Davies & Davies - The Local Area

Davies & Davies Estate Agents
Established 1927

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The Local Area
Finsbury Park Boating Lake One of the major local attractions is the boating lake in Finsbury Park. Individuals and families alike enjoy relaxing on or by the tranquil setting of the lake which can be found in the expansive green belt of Finsbury Park and is surrounded by vibrant wildlife.	Click For Larger View
Finsbury Park Mainline and Underground Station Recently refurbished and located in Zone 2, with easy links to the City, West End, London, England and the whole of Europe, Finsbury Park Station makes commuting fast and convenient. Oxford Circus tube station is a short 8 minutes journey on the Victoria Line and Moorgate Station is only 12 minutes via mainline.	Click For Larger View
St. Marks Church Dating back to 1854 this historic building hosts the Tollington Parish community.	Click For Larger View
Surrounding Areas Finsbury Park is within easy reach of many local amenities, points of interest and attractions.	Click For Larger View
Finsbury Park Facilities The park itself is Grade II listed, has recently been restored and improved under English Heritage supervision. The park hosts a boating lake, dog-free children's play area, an art exhibition space, public toilets, parking, picnic area, river, American Gardens, Victorian flower garden and pavilion. Sports facilities include football pitches, bowls green, Skate/Bike Park, athletics track, gym, Tennis and Basketball courts. Unusually for London, the park hosts an American football field, home to the London Blitz and for softball/baseball is home to the London Mets. The park is used for public events such as Big Gay Out and Party in the Park.	Click For Larger View
Local Restaurants and Cafés Finsbury Park has a cosmopolitan selection of cafés and restaurants including; Jai Krishna an ever popular vegetarian Indian restaurant, La Porchetta (Italian), Pappagone (Italian), Front Room (British) , Nandos (Mozambican-Portuguese), Cats (Thai), Sugar Lounge (Award Winning Turkish), Petek (Turkish), Dudleys Pancake House, Miso (Noodle Bar), Humming Bird (West Indian) and The Old Dairy (Gastro).	Click For Larger View
Bars and Pubs Finsbury Park has a wide selection of Traditional Pubs, Modern Bars and Gardens. Some of the most popular include; Chapter One, Sugar Lounge, Bar Pappagone, Faltering Fall back, The Old Dairy, Stapleton Tavern, The Park Tavern and the Worlds End.	Click For Larger View
Hornsey Road Baths The Hornsey Road Public Baths originally built in 1895 and later extended to include a separate Women's baths, laundry and 37 private baths were damaged during the Blitz in 1941 and where extensively rebuilt during the 60s. The site has recently been developed into apartments however the iconic image of the diving figure remains.	Click For Larger View
St. Mellitus Church This most impressive building was built in 1870 and became a Catholic church in 1959.	Click For Larger View
The Old Dairy The Old Dairy built in 1890 was originally the site of a Dairy and certain features such as the exposed brick wall, steel girders and the magnificent friezes on the Crouch Hill side are evidence of this previous life. It has since been restored into a fabulous pub and restaurant.	Click For Larger View
Parkland Walk The walk passes through Islington and Haringey and is a designated nature reserve. The path was originally the line of the London and North Eastern Steam Railway and the old railway sleepers have been used to construct its many stairways.	Click For Larger View
Parkland Walk The Parkland walk is 4.5 mile nature walk between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace. The walk connects Finsbury Park, Stroud Green, Crouch Hill, Muswell Hill and Alexandra Palace and has many exquisite views. Cyclists, Joggers, Families and dog walkers enjoy the peaceful climate and natural beauty.	Click For Larger View
Local Education Finsbury Park has a number of local educational establishments from nurseries to colleges. Infant and junior school are particularly well represented and include the desirable Stroud Green School and St Aidan's.	Click For Larger View
Upper Tollington Park Upper Tollington Park mainly consists of period Victorian 3 storey houses, many of which have now been converted in to 1 or 2 bedroom apartments.	Click For Larger View
Ferme Park Road and Stapleton Hall Road Stapleton Hall Road has some of the most desirable and sought after properties in the area and in some cases houses have been sold in excess of £1 million. Ferme Park Road is one of the main arteries between Finsbury Park and Crouch End.	Click For Larger View
Mount Pleasant Crescent This quaint road consists of extremely pretty, 2 storey (some double fronted) railway cottages.	Click For Larger View
Mount Pleasant Villas Finsbury Park and the surrounding area (including Mount Pleasant Villas) has in recent years has been residence to many leading actors, musicians, presenters and well known people and celebrities including; Neil Morrissey, Alan Carr, James McEvoy, Jeremy Northan, Annie Lennox, MP David Lammie and former minister for overseas development Douglas Alexander.	Click For Larger View
Stapleton Hall and Florence Road Stapleton Hall Road has some of the most desirable and sought after properties in the Finsbury Park area and in some cases houses have been sold in excess of £1 million.	Click For Larger View
The Old Dairy The Old Dairy built in 1890 was originally the site of a Dairy and certain features such as the exposed brick wall, steel girders and the magnificent etchings on the Crouch Hill side are evidence of this previous life. It has since been restored into a fabulous pub and restaurant.	Click For Larger View
Emirates Stadium A short bus journey takes you to The Emirates Stadium, new home of the world famous Arsenal football club.	Click For Larger View
Stroud Green Road This is the vibrant thoroughfare of Finsbury Park with a large selection of retail, restaurant and bar premises including Tesco's supermarket, the proposed Sainsbury's store and the location of the Davies Davies Estate Agents.	Click For Larger View
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Arsenal Underground Station Arsenal underground station is located in Gillespie Road, Highbury and is just one stop away form Finsbury Park on the Piccadilly Line.	Click For Larger View
Highbury Stadium Development The former home of Arsenal football club has been converted into a new high spec residential development and is within 15 minutes walk of Stroud Green Road.	Click For Larger View