chain restaurant located in the Tandem Centre
Retail Park (see SHOPS for details) does reasonable
food and the prices aren’t too bad. Book
ahead at the weekends though,
they get super busy.
NANDO’S
Portuguese
This chain restaurant located in the Tandem
Centre Retail Park (see SHOPS for details)
serves Piri Piri chicken in various
forms. Small portions and quite
expensive for what you get.
MAMMA ROSA
Italian restaurant at Merton Abbey Mills. Nice
riverside setting with outside seating.
Gets busy on market days.
RIVER
The river Wandle runs through
Colliers Wood.
Photos from along the river
at Merton High Street
SCHOOLS
Merton has 43 primary schools with a nursery
attached to each, 8 secondary schools, including
two academies, and 3 special schools.
All the info in the council website.
* * *
SHOPS
The links will take you directly to the Colliers Wood
branch page. Where no direct link is available I've
provided a postcode to search with
on the store locator page.
HIGH STREET SHOPS 1
HIGH STREET SHOPS 2
COSTCUTTER
Well stocked gerenal store/newsagents moments from
Colliers Wood tube. Come out of the station and
turn left. The Post Office in inside this shop.
TESCO
Well stocked Tesco Express inside the Esso petrol
station moments from Colliers Wood tube. Come
out of the station and cross the road to the right
and carry on walking towards Tooting. The
petrol station is on your left after
The Royal Standard pub.
SAINSBURY'S
SUPERSTORE
The Sainsburys supermarket is also known as
the Sava Centre. It has a large food section
plus clothing and homewares.
MARKS AND SPENCER
SUPERSTORE
Clothing, shoes, accessories, homewares and
food on two floors. This branch of the High
Street favourite is one of the
biggest in London.
TANDEM CENTRE
RETAIL PARK
NEXT
Clothing, shoes, accessories,
homewares
CLARKS
Shoes
WH SMITH
Stationary & books
JD SPORTS
Sports clothing and footwear
TKMAXX
Discount clothing superstore
plus homewares
MAMAS AND PAPAS
Baby superstore
NEW LOOK
Trendy teens clothing store
ARGOS
Multi-purpose superstore, everything for
the home & garden etc etc under one roof.
This is one of their "Extra" shops
which stocks most of the things
listed in their catalogue.
SPORTSDIRECT
Sports and leisure wear
superstore
BOOTS
A superstore branch of this
chemists chain
GAME
Computer games
FIRST CHOICE
Travel agents
CORAL
Betting shop
JESSOPS
Photography specialists
PRIORY RETAIL PARK
PC WORLD
Computer superstore
Search with postcode
SW19 2PP
CURRYS
Eletcric and white
goods superstore
Search with postcode
SW19 2NX
HARVEYS
Furniture and
furnishings
CARPHONE WAREHOUSE
Mobile phone shop
SHOPS ON THE BORDERS
OF COLLIERS WOOD
LIDL
Continental
supermarket
HOMEBASE
Everything for the
house and garden
Search with postcode
SW19 3XD
WICKES
A DIY (Do It Yourself)
builders merchants
Search with postcode
SW19 3XD
STAPLES
Stationary superstore
Search with postcode
SW19 3BL
BIG YELLOW STORAGE
Self-storage unit
The nearest IKEA is about half an hour on the
tram in Croydon. Tram stop Ampere Way.
The nearest major shopping areas
to Colliers Wood are
WIMBLEDON (ten minutes on the bus)
CROYDON (app. 40 minutes bus and tram)
KINGSTON (app. 45 minutes bus)
And of course Central London, app.
25 minutes on the tube.
* * *
SPORTS FACILITIES
There are several sports facilities in Colliers
Wood and surrounding areas. Please see
the council website for details.
* * *
SWIMMING POOL
See POOL
* * *
TRAVEL
CONNECTIONS
Colliers Wood is on the Northern Line underground
line, it’s the third stop from the south end of the line
which terminates at Morden. It is on Zone 3.
on the first Sunday of the Month
10am - 5pm.
There is also a Car Boot Sale every Wednesday,
Saturday and Sunday mornings (and Bank Holiday
Mondays) at the car park of the Wimbledon Stadium
(GreyhoundTrack) at Plough Lane SW17.
(Advert from a localpaper 25.6.09)
SUNDAY MARKET
A general market is held every Sunday morning at the
same location as the Saturday Car Boot sale at
Wimbledon Stadium car park. Great for
bits and pieces for the home
at cheap prices.
* * *
MINICAB
The nearest minicab office is on the other side
of the road from the tube station, next
door to Rehab restaurant.
TEL: 020 8287 4444
Other minicab firms nearby
* * *
NEWSAGENTS
There are various newsagents on the
High Street towards Tooting.
Search with the term “newsagent”
and the postcode SW192BY
Costcutter and Tesco have well stocked
newspaper/magazine sections as well.
* * *
PARKING
Most of the residential areas in Colliers Wood are
Controlled Parking Zones which means you you must
display a valid resident's, visitor's or business
permit, a disabled blue badge, or if parking within
a pay and display bay, a valid parking ticket.
There are free carparks (parking limited to a time, check
individually) at the Sainsbury's Superstore (entrance
from Merantun Way), Merton Abbey Mills (below top),
Tandem Centre Retail Park (below middle) and
the Priory Retail Park (below bottom).
See SHOPS for location details.
* * *
PARKS
There are two big parks minutes away
from the tube station.
Wandle Park (above top) is directly opposite
the tube station, entrance gates are next to
The Colliers Tup pub (below)
There are also entrances on
Wandle Bank (below)
And Byegrove Road as well.Photos from the park (below)
Colliers Wood Recreation Ground is
behind the tube station.
There are entrances on
South Gardens (below)
Clarendon Road (below)
And Cavendish Road (below)
Photos from the park (below)
There are plenty of other green spaces within a
short distance from Colliers Wood including
Wimbledon Common, Mitcham Common
and Morden Hall Park.
There is also a 7,434sq m nature reserve in the
middle of Colliers Wood with entrances from
Myrna Close, Fleming Mead, Victoria Road
and Christchurch Road (see arrows
on photo below)
Photos from the reserve
PETROL STATIONS
Total
Esso
Sainbury’s
* * *
PHARMACIES
Use the postcode SW19 2HR
to search.
There is a pharmacy inside the Sainsbury's
Superstore and the Boots Superstore,
see SHOPS for details.
* * *
POST OFFICE
The Colliers Wood Post Office (use postcode SW19 2HR
to search) is located inside the Costcutter shop
moments from the tube station.
Come out of the station and turn left. The shop
is on your left after the betting shop.
The Post Office in on your left as you enter the
shop behind the drinks cabinets.
Current opening times:
Monday 08:30 17:30
Tuesday 09:00 17:30
Wednesday 09:00 19:30
Thursday 09:00 17:30
Friday 09:00 17:30
Saturday 09:00 14:00
POOL
The nearest public swimming pool is at
Tooting Broadway at a Leisure Centre.
The nearest outdoor pool
is at Tooting Bec (below).
PUBS & BARS
THE ROYAL STANDARD
An old fashioned local, great for a quiet pint as there
are no blaring juke boxes! On the various TV screen
dotted around the pub (and even outside in the
covered smoking area) you can follow
horse racing and football.
The big back garden has picnic style tables and
sun shades. The covered area has seating,
tables and heaters. No food.
THE COLLIERS TUP
A pub catering for a younger crowd, gets very lively
and noisy especially at the weekends. They have
TV’s for rugby and footie and a big back
garden bordering with the park for
smokers. Food is served.
GJ’S
One of the best kept secrets of Colliers Wood this
pub comes with a lovely back garden
including a little brook.
Sports are shown on big screen and food is served.
Five minute walk from the tube station
towards Tooting on the High Street.
KISS ME HARDY
This chain pub is more of a restaurant than a
drinking pub. The eating area is 3
times the size of the “pub”.
Very popular with families as the food deals are
fairly cheap. Has some seating outside next to the
High Street. Upstairs is dedicated to kids with
Wacky Warehouse playground.
THE WILLIAM MORRIS
A nice riverside setting, you almost forget you’re in
London. Has a nice upstairs balcony for those
long summer nights. Food is served.
Gets super busy Saturdays and Sunday
lunchtimes with the crowd from the
Abbey Mills market next to it.
VENUS
A bar come brasserie situated moments from the tube.
The glass wall opens up to make it an all fresco
scene in the summer but the location isn’t
very nice with constant traffic and
buses yards away.
THE NELSON ARMS
This pub is on the Colliers Wood borders, half way
through to South Wimbledon on the High Street.
They have a nice garden away from the
traffic area. Food is served.
RESTAURANTS
REHAB
Continental cuisine, pasta,
pizza etc.
Looks tiny from the outside but opens up into a
decent side eatery with a nice glass roof in the
middle. Also has a separate cocktail bar area.
Service is friendly and the food is nice.
SPICE OF RAJ
Indian
One of the best Indians I’ve ever had the
pleasure of being a regular customer of.
The food is just divine!
Friendly and fast service plus reasonable
prices.They do take away and
home deliveries as well.
FRANKIE & BENNY’S
50's style American/Italian
This chain restaurant located in the Tandem Centre
Retail Park (see SHOPS for details) does reasonable
food and the prices aren’t too bad. Book
ahead at the weekends though,
they get super busy.
NANDO’S
Portuguese
This chain restaurant located in the Tandem
Centre Retail Park (see SHOPS for details)
serves Piri Piri chicken in various
forms. Small portions and quite
expensive for what you get.
MAMMA ROSA
Italian restaurant at Merton Abbey Mills. Nice
riverside setting with outside seating.
Gets busy on market days.
RIVER
The river Wandle runs through
Colliers Wood.
Photos from along the river
at Merton High Street
SCHOOLS
Merton has 43 primary schools with a nursery
attached to each, 8 secondary schools, including
two academies, and 3 special schools.
All the info in the council website.
* * *
SHOPS
The links will take you directly to the Colliers Wood
branch page. Where no direct link is available I've
provided a postcode to search with
on the store locator page.
HIGH STREET SHOPS 1
HIGH STREET SHOPS 2
COSTCUTTER
Well stocked gerenal store/newsagents moments from
Colliers Wood tube. Come out of the station and
turn left. The Post Office in inside this shop.
TESCO
Well stocked Tesco Express inside the Esso petrol
station moments from Colliers Wood tube. Come
out of the station and cross the road to the right
and carry on walking towards Tooting. The
petrol station is on your left after
The Royal Standard pub.
SAINSBURY'S
SUPERSTORE
The Sainsburys supermarket is also known as
the Sava Centre. It has a large food section
plus clothing and homewares.
MARKS AND SPENCER
SUPERSTORE
Clothing, shoes, accessories, homewares and
food on two floors. This branch of the High
Street favourite is one of the
biggest in London.
TANDEM CENTRE
RETAIL PARK
NEXT
Clothing, shoes, accessories,
homewares
CLARKS
Shoes
WH SMITH
Stationary & books
JD SPORTS
Sports clothing and footwear
TKMAXX
Discount clothing superstore
plus homewares
MAMAS AND PAPAS
Baby superstore
NEW LOOK
Trendy teens clothing store
ARGOS
Multi-purpose superstore, everything for
the home & garden etc etc under one roof.
This is one of their "Extra" shops
which stocks most of the things
listed in their catalogue.
SPORTSDIRECT
Sports and leisure wear
superstore
BOOTS
A superstore branch of this
chemists chain
GAME
Computer games
FIRST CHOICE
Travel agents
CORAL
Betting shop
JESSOPS
Photography specialists
PRIORY RETAIL PARK
PC WORLD
Computer superstore
Search with postcode
SW19 2PP
CURRYS
Eletcric and white
goods superstore
Search with postcode
SW19 2NX
HARVEYS
Furniture and
furnishings
CARPHONE WAREHOUSE
Mobile phone shop
SHOPS ON THE BORDERS
OF COLLIERS WOOD
LIDL
Continental
supermarket
HOMEBASE
Everything for the
house and garden
Search with postcode
SW19 3XD
WICKES
A DIY (Do It Yourself)
builders merchants
Search with postcode
SW19 3XD
STAPLES
Stationary superstore
Search with postcode
SW19 3BL
BIG YELLOW STORAGE
Self-storage unit
The nearest IKEA is about half an hour on the
tram in Croydon. Tram stop Ampere Way.
The nearest major shopping areas
to Colliers Wood are
WIMBLEDON (ten minutes on the bus)
CROYDON (app. 40 minutes bus and tram)
KINGSTON (app. 45 minutes bus)
And of course Central London, app.
25 minutes on the tube.
* * *
SPORTS FACILITIES
There are several sports facilities in Colliers
Wood and surrounding areas. Please see
the council website for details.
* * *
SWIMMING POOL
See POOL
* * *
TRAVEL
CONNECTIONS
Colliers Wood is on the Northern Line underground
line, it’s the third stop from the south end of the line
which terminates at Morden. It is on Zone 3.
The nearest overground stations are
Tooting and Haydons Road.
Colliers Wood is served by buses
57, 131, 152, 200, 219 and 470
57 runs between Kingston and
Clapham Park
131 runs between Kingston
and Tooting
152 runs between New Malden
and Pollards Hill
200 runs between Raynes Park
and Mitcham.
219 runs between Wimbledon
and Clapham Junction.
470 runs between Epsom and Colliers Wood
(no evening or Sunday service)
NIGHT BUSES
There is only one nightbus that runs
between central London and
Colliers Wood, number 155.
It runs between Aldwych (Trafalgal Square) and
Morden stopping at all of the Northern Line
tube stations from Elephant &
Castle southwards.
(Please note during the day it terminates
at St Georges Hospital in Tooting.)
The rest of the night buses from central
London to South West London
are listed here
TRAM
The nearest tram stops to Colliers Wood are
Phipps Bridge (bus 200 from Colliers Wood tube
station towards Mitcham) and Merton Park
(bus 152 from Collies Wood tube towards
New Malden) (See maps below).
The tram terminates at Wimbledon. The tram stop is at
the tube/overland train station,buses 57, 131,
219 from Colliers Wood tube station
towards South Wimbledon.
The tram runs between Wimbledon and New
Addington, Beckenham Junction and
Elmers End to the east.
The bus stops at Colliers Wood are just
outside the tube station.
For the 57, 131 and 219 towards WIMBLEDON
come out of the station and turn RIGHT, walk for
about 50 meters. The stop is on the same side of
the road as the tube station outside the library
building (Cavendish House) opposite
the Esso petrol station.
Towards TOOTING the stop is on the same side
of the road as the petrol station.
For the 152, 200 and 470 towards MITCHAM come
out of the tube station and turn LEFT. The stop is
right in front of you outside Spice Of Raj Indian
restaurant. The stop towards WIMBLEDON is
on the other side of the street
directly opposite.
CONNECTIONS TO THE
NEAREST AIRPORTS
HEATHROW
Buses 57, 131, 200 or 200 to Wimbledon, then the
District Line tube to Earls Court. Change
there to the Piccadilly Line eastbound
all the way to Heathrow.
If you want to take the tube all the way get the
Northern Line from Colliers Wood to Stockwell,
change there to the Victoria Line northbound to
Green Park, change there to the Piccadilly
Line eastbound all the way to Heathrow.
GATWICK
Take the bus 200 from Colliers Wood tube station
(towards Mitcham) to Phipps Bridge tram stop.
Get the tram to East Croydon and catch an
overland train to Gatwick. The train
takes about 15 minutes.
Or get the bus 152 from Colliers Wood tube
station (towards Wimbledon) to Merton Park
tram stop. Get the tram to East Croydon and
catch and overland train to Gatwick.
* * *
VETS
There a plenty of vetenary surgeries to choose
from in and around Colliers Wood.
The Blue Cross Animal Hospital (above) is on the
High Street between Colliers Wood
and South Wimbledon.
Personally I've used 4 Paws and IC Winter
and they both have friendly and
knowledgeable staff.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
A BIT OF HISTORY
The village of Merton was located on the Roman road
Stane Street which connected London to Chichester.
Locally, the road ran in a direct line from the current
Colliers Wood High Street to London Road, Morden,
crossing the site of Sainsbury's. The name dates
back to least to the 7th century when
documents record its use.
The translation of the name is usually given as
Farm by the Pond" or "Maera's homestead".
Merton appears in Domesday Book of
1086 as Meretone. It was held by
William the Conqueror.
Merton Abbey or Priory was founded by Gilbert Norman
in 1114 on a site close to the Sainsbury's store.
In 1117 it became an Augustinian establishment and
developed a high reputation for scholarship. It is
believed to have been the birthplace of Walter
de Merton, founder of Merton College, Oxford.
In 1235, it was the location of Henry III's negotiations
with his Barons for the Statute of Merton. The Abbey
was also responsible for the educations of St.
Thomas Becket and Nicholas Breakspear,
the only English Pope.
Merton Abbey was closed in 1538 during the
Dissolution of the Monasteries. Its buildings
were dismantled and the materials
removed for re-use elsewhere.
It is believed that in 1496 a hospice for travellers was
erected opposite the site of Sainsbury's store (above).
An inn was built there in 1594 and beer was sold there
from that date until 2004, when the King's Head,
Merton was finally closed.
The existing building dates only from 1931,
but it has been designated as a Local
Listed Building.
In 1802, Merton's most famous resident, Admiral
Horatio Nelson (above middle with Thomas Becket
(left) and William Morris (right)), purchased Merton
Place from the widow of Charles Greaves with
its large estate, for £9,000.
Nelson expanded the estate with the purchase of
additional land and south of his house until his
Merton property covered most of the area west of the
Wandle and north of Morden Hall Park and also
included the whole of the area between
Merton Road, South Park Road
and Haydons Road.
Between trips to sea, Nelson lived at Merton Place with
his mistress Emma Hamilton (below) and her husband
Sir William Hamilton, although Sir William
died at his London house in 1803.
Unfortunately, Nelson had only a short time to
enjoy his new home before his death at the
Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805.
Continuing the long association of Merton with textile
printing, Arts and Crafts designer William Morris
opened a works at Merton Abbey Mills in 1881.
Close by, the firm of Edmund Littler was known for
its high quality printing and was by the 1890s
sending its entire production to Liberty & Co. in
Regent Street. Liberty & Co. subsequently took
over the production at Merton from Littler.
Further industrialisation followed the extension
of the railways and the underground.
(Above: the station in 1927)
The last of the water-powered industries survived into
the mid-20th century, and the character of the
area is now predominantly residential, with
a strong retail component.
A book on the history of Colliers Wood is
availabe from Merton Historical Society.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
A PLOT ON THE
LANDSCAPE
The best landmark in Colliers Wood is the butt ugly
brown high rise building right in front of the tube
station known as the Brown and Root Tower.
If you've lost your bearings just look for
it and you'll find your way!
It was voted the ugliest building in London in a 2006
BBC poll and one of the 12 ugliest in the UK in a
2005 Channel 4 poll for its programme Demolition.
There has been plenty of plans to develop it over
the years... but we're still waiting for
something to happen!
* * *
A BIT OF TRIVIA
The ITV1 TV series The Bill is filmed in and
around Colliers Wood. The fake police station,
Sun Hill (below), is on Windsor Avenue.
* * *
PS: I've tried to include everything useful in
this site but if I have overlooked anything,
please email me at
minnakelland@googlemail.com
Thanks!
ALL INFORMATION IS
CORRECT ON
22.6.2009
I WILL UPDATE THE INFO
WHEN NEEDED.
Tooting and Haydons Road.
Colliers Wood is served by buses
57, 131, 152, 200, 219 and 470
57 runs between Kingston and
Clapham Park
131 runs between Kingston
and Tooting
152 runs between New Malden
and Pollards Hill
200 runs between Raynes Park
and Mitcham.
219 runs between Wimbledon
and Clapham Junction.
470 runs between Epsom and Colliers Wood
(no evening or Sunday service)
NIGHT BUSES
There is only one nightbus that runs
between central London and
Colliers Wood, number 155.
It runs between Aldwych (Trafalgal Square) and
Morden stopping at all of the Northern Line
tube stations from Elephant &
Castle southwards.
(Please note during the day it terminates
at St Georges Hospital in Tooting.)
The rest of the night buses from central
London to South West London
are listed here
TRAM
The nearest tram stops to Colliers Wood are
Phipps Bridge (bus 200 from Colliers Wood tube
station towards Mitcham) and Merton Park
(bus 152 from Collies Wood tube towards
New Malden) (See maps below).
The tram terminates at Wimbledon. The tram stop is at
the tube/overland train station,buses 57, 131,
219 from Colliers Wood tube station
towards South Wimbledon.
The tram runs between Wimbledon and New
Addington, Beckenham Junction and
Elmers End to the east.
The bus stops at Colliers Wood are just
outside the tube station.
For the 57, 131 and 219 towards WIMBLEDON
come out of the station and turn RIGHT, walk for
about 50 meters. The stop is on the same side of
the road as the tube station outside the library
building (Cavendish House) opposite
the Esso petrol station.
Towards TOOTING the stop is on the same side
of the road as the petrol station.
For the 152, 200 and 470 towards MITCHAM come
out of the tube station and turn LEFT. The stop is
right in front of you outside Spice Of Raj Indian
restaurant. The stop towards WIMBLEDON is
on the other side of the street
directly opposite.
CONNECTIONS TO THE
NEAREST AIRPORTS
HEATHROW
Buses 57, 131, 200 or 200 to Wimbledon, then the
District Line tube to Earls Court. Change
there to the Piccadilly Line eastbound
all the way to Heathrow.
If you want to take the tube all the way get the
Northern Line from Colliers Wood to Stockwell,
change there to the Victoria Line northbound to
Green Park, change there to the Piccadilly
Line eastbound all the way to Heathrow.
GATWICK
Take the bus 200 from Colliers Wood tube station
(towards Mitcham) to Phipps Bridge tram stop.
Get the tram to East Croydon and catch an
overland train to Gatwick. The train
takes about 15 minutes.
Or get the bus 152 from Colliers Wood tube
station (towards Wimbledon) to Merton Park
tram stop. Get the tram to East Croydon and
catch and overland train to Gatwick.
* * *
VETS
There a plenty of vetenary surgeries to choose
from in and around Colliers Wood.
The Blue Cross Animal Hospital (above) is on the
High Street between Colliers Wood
and South Wimbledon.
Personally I've used 4 Paws and IC Winter
and they both have friendly and
knowledgeable staff.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
A BIT OF HISTORY
The village of Merton was located on the Roman road
Stane Street which connected London to Chichester.
Locally, the road ran in a direct line from the current
Colliers Wood High Street to London Road, Morden,
crossing the site of Sainsbury's. The name dates
back to least to the 7th century when
documents record its use.
The translation of the name is usually given as
Farm by the Pond" or "Maera's homestead".
Merton appears in Domesday Book of
1086 as Meretone. It was held by
William the Conqueror.
Merton Abbey or Priory was founded by Gilbert Norman
in 1114 on a site close to the Sainsbury's store.
In 1117 it became an Augustinian establishment and
developed a high reputation for scholarship. It is
believed to have been the birthplace of Walter
de Merton, founder of Merton College, Oxford.
In 1235, it was the location of Henry III's negotiations
with his Barons for the Statute of Merton. The Abbey
was also responsible for the educations of St.
Thomas Becket and Nicholas Breakspear,
the only English Pope.
Merton Abbey was closed in 1538 during the
Dissolution of the Monasteries. Its buildings
were dismantled and the materials
removed for re-use elsewhere.
It is believed that in 1496 a hospice for travellers was
erected opposite the site of Sainsbury's store (above).
An inn was built there in 1594 and beer was sold there
from that date until 2004, when the King's Head,
Merton was finally closed.
The existing building dates only from 1931,
but it has been designated as a Local
Listed Building.
In 1802, Merton's most famous resident, Admiral
Horatio Nelson (above middle with Thomas Becket
(left) and William Morris (right)), purchased Merton
Place from the widow of Charles Greaves with
its large estate, for £9,000.
Nelson expanded the estate with the purchase of
additional land and south of his house until his
Merton property covered most of the area west of the
Wandle and north of Morden Hall Park and also
included the whole of the area between
Merton Road, South Park Road
and Haydons Road.
Between trips to sea, Nelson lived at Merton Place with
his mistress Emma Hamilton (below) and her husband
Sir William Hamilton, although Sir William
died at his London house in 1803.
Unfortunately, Nelson had only a short time to
enjoy his new home before his death at the
Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805.
Continuing the long association of Merton with textile
printing, Arts and Crafts designer William Morris
opened a works at Merton Abbey Mills in 1881.
Close by, the firm of Edmund Littler was known for
its high quality printing and was by the 1890s
sending its entire production to Liberty & Co. in
Regent Street. Liberty & Co. subsequently took
over the production at Merton from Littler.
Further industrialisation followed the extensionof the railways and the underground.
(Above: the station in 1927)
The last of the water-powered industries survived into
the mid-20th century, and the character of the
area is now predominantly residential, with
a strong retail component.
A book on the history of Colliers Wood is
availabe from Merton Historical Society.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
A PLOT ON THE
LANDSCAPE
The best landmark in Colliers Wood is the butt ugly
brown high rise building right in front of the tube
station known as the Brown and Root Tower.
If you've lost your bearings just look for
it and you'll find your way!
It was voted the ugliest building in London in a 2006
BBC poll and one of the 12 ugliest in the UK in a
2005 Channel 4 poll for its programme Demolition.
There has been plenty of plans to develop it over
the years... but we're still waiting for
something to happen!
* * *
A BIT OF TRIVIA
The ITV1 TV series The Bill is filmed in and
around Colliers Wood. The fake police station,
Sun Hill (below), is on Windsor Avenue.
* * *
PS: I've tried to include everything useful in
this site but if I have overlooked anything,
please email me at
minnakelland@googlemail.com
Thanks!
ALL INFORMATION IS
CORRECT ON
22.6.2009
I WILL UPDATE THE INFO
WHEN NEEDED.
