When the weather is nice, it's a Fabulous place for picnics and park strolls. There's a lake/pond…read morein the middle of the park and one can hire a tiny boat.

I have a special affinity towards this park because it is literally right across the street from…read morewhere I live. It's a great place to go on a stroll and enjoy a breath of fresh air. I came here for my first park run ever and the hills kicked my butt. Fond memories and good times ha. One downside is the lack of adequate lighting in the evening and the potheads that hang around this single shed near the fenced field (random I know). I know they're minding their own business but it gives the place an uneasy vibe when you have people lurking in the shadows at night.

Love this park. Not with standing that it has a pitch and putt, or that it was the first place to…read morebroadcast TV wit the BBC, or that it had an ice rink, or that it has a pub on top, or that it holds beer and food events, specialised farmers markets, good runnings paths, is part of running events, as well as international tournaments like the Darts or the Snooker...it has for me one of the best views of London! With it being perched so high you can see all of London. The North's version of Crystal Palace. It's a good walk around for a Sunday too. I really like going there to unwind and chill. Summer it is busier of course and that's when it comes into its own. Lovely. We are lucky in London to have such great green spaces.

Lovely space. There is a nice cafe in the Grove (close to Muswell Hill entrance), a playground…read more(close to entrance at the end of Dukes Avenue and near to Alexandra Road). On Sunday there is usually a Farmer's Market (entrance on Muswell Hill and Priory Road). Behind the palace there is also a boating lake and another café. We go there every week and the kids love it!

Gillespie Park is signatured as "the hidden oasis" within Finsbury Park, but can one say that it is…read morea best kept secret or an oasis? Well, that's why I'm reviewing it, right? Facilities: Gillespie Park isn't necessarily well equipped with much, if anything but the fascinating thing that they have dotted around the park are eccentricly metalic sculputes intertwined into 2 different styles and had around 3 if not 4 within sight. Unfortunately apart from that and an ecology centre located at the Arsenal side of the park, there isn't much else. Great For: Just because Gillespie Park doesn't have much to offer in regards to facilities, it does have some key elements that give it that much needed browny points which are: -The quickest route from Finsbury Park Station to Arsenal Station and when you have tried many routes, you know this to be true -A great place for anyone that wants to do some train spotting -A peaceful hidden away park (so it does tick the hidden oasis box) that in the summer I could forsee there being one or two sunbathers but nothing more -An ecology centre located near the Gillespie Road exit that I have seen some great reviews for **All in all this park although isn't packed with much, it still withstands some great features suited for the peaceful parker. Although it is a spey walk through this park, the peaceful nature radiating off of it will certainly make your day as how it's made mine on multiple occasions**

1* for the path by the train tracks and 3* for the beautiful hidden section near the ecology cafe…read morewith two ponds and a little forest. I walk past an entrance to this park every day to get to Arsenal tube. Seeing as I've lived in this area now for over a year, a sunny Sunday walking back from Finsbury Park seemed the perfect opportunity to visit. We went via the Finsbury Park entrance, the northern tip of it. The first few minutes were... Underwhelming. Some graffiti, a bleak view of the train tracks and a few weeds were all I could see. Then, we came to a clearing and it started to become less 'abandoned alleyway' and more 'awesome green space'! Walking past the wind turbine, we were greeted with a blue ecology house with a cafe and two ponds nearby. The children in the park were having a delightful time spotting wildlife and running about through the small forest area. Other than about 20 people this oasis in the city is practically empty, so is well worth going if you want a few minutes of solitude amid London life.

Went here for an ice cream festival and I'm not a child, nor did I have one with me, but can I just…read moresay that this playground is awesome? I don't understand why there aren't any reviews for it yet. I need to babysit somebody's kids so I have an excuse to go here!

If an adult playpark could exist this is the closest it'll get. From decent adult sized wooden…read morehouses (abit like treehouses) and a massive (dunno what it's called) but swinging thing (no way that's suitable for kids!!!! That thing nearly threw me across the park) to a circular hammock swing thing (honestly, I don't know what these things are called!!!). Basically just imagine a make shift playpark thrown together using tons of scrap wood and a brilliantly creative mind and there we have it! The wooden playground that kids and grown ups love it so, the happy world of Hari... lumpy hill adventure playground! #LiveLifeLikeLDN

One of the joys of living in London is that fact that we're blessed with a lot of green space in…read morethe middle of our capital city Some of it, like Hyde Park for example, is there because the monarchs of the time wanted to continue to hunt from Buckingham Palace and therefore kept that area of forest intact At the weekend, I visited Muswell Hill for the Chicken 2.0 UYE and spotted Highgate Wood on the way over from Highgate Tube station and as I was early, decided to take a little detour on that sunny day HIghgate Wood has been bequeathed to the people and is now maintained by the Corporation of London. They're doing a good job with clearly marked paths and with the first tentative shoots of spring coming through, it was a most agreeable walk I spied a board advrtising a series of free events and walks in the park The local citizens are lucky to have this park to enjoy

I love, love, love this park...and Momo, my dog, likes it even more…read more Highgate Wood is what I'd call the perfect urban park: a combination of almost jungle-like areas and a sporting green with an adjacent café (I've been told that the café is run by a Brazilian chef and the food is supposed to be quite tasty.). What else do I like about this park? - Being able to escape the hectic activities of our modern lives for a short while. It allows me to tune out the noises and concentrate on my inner self...for lack of a better word. In fact, when I was writing on my dissertation, this is where I'd find the tranquility and energy needed to sort-of pre-formulate and re-arrange my ideas. A note for dog walkers like myself: what I like about this park is that it's almost impossible for your dog to run away as the park is completely fenced in. This brings down my worry-scale a lot when my dog once again has disappeared in the bushes for a couple minutes...

Queens Wood is like the raucous sister of nearby Highgate Wood: its terrain is much more uneven and…read morehilly and nature just simply seems to go crazy here. Queens Wood has a few really nice amenities, such as the Queen's Wood Café with its miniature adventure playground and the organic community garden. But it's actually the more hidden features, that I like best about this North London green oasis: the swings. There are in fact two or three make-shift swings here, none of which seem to have officially been hung here. I love sitting on these swings and pretending I was 5 years old again. My only little pet-peeve about Queens Wood (and the reason I only give it four stars) is that it has a relatively busy street going right through it (Wood Lane/Causton Road), which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is not fenced off and so I have to pay closer attention to my dog when I'm walking her in this are. In Highgate Wood, for example, I can just let her roam around and because it is all fenced in, I don't have to worry about her running onto the streets.

Set in a quiet spot not far inside the wood, this is fairly basic with a bit of a 'rustic'/scruffy…read morefeel. You can sit inside or in an attached covered area overlooking woodland. Rather poor tables and chairs, everything in need of updating. Marvellous, varied, menu with a large range of mostly vegetarian meals and snacks. You go inside to order at the till and the food is brought to your table. All well and good until I discovered that the food was much more expensive than I'd expected - the chick pea curry was nearly £7. They don't take credit or debit cards either so you'll need plenty of cash. They do themed children's parties too.

So much in one Park!…read more The park is big enough to have get facilities and community without being too tourist. They have a little zoo, a pond with swans, a paddle pool, a little restaurant (that's now been done up), a wood chop running track, picnic areas and wide open grassy areas. They allow dogs, which is great for me. There are also nice little cafes across the road. If you looking for a park to escape the crowds and just to relax, come here

Pretty nice park, large enough to exercise by running or walking but plenty of quiet areas…read moreadditional children's activities plus tennis courts and some nice views

This park is a hit with the locals and with its extensive playground, tennis and ball court and…read morejungly pond, you can see why. When i was younger i loved nothing better than scrambling down the pond's 'waterfall', running riot in the playground's fort and spinning around and around in what seemed to be the BIGGEST swing ever. Good times.

This park is wonderful as it has brilliant kids areas (separated for different age groups), tennis…read morecourts and then also the lovely tranquil area with a river, weeping willow, waterfall. Really well kept.