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ALEXANDRA PALACE

79 ha

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome79 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • East Court Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker +79 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hawthorn +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Enfield Chase to Arnos Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 6Cycling route
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
Cycleway 21Cycling route

Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town

Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route
Enfield local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking west in Alexandra Palace Park

Looking west in Alexandra Palace Park

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