1. Finsbury Park at sunset
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Finsbury Park

  • Attractions | Parks and gardens
  • Finsbury Park
Rosie Hewitson
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Time Out says

Finsbury Park is a 112-acre oasis in the middle of a hectic patch of north London, with the buzzing traffic of Seven Sisters Road on one side and the chatter of Green Lanes on the other. It’s a prime example of what a London park should be: a place that’s used by all slices of the surrounding community, from the surly hoodies with trousers around their thighs walking soft-as-anything dogs, to the middle-class couples from gentrified Stroud Green Road trailing space-age pushchairs. There’s a lovely café in the middle of the park (with toilets), and a childrens playground next to that, built with a £5 million Heritage Lottery Fund. With fast slides going into the sandpit, tricky climbing equipment to challenge older children, and plenty for toddlers to enjoy, it’ll keep youngsters entertained for hours. Kids of all ages also love the enormous wooden structure adjacent to the playground, with its aerial walkways, slides, ramps and ladders. The boating lake, which is home to ducks and swans, and a friendly café also border the playground. There’s also a running track, tennis courts, a small skate park and areas for ball games, and in the summer months it usually plays host to several major outdoor gigs, plus the hip-hop weekender Wireless Festival. A real people’s park.

Details

Address
Seven Sisters Rd
London
N4 2NQ
Transport:
Tube: Finsbury Park/Manor House
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What’s on

Krankbrother presents

Championing ‘Off-location electronic music events for the curious,’ Krankbrother are some of the country's most respected party-starters. This August, you can expect to join many other Londoners in Finsbury Park for a series of events that'll get you moving to an intoxicating dance music soundtrack. Kicking things off is German DJ and ‘Beyond Beliefs’ hitmaker Ben Böhmer on August 1. Then you can catch ANOTR at Finsbury Park’s two stages with two mega sound systems on August 2. You've then got berlioz’s curated party with Bellaire, Jacques Greene, Jitwam, Laurence Guy and Logic1000 on August 3, with Honey Dijon following suit the next weekend. Listen to Horse Meat Disco, Kerri Chandler and the headliner herself with street food traders, craft beers and summer-inspired cocktails at your fingertips. British duo CamelPhat will be playing their first-ever headline outdoor event in the capital (August 10), wrapping up proceedings with Mind Against, Alan Dixon and Julya Karma. 
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