Highbury Fields to Clissold Park and Finsbury Park

Sunday 12th May 2024, 1pm

Clissold Park Egyptian geese and deer. Dec 2023

Third walk… It was warm and sunny as we explored Sunday culture in Stoke Newington in north east London, taking in roe deer, reservoirs, rivers and parks.

This carefree walk took us through

• Highbury Fields (history)
• Clissold Park (history)
• Woodberry Down Park & reservoirs
• some of New River walk
• Finsbury Park
• and we nearly made it, Gillespie Park.

Meeting place: Highbury & Islington Station
Take the tube: Victoria line, or Overground
Date & time: Sunday May 12th 2024, 1 pm
Distance: 4.6 miles
End point: Finsbury Park Station
Map: Komoot click to view
Contact: email tim.ingram-smith@virgin.net  mobile: 077932 00932
Cost: £8 per adult walker

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Gallery

Highbury Fields redwood summer

Clissold Park trunks and castle beyond

Clissold House

Clissold Park lake fountain

West Reservoir, Stoke Newington

Finsbury Park yellow gate

Finsbury Park view south to the City

Gillespie Nature Reserve alongside the railway

Map

Map: Komoot – click to view

This Walk

Sunday 12th May 2024 Highbury to Finsbury

Walks Coming Up

Saturday 18th May 2024 Richmond-upon-Thames to Teddington

Sunday 9th June 2024 Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens to Battersea Park

Sunday 14th July 2024 British Library to Paradise Park

Sunday 11th August 2024 Tooting Common to Norbury Park

Previous Walk

Sunday 12th May 2024 Mayfair to Primrose Hill