Bowling Green Cafe to close, lease available. Post Reply

[Goldhawk]

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press ... er-to-life

[Denwand]

A cafe right opposite the station in the WW2 air raid shelter rotunda would do excellent business.

The BG cafe is too tucked away from commuter traffic. It also would need a total makeover and possible rebuild (it is , after all, no more than a hut at the moment, and a fairly scruffy one if that).

If the council could reduce the rent to take account of the above it may be able to survive on the meagre business it's position dictates - otherwise I fear it won't survive.

[juliantenniscoach]

Trying to get a clear answer from Lambeth Council is a bit like trying to catch fog.

[Caferacer]

Artist's impression of the Clapham South air raid cafe!

[mamalemon]

What a shame that the rent is so high. That is an impossible figure for such a small site. It would be lovely to have a new coffee shop there though. Is the bowling green itself still operating?

[juliantenniscoach]

All the sports facilities are open except the bowls green which is shut for the winter.

[Liz Sole]

I LOVE the bowling green cafe and will be gutted if it closes. It DOES have a proper coffee machine and is very busy especially in the summer months with the after school crowd.
It will be a big loss to the common am local residents ; (

[Liz Sole]

It is also a great green space for young children to play without fear of them running into a busy road.

[duck20]

I ve just seen that Fields (the cafe next to the skate park) has closed as Lambeth Council were putting the rent up by 115%. Ridiculous and really sad. That place used to get so busy and we would go most weekends. If a busy cafe like Fields cannot afford the rent then I'm not sure who would be able to. Will be interesting to see if they also intend to raise the rent on the bandstand cafe.

[duck20]

Just wondering if the plan is to close the other cafes to drive more traffic to the proposed new cafe site?

[pie81]

It will be a great shame if it closes. If it goes I assume all the plastic toys which are put there at the moment as a makeshift playground will also go. Then there will be even fewer playground facilities around - and as a previous post said this one is a great location as it is dog free, traffic free and there are public loos there already.

[davethomas99999]

Its a real shame enjoyed using the place, rent simply too high!!

But it is London!! not Manchester