Highgate Highlights Walk 2: Hidden Gems, Historic Pubs & Great Views

· Join us for the second in our Highgate Highlights series — a fascinating walk through one of London’s most historic and picturesque neighbourhoods.
· Starting from Highgate Tube Station, we’ll make our way towards Parliament Hill, discovering a wide variety of architectural treasures, historic sites, hidden corners, and traditional pubs along the route.
· Highlights include:
• The Grand Parade and Jacksons Lane Community Centre
• A striking 1958 housing development alongside beautiful 18th- and 19th-century houses
• The former site of the cattle pound
• The Hillcrest Estate, built on the grounds of Park House, once a reformatory for “fallen women,” some of whom were later buried in Highgate Cemetery
• Historic pubs spanning the 16th to 20th centuries, including one established in 1547
• Highgate School, founded in 1565
• The Grove, regarded as one of suburban London’s finest early 18th-century streets and long associated with notable residents
• Witanhurst, London’s second-largest private house
• Holly Terrace and Holly Lodge Estate, offering spectacular views across London
• Holly Village, a charming collection of Gothic-style cottages
• Swains Lane’s independent cafés and grocery shops
• Parliament Hill, for one of the best panoramic views in London
We’ll finish at the Duke of St Albans Swains Lane for a well-earned drink.
Buses nearby on Highgate Road provide easy connections back towards Kentish Town and beyond.
· A detailed map and full list of points of interest can be found here:
Visit Highgate | A visitor's guide
· Please note:
• The walk is undertaken entirely at your own risk
• We will wait 5 minutes before starting
• Once the walk has begun, I may not be able to answer phone calls or messages