Green Flag Parks
- Albert Road Recreation Ground
- Bruce Castle Park
- Chapmans Green
- Chestnuts Park
- Downhills Park
- Finsbury Park
- Priory Park
- Railway Fields
- Stationers Park
Albert Road Recreation Ground
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08 and 06/07
Within the vast expanse of the green open space, is the popular and much loved Pavilion Cafe. Providing a community focal point often used for meetings and parties, it is also the home to Haringey Tennis, an organisation that manages the Parks very popular tennis courts.In 2008 Albert Road Rec was announced as the Lawn Tennis Association's Tennis Park of the Year for it's contribution to the sport in the local area.
The Cafe terrace provides the perfect viewing point to watch regular football and cricket matches that take place on the playing fields throughout the year.
The brightly coloured playground is a favourite for the younger children and the tennis courts, basketball courts and bowling green keep people of all ages entertained.
Find out more from the Albert Road Recreation Ground page and read about the facilities at Albert Road Recreation Ground.
|Back to topBruce Castle Park
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08, 06/07, 05/06, 04/05 and 03/04
Located in Tottenham, Bruce Castle Park covers eight hectares of parkland and is rich in history dating back to the early 11th century.
The park was created from the remains of the ancient Bruce Castle family estate, which was purchased by the council in 1892. Bruce Castle Museum, a Grade 1 listed 16th century manor house, now houses the borough’s local history collections and archives and has been open since 1927.
Each year more than 100,000 people visit the park to play tennis, basketball and bowls or to enjoy festivals and events. In the summer, children flock to the paddling pool and then the magnificent ancient oak tree, that dominates the northern side of the park, which provides welcome shade.
The Parks Service supports a variety of activities in the park including the Bruce Castle Carnival, a multi-cultural festival held in June.
Find out more from the Bruce Castle Park page and read about the facilities at Bruce Castle Park.
|Back to topChapmans Green
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08 and 06/07
References to Chapmans Green date back as far as 1619 when it was originally a common. It was given Park status in the early 1900s and little has changed since. Its charming nineteenth century, formal layout gives Chapmans Green an air of eloquence and style of yesteryear that is rarely seen today.
Thoughout the cold, grey winter months, park users are enticed into the Park by the colourful formal winter bedding displays situated to the front and back of the Park Pavilion. These prize winning beds are also renowned for their blooms during the summer months.
This jewel in the crown is loved and used regularly by both locals and those visiting from further afield. It offers an urban sanctuary to anyone wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of modern, everyday living.
Find out more from the Chapmans Green page and read about the facilities at Chapmans Green.
|Back to topChestnuts Park
Award Winner 08/09
In 2008 improvement works to Chestnuts Park were completed and the Park now offers the local community an exciting place to relax and play.
The improvement programme saw the playground completely refurbished, now offering differing age groups a range of modern play facilities. A multi-use games area for football, basketball and other sports, as well as a new cafe terrace and wildflower meadow were also created as part of the improvement programme.
Find out more from the Chestnuts Park page and read about the facilities at Chestnuts Park.
|Back to topDownhills Park
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08 and 06/07
This irregular shaped 12 hectares of parkland is split into two very distinctive sections. To the west lies the recreation ground, used every weekend during the season for both organised sport and for more informal kick abouts by children and adults of all ages, throughout the year.
The formal gardens lie to the east of the Park. Today the elegance and sophistication of the early nineteenth century design still remains. The ornamental Italian Gardens located at the heart of the Park, made up of rose beds and annual bedding, are a favourite with park users. The nearby tennis courts, hard ball area and bowling green are set amongst beautiful trees and landscaped gardens.
Find out more from the Downhills Park page and read about the facilities at Downhills Park.
|Back to topFinsbury Park
Award Winner 08/09 and 07/08
Finsbury Park is the biggest park in the borough managed by Haringey Council. This Green Flag Award winner was transformed following a £5m Heritage Lottery Funded restoration and improvement programme.
The grade II listed Park was officially opened in 1869 and continues to evoke its undoubted value as a ‘People’s Park’. It provides a rich tapestry of landscapes and a variety of facilities now catering for twenty-first century needs.
Find out more from the Finsbury Park page and read about the facilities at Finsbury Park.
|back to topPriory Park
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08, 06/07, 05/06, 04/05 and 03/04
Priory Park is in Hornsey and covers an irregular shaped 6.5 hectares. In addition to the ample green space the park contains a café, paddling pool, tennis courts, playgrounds and a variety of other sporting facilities.
More than 25,000 people visit the park each year, many to enjoy functions in the Pavilion or picnics in the Philosopher’s Garden, which is a dog-free area. The outstanding fountain is used as a large planter. Unveiled in the Pleasure Grounds in 1909, it is made from 50 tonnes of Lamorna granite. The original eastern section of the park preserves much of its 19th and 20th century landscaping with well maintained bedding displays, serpentine walks, perimeter shrub beds, mature silver birches, plane trees and an attractive area of mixed tree planting. The park also has an active ‘Friends’ group.
Find out more from the Priory Park page and read about the facilities at Priory Park.
|Back to topRailway Fields
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08, 06/07, 05/06 and 04/05
Located just off the busy and bustling road of Green Lanes, behind magnificent iron gates lies one of Haringey’s most hidden and wonderful treasures. The two-acre site of Railway Fields is one of three Local Nature Reserves in Haringey. In the 1950’s the site was used as a railway goods yard and even today coal can still be found on site.
The Council acquired the land in the early 1980’s and in 1986 turned the site into a wildlife haven and environmental teaching centre for local schools. In 1990 Railway Fields was officially declared a statutory Local Nature Reserve.
There is a well - designed Swiss chalet style wooden building that is capable of housing up to thirty children at one time, as well as a variety of different animals. There is a range of different habitats including woodland, scrub, meadow, a pond and two areas of marshland. Swings, slides and a climbing frame are all present on site, so learning about wildlife can be combined with play activities.
Railway Fields is renowned for its flora. Over 200 species of wild flowers have been recorded and they include the unique Haringey Knotweed discovered in 1987, a remarkable cross between the Japanese Knotweed and the Russian Vine.
Twenty - one kinds of butterfly have been recorded over the last few years and more than sixty species of birds have been observed since Railway Fields first opened.
Find out more from the Railway Fields page and read about the facilities at Railway Fields.
|Back to topStationers Park
Award Winner 08/09, 07/08, 06/07, 05/06 and 04/05
Built on the site of the old Stationers Park School and opened in 1987, this small 1.5 hectare Park nestles between a Victorian housed community, local school and Community Centre.
Adults and children of all ages extensively use the park whether for sport, play, organised events, picnicking or merely just for quiet contemplation.
The very popular wooden fort within the park is designed to encourage imaginative play for the under 12's and is much used and enjoyed. The adventure and exploration continues as children are attracted to the magnetising power of the gushing waterfall that flows into a gentle meandering stream which contains a fascinating array of plants and wildlife. Children can experience and view these features from the nearby footpaths and bridge while their senses are stimulated by the sound of running water.
Stationers Park provides a welcome oasis of greenery and makes a vital contribution to the health, education and quality of life for its immediate surrounding community.
Find out more from the Stationers Park page. and read about the facilities at Stationers Park.
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Albert Road Rec Leaflet.pdf  | 154K | |
| Bruce Castle Park Leaflet-2.pdf | 143K | |
| Chapmans Green Leaflet.pdf | 136K | |
| Downhills Park Leaflet.pdf | 162K | |
| Priory Park Leaflet-2.pdf | 179K | |
| Railway Fields Leaflet-2.pdf | 176K | |
| Stationers Park Leaflet-2.pdf | 175K | |
| Finsbury Park Leaflet.pdf | 1652K | |
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Update MePage Last Updated: 16 July 2008
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