Queen's Wood
A 52-acre ancient oak-and-hornbeam woodland between Highgate and Muswell Hill, next to Highgate Wood, with a community cafe in a converted woodkeeper's lodge.
- Park
- Price: Free
Open in A Reason to StopFree on the App Store. iPhone, iOS 26 or later.
Did you know
It was once called Churchyard Bottom Wood; after Hornsey council bought it in 1898, Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany opened it to the public and it was renamed in honour of Queen Victoria.
Local tip
The wood is open 24 hours and Highgate is the nearest tube station, a few minutes' walk. The community cafe at 42 Muswell Hill Road is open daily 9am to 6pm and serves pastries and sandwiches.
Finding it
- Address
- Muswell Hill Road, Highgate, London N10 3JP
- Nearest station
- Highgate (Tube), 386 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- The Famous Royal OakA family-run Muswell Hill pub that looks like a flat-roofed school prefab outside but hides leather banquettes, a mahogany bar, a pool table and a garden with summer barbecues.
- Alexandra Palace Farmers' MarketA long-running Sunday farmers' market held in the grounds of Alexandra Palace, selling local produce, bread, cheese and crafts.
- The FlaskA Grade II-listed pub on Highgate West Hill with a tavern recorded on the site since at least 1663, its name taken from the water flasks once sold there to collect spring water from Highgate and Hampstead Heath.
- Waterlow ParkA hillside park in Highgate with three spring-fed ponds, Lauderdale House (a house dating to around 1580, now a cafe and arts venue) and wide views over the City skyline.