Things to do
Visit High Barnet, a medieval town packed full of history, shops, entertainment, festivals, and parks & open space.
High Barnet Chewing Gum Art
Anyone walking along the footpath at the junction of Alston Road and Carnarvon Road should make the effort to search out a fascinating trail of 21 illustrations by a celebrated pavement artist who was brought up in Barnet and whose miniature paintings on blobs of chewing gum have gained international recognition.
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High Living
Your online guide to life in and around Chipping Barnet www.highlivingbarnet.com
- Greenhill GardensGlorious autumn weather provides ample excuses to explore our beautiful surroundings, especially hidden gems like Greenhill Gardens in New Barnet.… Read more »
- New Barnet Leisure CentreThis new and much needed public facility opened this month, so I went along to try it out, gym kit… Read more »
- Visiting GROW at Totteridge AcademyAfter a brief visit earlier in the summer, it’s been a pleasure to return to GROW, the inspiring outdoor classroom… Read more »
- Winter Walk to Darlands Nature ReserveBetween Christmas and New Year we fancied a refreshing nature walk, but ideally covering some new ground. Darlands Nature Reserve… Read more »
- Behind The Scenes At The Barnet Medieval FestivalOne of the Festival organisers, Barnet-based historian Dr Susan Skedd, offers an insider’s view on the eve of this momentous… Read more »
- Parks and Open SpacesOne of the big attractions of Chipping Barnet is the extraordinary selection of local green spaces. At High Living we… Read more »
- Lewis of London: the Ice Cream FarmDuring the school holidays you need a few ideas up your sleeve and here’s a fabulous option – especially if… Read more »
- Enfield Cultural Walking and Cycling MapWe’re always keen to point out easy ways of enjoying the locality, so we couldn’t resist sharing this new map… Read more »