Area: London (North)

'An 80 hectare, Green Flag Award and Green Heritage winning landscaped park in the Borough of Haringey in north London. It was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2013, and is also a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1.'

Friends of Alexandra Park and Wikipedia

Parks, Open Spaces and Trees ... Walks and Trails.

Member of the U3A - London (North) Grouping

'Long distance footpath in the London Borough of Barnet between Moat Mount Nature Reserve in Mill Hill and Hampstead Heath. The route is designed to act as a link between the Capital Ring and the London Loop, and between the many green spaces and wildlife corridors along the way.'

Wikipedia

'The London Borough of Enfield is the northernmost of the Outer London boroughs. The borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt, and several of its 123 or more parks and open spaces are part of it. The ancient Enfield Chase, remnants of which still exist, occupied much of the area ... Apart from those open spaces, there are the two large reservoirs: The King George V and the William Girling collectively known as the Chingford Reservoirs situated alongside the River Lea in the east of the Borough. Covert Way is Enfield's only Local Nature Reserve.'

Wikipedia: Parks and Open Spaces in London

Green space and other parks  [Enfield Council]

The Society's Footpaths and Open Spaces Group 'arranges a regular programme of walks throughout the year, in a variety of town and country locations, on weekdays and weekends, and with a selection lengths to suit all abilities'.

The Enfield Society

Member of the Ramblers - Hertfordshire & North Middlesex Area Grouping

'The walk quickly enters real countryside and encompasses some wide views. It penetrates some way into Hertfordshire until the old centre of Cheshunt is reached, then uses the New River to take the walker back into Greater London. The extensive grounds of Forty Hall, where there are refreshment opportunities, are visited and the route finally goes via Hillyfields Park back to Gordon Hill.'

Mike Biggs Inner London Ramblers

Details of some forty Parks and Open Spaces in the Borough of Haringey.

'The Hertfordshire Chain Walk is an 86-mile walk that crosses the county of Hertfordshire from south to north, starting on the northern edge of London and finishing in Cambridgeshire. Unlike the other long distance paths that I've walked, which either follow a straightforward linear route from A to B or else form a large "circle", this path consists of 15 circular walks of between 4 and 9 miles in length that are linked together to form a "chain" – hence the name Chain Walk. In fact there is a quarter mile gap between Walk 7 and Walk 8, so the Hertfordshire Chain Walk is also unusual in that it is a long distance footpath with a hole in the middle!'

Pete's Walks

 Hertfordshire Chain Walk [Tim Bertuchi]

Two series of booklets produced by the Northern Heights Partnership: the Hampstead Trail 'is a self guided trail, 15 miles long, connecting Camden Town to Alexandra Palace via Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb'; the Northern Heights Circuit is 'a self guided trail, nine miles long, taking in 350 points of interest around Highgate, Hampstead and Hampstead Heath'.

Highgate Society

'Highgate Cemetery has some of the finest funerary architecture in the country. It is a place of peace and contemplation where a romantic profusion of trees, memorials and wildlife flourish ... Open daily except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Different opening arrangements apply to the East and West ...'

Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust

'Highgate Wood is 28 hectares of ancient woodland. It is a haven for wildlife and provides numerous easily accessible and scenic woodland trails.'

City of London Corporation

'This Cemetery is important for the British Reform community in particular, as many of the founders of the movement in this country, who were often refugees from Germany, are interred in the cemetery and includes many well-known and loved figures. Additionally a number of other famous Jewish personalities and celebrities are interred in the cemetery as well.'

National Anglo-Jewish Heritage Trail

Hoop Lane Cemetery

Member of the Ramblers - Essex Area Grouping

'We venture to assert that Barnet is unique among London boroughs in the amount of open space which still exists in an area so close to the capital. Admittedly, an enormous amount of land has been given over to the necessary provision of homes for a growing population. But thanks to the far-sighted actions of the then Hendon Urban District Council in the twenties and thirties in buying up the estates of former great landowners (Moat Mount Open Space, Scratchwood, Arrandene Open Space to name a few) and the zoning of Totteridge Valley and its edges as Green Belt land, we still have a substantial amount of "countryside" on our doorstep.'

The Mill Hill Preservation Society

Member of the Ramblers - Hertfordshire & North Middlesex Area Grouping

'Walks in the Home Counties or London itself are organised every Saturday or Sunday and are usually between 5 and 8 miles long, and normally start and finish at a station.  Most walkers take a packed lunch, but normally a lunchtime stop is made at or near a pub or café.  The number of walkers varies from under 10 to over 20. Many of our members are retired, and on one Monday each month we meet for lunch at a restaurant or pub.'

'Barnet YHA Group (also known as North London Outdoor Group) is a Local YHA Group, currently with 70 members in the age range 30s to 50s and above, living in North London and Hertfordshire.'

'We organise varied rambles and interest visits around London and the Home Counties each Saturday, and sometimes mid-week, always using public transport. Our walks are from 6 up to 15+ miles long. Enjoy the countryside, get some exercise, and unwind. We're a friendly group, all ages welcome, but the core ranges from 30 to 60+.'

Member of the U3A - London (North) Grouping

Member of the U3A - London (North) Grouping

'Linear green walkway, in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington, which follows the course of the railway line which used to run between Finsbury Park through Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill to Alexandra Palace.'

Wikipedia

Friends of the Parkland Walk

'This is an easy access, mainly level, hard surface route that mainly follows the route of the Pymmes Brook where this is accessible, more so in the first half across north-east London from Barnet to Tottenham, through woodland, parks and open spaces and passing many places of cultural and historical interest. The Pymmes Brook is a tributary of the River Lea that it joins at Tottenham Hale.'

LDWA

'One of the few surviving remnants of the once extensive Royal Hunting Forest of Enfield Chase. Much of the character of the park has changed little since the end of the Chase in 1777.'

Friends of Trent Country Park

'This walk explores historic parks and gardens in the London Borough of Enfield, parts of which were for more than 400 years the royal hunting ground of Enfield Chase ...'

London Parks & Gardens Trust