I discovered this park in late summer and love to walk this is situated on the hill at one side you can see Crystal Palace towers and other side you can see a tall buildings of Canary Wharf and one side houses during walk you can discover many things different boundaries of park for different activities you also can see lines of mature trees might be planted over a century children play area is also amazing and you can find activities and attractions for all ages during walk or run you can touch the ground on side and and at top you can touch the sky since I started walking in this park I got lot of inspirations and that I converted to my poems I never had such type of thoughts in any other park for me it’s good place for poetics thoughts I think most of artist are sensitive to nature and scroungings where they catch ideas for their creative work I suggest those people to visit and walk in this park and feel the hunger of city how slowly and unknownley capturing the land of nature and removing all trees and bushes to convert high rise buildings to satisfy there greed It’s good an interesting park for sport lovers and children dog walkers I am also sharing some pictures taken on...
Read moreA lovely park with loads of different green spaces. A plane meadow for playing football with regular football classes to join every Saturday morning, trees to climb for kids, as the title might imply hilly fields with shade to have a picnic, wood exploration etc ... at the bottom towards St. John's a confined 'forest area' for toddlers to play and there are weekly forest groups for that age group and above. At the top is the wonderful Pistachio cafe. Self-made cakes, warm and cold breakfast and loads of coffee for affordable prices and most ingredients are organic to be enjoyed in- or outdoors. There is a caged tennis or basketball area as well as a wonderful playground for age groups 0 - 9. Many different sports groups love to go there as well. For lovers of the mysterious - there is a stone circle that can be and are used either as a sun clock, bouldering space (kids climbing on them) or the occasional shamanic (other) ceremony. And finally there is Prendegast school as well. A beautiful, lively and mostly safe...
Read moreThis is the Park nearest to where I live and therefore one of my favourites. It has a great variety of very old trees, beautifully kept lawns, used as a football pitch or cricket ground at times, it has a stone circle, a wooded area, beautiful lanes, a café, picnic area, kid's playground and enclosures for tennis and similar sports. There is also a drinking fountain with a little trough for dogs, very useful in the warm months. There is also the Bowls Club at one end of the Fields and the 6th Form College of Prendergast School in the middle. Several times a year the Fields are used for community entertainment, such as the ubiquitous Hilly Fields Midsummer Fair. Whenever I can, I like to spend some time on the Fields, where there are also spectacular views of places such as the Isle of Dogs, the City,...
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