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October 2023
In the Footsteps of the Famous in High Barnet: a Guided Walk
Royalty, Prime Ministers, Dickens, Trollope, Thackeray, Pepys, Kingsley Amis, John Betjeman, Spike Milligan, J.M.W. Turner, Wesley, Livingstone, and many, many others: they’ve all stayed or lived in High Barnet and Monken Hadley over the past 500 years, and got their feet under the table of history. We'll meet them all in the course of this fun and informative two-hour walk. With Paul Baker, City of London guide. £12, £5 under 12s
Find out more »Friary Park Junior Parkrun
It is a 2k event for juniors only (4 to 14 year olds). Please register before your first visit. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode. Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Friary Park Bowls Club - please come and join us!
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Find out more »Oak Hill Parkrun
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Find out more »Barnet Physic Well
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Find out more »Friary Park Junior Parkrun
It is a 2k event for juniors only (4 to 14 year olds). Please register before your first visit. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode. Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Friary Park Bowls Club - please come and join us!
Find out more »The Proper Blokes Club Walk and Talk
Come join the group for a great three mile circular route starting and ending at the tube station. We take a slow walk down and around the back streets of the area, whilst having a nice relaxing walk and talk.
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