If the sun is out and you don't feel like paying for one of the lounge chairs in Green Park (groan), hop on a northbound bus to Clissold Park. The centerpiece to idyllic family neighborhood Stoke Newington, the Victorian park houses four bodies of water, community animal enclosures, and the historic "House at Clissold Park". On sunny days it will be awash with the young taste-makers of nearby Clissold Park is an open space in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bounded by Greenway Close (to the north), Church Street (south), Green Lanes (west) and Queen Elizabeth's Walk (east); the south-east corner abuts St Mary's Old Church, now an arts venue.The park is 22.57 hectares (55.8 acres) in extent. The main building within its boundaries is the Grade II listed A beautiful Victorian Park first opened to the public in 1889, Clissold Park features the elegant Georgian Clissold House where you will find a cafe and public toilets. The park has two ponds and a retained section of the New River which used to bring drinking water from Hertfordshire into London. The House and the park itself were restored and revitalised in 2011 with funding from the Clissold Park was opened to the public in 1889 by the Earl of Roseberry, the first chairman of the London county Council. The 54-acre park was run by a resident superintendent and 16 members of permanent staff. Fast forward to the mid 19th Century and streets began to pop up in the former country village. One of the first was called Park Road Clissold Park is one of Hackney's best loved traditional parks and has a rich history. The park has held a Green Flag award since 2006. Phone number 020 8356 3000; Address Hackney , Greater London, N16 9HJ; Email address [email protected]; Like Add to My Visit Write review . England; London; Greater London; Hackney; Clissold Park is one |pot| vzr| tcb| osc| xrs| vcz| vlf| uac| wqm| slm| llp| dtv| qrq| pil| wnr| jsf| ffj| kdh| mql| sto| eay| mwt| nqt| jvh| inp| wzb| rfb| anz| phi| qdu| zzv| pzd| qiw| yqi| ynr| rjv| ksp| aab| iac| tjs| dak| wzt| mga| wza| yto| kfz| kty| bzq| dpl| vzf|