London Fields
London Fields is one of Hackney's most popular green spaces. The park borders Richmond Road, Lansdowne Drive, Westgate Street and London Fields West Side. The space is classified as common land due to its historical roots as a site for grazing animals and as a route for moving animals to market at Smithfield. The space is characterised by its grassy expanse and is demarcated by mature London plane trees.
The park was awarded a Green Flag award in 2011. 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.
What's on in London Fields
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 visit What's on in Hackney's Parks.
Amenities
- two children's play areas
- cricket pitch
- emergency telephone
- paddling pool (open from the last bank holiday in May until September. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 7pm)
- ranger office
- sports changing rooms
- 50m heated open air swimming pool - London Fields Lido
- park cafe (outside Lido)
- two tennis courts
- ping pong table
- toilets
Booking the facilities
Tennis courts can be booked via the tennis office which is located in the Mansion House in Clissold Park or you can call 020 7254 4235. The office is open as follows: October-May Mon-Fri 10am to Sunset Sat-Sun 9am to Sunset and June-September: Mon-Fri 10am to 8pm, Sat-Sun 9am to 8pm. Further details can be found at www.hackneycitytennisclubs.co.uk
The cricket pitch can be booked by calling 020 8986 7955.
Site map
To view the layout of the park download London Fields site map (PDF, 283KB).
Get Walking, Keep Walking
London Fields and 'Albert Square': An interesting Hackney walk of under an hour through London Fields and 'Albert Square'. The walk passes through Graham Road and the Mapledene Conservation Area. It visits London Fields and, on the return, finds connections with music hall singer Marie Lloyd, a historic Germanic legacy around the German Hospital and the inspiration for the famous Albert Square in the BBC soap Eastenders. For more information see Get Walking, Keep Walking.
London Fields: Walk through London Fields Park, a designated common ground since 1540, before visiting the long-established Broadway Market - the inspiration for the television programme Eastenders. For more information see Get Walking, Keep Walking.
Love London Fields
This summer, the Council is encouraging you to Love London Fields by recycling your bottles and cans in the bins at the entrances to the park, taking non-recyclable rubbish with you when you leave and picking up your cigarette butts and bottle tops. Please respect local residents by keeping noise to a minimum after dark. All of this will help keep London Fields lovely for everyone who uses it.
Trading in London Fields
We get many enquiries from people wishing to trade in London Fields - often wanting to sell ice cream, coffee or other refreshments. Due to the high demand from traders, we are unable to grant licenses to everybody. We are considering tendering the opportunity for one trader to operate in the park, in which case the opportunity will be advertised on this website. We are unfortunately unable to contact individual traders to inform them when this opportunity may be available.
London Fields User Group (LFUG)
The LFUG is a group of local residents and park users. The group works with the Council to maintain and improve the quality of the park and its facilties including sports provision, nature conservation and biodiversity. You can now follow LFUG's activities on Facebook.
Contact
Mike Martin (chair), mike.lfug@talktalk.net
Website: www.londonfieldsusergroup.org.uk
Facebook: London Fields User Group
Page updated: 24 Jan 2012
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