Out & About

With the Victorian grandeur of Alexandra Park to the north, and the landscaped gardens of Finsbury Park to the south, Crouch End sits in between some of the city’s best-loved green spaces. A short walk up from the Broadway, the charming Priory Park draws locals for strolls among the mature silver birches, plane trees and well-maintained flowerbeds, with the opportunity to stop for coffee at the park’s independently run café.

The summer months also see the neighbouring Shepherd’s Cot Trust playing fields spring to life, as crowds gather to sip cool drinks and cheer boundaries scored and aces hit at the Highgate Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club. When the weather isn’t so fine, the indoor pool, gym and sports courts at the Park Road Leisure Centre attract people for group classes and personal workouts throughout the week.

Nearby, Crouch End’s lido on Park Road draws keen swimmers for a bracing dip out in the open air. At the height of the season, children splash around in the play pool, sunbathers set up for the day on the grassy slopes, and people glide up the lanes with the sun beating down on their backs.