Things To Do

PARKS

Barnet was originally a completely rural area, and signs of this remain in the large number of parks and open spaces throughout the borough. In fact, there are over 200 of these in all. Here are just a few of the main ones:

Childs Hill and Basing Hill Parks - Adjacent parks, both with shrubberies and flower-beds, football pitches and play areas.

• Childs Hill Park, Granville Road, London NW2 2AT
• Basing Hill Park, Wayside, London NW11 8QU

Cherry Tree Wood Park - Open woodland and grassland with large quiet areas, and a play area.

• Summerlee Avenue, East Finchley, London, N2 9QH

Edgwarebury Park - Formal and informal gardens, with facilities for cricket, tennis and football.

• Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8QP

Friary Park - A formal Edwardian park comprising the grounds of Friary House. Quiet, intimate gardens and large open spaces.

• Friary Road, Friern Barnet, London N12 9PD

Hendon Park - A formal Edwardian park with avenues of plane trees.

• Queens Road, Hendon, London NW4 4UP

Mill Hill Park - A large open park with ornamental flowerbeds and a nature reserve.

• Wise Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2BD

Oakhill Park -   A large informal landscaped park, with outstanding views.  It contains Oak Hill Woods, a 15 acre semi-natural ancient woodland.

• Parkside Gardens, East Barnet, London, EN4 8JS

Old Court House - Formal gardens with an ornamental pond and rockery, plus sports facilities for bowls and tennis.

• Manor Close, Chipping Barnet, EN5 4BP

Sunny Hill Park - On an open hillside with superb views. Popular with walkers.

• Watford Way (A41), Hendon, London, NW4 4TR

Swan Lane Open Space - A semi-formal park with a pond, a nature conservation area and many mature trees, including a large group of giant redwoods.

• Swan Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0PR

Victoria Park - A Victorian formal park with ornamental shrubberies and flowerbeds, and a large area of open grassland with avenues of trees.

• Ballards Lane, Finchley, London, N3 2NE

LIVE MUSIC

The Buzz Club @ Barnet FC

• Underhill Stadium, Barnet Lane, Barnet, Herts EN5 2DN
• For gig dates go to Pete Feenstra

The Claddagh Ring

• 10 Church Road, Hendon, London, NW4 4EA
• Live bands every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.

iBar - Club, Bar, Restaurant

• 1277 High Road, Whetstone, London, N20 9HS
• DJs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
• Entrance fee on weekends after 22.00

Mill Hill Jazz Club

• Mill Hill Sports Club, Grahame Park Way, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2AL
• Every Wednesday 20.30 - 00.00
  Members - £2 / Non-Members - £5

The Galtymore - Irish Music

• 194 Cricklewood Broadway, Cricklewood, London, NW2 3EB

Barnet Symphony Orchestra

Concerts:

Sunday March 28th, 2010, 7:30pm

• Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain
• Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
• Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (soloist: Natalie Clein)

Sunday June 27th, 2010, 7:30pm

• Faure: Overture Masques et Bergamasques
• Dvorak: Czech Suite
• Beethoven: Symphony no. 8

St John's Church, Friern Barnet Road, London, N11 3EQ

EVENTS

For a full list of events in Barnet, click here.

The East Barnet Festival 2-4 July 2010 - This is the largest free festival in North London, attracting as many as 25,000 people over the course of the weekend.

Theatre in the Park - June and July 2010, Sundays at 3pm Green Arena Oak Hill Park. Information on the East Barnet Festival site above.

Friern Barnet Summer Show - Every August in Friary Park, Friern Barnet Lane, London N12. Fun Fair, Marquees, Stalls, Arena Events & Firework Display.