Clissold Park

The popular Clissold Park Café, September 2005. This was once the local mansion house - it dates back to the 1790s. St Mary's Church, Stoke Newington, is in the background.

A sign welcoming people to the park, near one of the eastern entrances

Clissold Park is a popular community park located in Stoke Newington within the London Borough of Hackney. Facilities include a children's playground, big fields, a cafe and some animal attractions including terrapins in its lakes. It also hosts remains of the New River.

Facilities

A Bowling green, Tennis courts and a playground are among the facilities the park contains.

The park - restoration

Clissold House, the former mansion within the park, is a Grade II listed building. In 2007, Clissold Park was voted the Heart of Hackney, in an I Love Hackney poll organised by Hackney council. On March 30th, 2007 the Heritage Lottery Fund announced the award of a development grant to put forward a bid for a full £4.5 million park restoration grant. The work will restore the park and house to its original 19th century design.

Clissold Park received a Green Flag award in July 2008.

Transport

Nearest tube stations

• Manor House tube station
• Finsbury Park station
• Highbury & Islington station

Nearest railway stations

• Canonbury railway station
• Stoke Newington railway station
• Stamford Hill railway station

In popular culture

The park, and its pond, feature in the Hank Wangford song, 'Jogging with Jesus'.

The album Ham by London band The Chap features a song with the title 'Clissold Park'.

External links

• Clissold Park User Group
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• Clissold Park Café
• The Reservoirs Nature Society (TeRNS)