Hendon Park
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Hendon Park is a 12 hectare London
London
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 suburban park situated 7 miles (11.3 km) north west of Charing Cross
Charing Cross
Charing Cross denotes the junction of Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square in central London, England. It is named after the now demolished Eleanor cross that stood there, in what was once the hamlet of Charing. The site of the cross is now occupied by an equestrian...

. It borders the Northern Line
Northern Line
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 and Hendon Park and Northern Line Railway Cutting are a Local Nature Reserve
Local Nature Reserve
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History

Hendon Park was part of a medieval estate known as the Steps Fields and owned by the Goodyer family. From 1868 till 1903 it was owned by the Kemp family when Hendon Council opened the park to the public.

The borough of Hendon became part of the larger London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...

 in April 1965. The park has a Holocaust Memorial Garden, which contains a pond, many plants and is enclosed by large hedges. The Children’s Millennium Wood planted in 2000 is a native tree and grassland area, which will provide a good habitat for birds when it matures. The rest of the park is mainly informal parkland, with mown grass and mature trees, especially London plane
London Plane
Platanus × acerifolia, the London plane, London planetree, or hybrid plane, is a tree in the genus Platanus. It is usually thought to be a hybrid of Platanus orientalis and the Platanus occidentalis . Some authorities think that it may be a cultivar of P...

 and lime
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...

. It is a good spot for watching pipistrelle bats on a summer evening.

The landscape includes one of the largest specimens of Acer palmatum in London
London
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. Many mature trees survive from the original planting, despite damage caused by the Great Storm of 1987
Great Storm of 1987
The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15/16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of southern England and northern France...

 during which many trees were uprooted and destroyed.

Hendon Park during World War II

"Rout the Rumour", a large propaganda rally was held in Hendon Park on Sunday, 21 July 1940. The rally included songs, music and sketches. It was intended to promote the idea that gossip and rumour harmed the war effort.

The Hendon Park cafe was originally a bomb shelter, and is a single storey solid brick built building under a flat roof.

Local transport links

Bus
Bus
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 routes:
  • 83, 113, 143, 186, 326, 643 and 797 all pass nearby


Underground
  • Station: Hendon Central
  • Tube Line: Northern Line
    Northern Line
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    , Edgware
    Edgware
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     branch
  • Distance: Two minutes walk

Green Flag award

The park was awarded the Green Flag Award
Green Flag Award
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in 2009-10
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