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| The excellently-named Hilly Fields is a park situated between [[Locale Brockley|Brockley]] and [[Locale Ladywell|Ladywell]] in the London Borough of Lewisham. It's basically a big open green space on a hill — although the grass and trees are kept neat, it doesn't have formal flowerbeds or anything like that. |
The excellently-named Hilly Fields is a park situated between [[Locale Brockley|Brockley]] and [[Locale Ladywell|Ladywell]] in the London Borough of Lewisham. It's basically a big open green space on a hill - although the grass and trees are kept neat, it doesn't have formal flowerbeds or anything like that. |
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Facilities include a children's playground, tennis courts, a picnic area, and a cafe. |
Facilities include a children's playground, tennis courts, and a picnic area. There may also be public toilets, but we've not verified this yet. |
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A commenter (May 2013) tells us: "There are public toilets, they are adjacent to the cafe, which is at the top of hill, overlooking the stone circle. The park has a resident cricket club and the Francis Drake Bowls club have their home on the northern boundary." |
As the name suggests, it's on a hill, so it has good views of the surrounding area. A farmers market is held here on the 2nd Saturday of each month. |
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As the name suggests, it's on a hill, so it has good views of the surrounding area. A farmers market is held here on the 2nd Saturday of each month (see [http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2007/06/famers-markets.html Brockley Central comments]). |
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* [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/openspaces/parks/Pages/hilly-fields.aspx Facilities at Hilly Fields, from the Lewisham council website] * [http://brockleycentral.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/greenspaces-hilly-fields.html Brockley Central article] |
* [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/ParksAndRecreation/NatureConservation/ConservationSites/HillyFields/ History of Hilly Fields, from the Lewisham council website] * [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/ParksAndRecreation/LocalParks/HillyFields.htm Facilities at Hilly Fields, from the Lewisham council website] * [http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cultural/1o22189/ Trusted Places writeup] * [http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2007/06/famers-markets.html Brockley Central comments on the farmers market] |
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* [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-05-18T09%3A00%3A00%2B01%3A00#2945781346103054224 diamond geezer's writeup] (including song) |
* [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html#2945781346103054224 diamond geezer's writeup] (including song) |
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* [http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2010/08/brockley-origins-hilly-fields.html Brockley Central article on the origins of Hilly Fields] * [http://www.tiredoflondontiredoflife.com/2013/02/wander-in-hilly-fields.html Tired Of London entry] |
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The excellently-named Hilly Fields is a park situated between Brockley and Ladywell in the London Borough of Lewisham. It's basically a big open green space on a hill - although the grass and trees are kept neat, it doesn't have formal flowerbeds or anything like that.
Facilities include a children's playground, tennis courts, and a picnic area. There may also be public toilets, but we've not verified this yet.
As the name suggests, it's on a hill, so it has good views of the surrounding area. A farmers market is held here on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
See also:
- Friends of Hilly Fields
- History of Hilly Fields, from the Lewisham council website
- Facilities at Hilly Fields, from the Lewisham council website
- Trusted Places writeup
- Brockley Central comments on the farmers market
- Brockley Central feature on the Hilly Fields Users Group
- diamond geezer's writeup (including song)
- Hilly Fields Birdwatch blog
Info on farmers market is correct as of February 2008.
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