Clissold Park and House
One of Hackney's best loved traditional parks, with a rich history, this former country estate was first opened to the public in 1889.
Since 2007, Clissold Park has held a Green Flag Award. The Green Flag Award Scheme recognises and rewards the best green spaces in the country. Hackney currently has thirteen Green Flags - one of the highest totals in London.
Restoration of Clissold Park and House
As part of a jointly funded initiative between Hackney Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund, £8.9m has been invested to restore Clissold House and Park for Hackney residents and visitors.
See the Clissold Park and House Restoration Project page for more information.
Clissold House café is now open to the public and our beautiful function rooms are now available for bookings
Free guided tours will be offered throughout January and February 2012. Bookings for tours and function rooms in the House are now being taken. Viewings and tours are by appointment only; please see the Clissold House page for more information.
Amenities
- aviary and animal enclosures
- children's play area
- Clissold House (café and function rooms)
- dog free areas
- fountains
- multi-use games area
- organic food growing area
- pond dipping platform
- paddling pool
- ping-pong table
- park office
- refreshment kiosk
- river
- tennis courts (for more information on booking them, see the sports pitches and courts page)
- toilets
- wheels park
What's on in Clissold Park
This year once again Parks for Life will be bringing a host of activities to Hackney's parks including yoga, walking, aerobics, football, cricket plus lots more. To see what's going on in your local park see What's on in Hackney's Parks. To find out about Hackney parks running groups see Running.
Site map
To view a layout of the park download the Clissold Park site map (PDF, 189KB).
Clissold Park User Group (CPUG)
The Clissold Park User Group work closely with parks staff to discuss current issues, solve problems and work on joint projects. The group meets on average every two months and can be contacted on the details below -
Caroline Millar (chair): clissoldpug@googlemail.com
Website: www.clissoldpark.com
Hackney parks newsletter
If you are interested in being kept up to date with what's happening in Hackney's parks, sign up to our monthly newsletter by emailing parks@hackney.gov.uk
Page updated: 10 Feb 2012
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