Basing Hill Park (Barnet)
Brief Description
Basing Hill Park is a small park on land that was open fields until the 1920s, but was then increasingly developed for housing. The recreation ground was laid out by 1936 to serve the growing population. The park is largely grassed with perimeter shrubs and trees, including a number of evergreen trees and conifers. Near the entrance on Hendon Way are tennis courts and 2 small built structures, adjacent to which is a small area of rose beds and concrete tubs. A tarmac path runs around the perimeter of the park.
Practical Information
- Site location:
- Hendon Way/Wayside
- Postcode:
- NW11 8TJ
- What 3 Words:
- kicks.bravo.export
- Type of site:
- Public Park
- Borough:
- Barnet
- Open to public?
- Yes
- Opening times:
- unrestricted
- Special conditions:
- Facilities:
- tennis courts, small playground, football pitch
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Tube: Golders Green (Northern) then bus. Bus: 26, 113, 226, 102.
- Research updated:
- 01/08/2000
- Last minor changes:
- 19/07/2023
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.barnet.gov.uk
Full Site Description
Sources consulted:
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ244870 (524430,187020)
- Size in hectares:
- 2.61
- Site ownership:
- LB Barnet
- Site management:
- Leisure and Youth Services, Green Spaces Division/Friends of Basing Hill and Childs Hill Parks
- Date(s):
- 1930s
- Designer(s):
- Listed structures:
- None
- On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:
No- Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:
No- Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:
No
Local Authority Data
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.
- On Local List:
- No
- In Conservation Area:
- No
- Tree Preservation Order:
- Not known
- Nature Conservation Area:
- No
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- No
- Special Policy Area:
- No
- Other LA designation:
- Premier Park (with Child Hill Park)
Photos
Basing Hill Park, Shelter near Hendon Way entrance, August 2000. Photo S Williams
2000 
2000 Click a photo to enlarge.
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