Visit Waterlow Park website Waterlow Park was dedicated in 1889 by industrialist and philanthropist Sir Sydney Waterlow as “a garden for the gardenless”. His home, Fairseat, is now Channing Junior School. His statue, in the park, is the only one in London showing a...
Pond Square, a remnant of Highgate Green. Its two Ponds, created by mediæval gravel digging to surface the High Street. These were backfilled in 1864 as a health risk. Since 1881 it has been a public square and, with its magnificent plane trees, is regarded as the...
Visit Hampstead Heath website Hampstead Heath, London’s best-loved open space. A relic of Middlesex countryside, its 320 hectares of fields, woods and ancient hedgerows are a haven for wildlife. There are cafes, playgrounds, events and sporting facilities, maintained...
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