A large portion of Kingsbury, near London is taken up with the Fryent Country Park, this beautiful area boasts woods, fields, a farm and several fishponds. Covering over 254 acres with small woods and green fields, it’s hard to believe this wide-open space is in the London borough of Brent! The Wooded hill that rises 282 feet, known as Barn Hill, is in the south-west of the park. Strangely, right at the top of this hill you will find a fishpond, there are several other fishponds scattered around the park. There are many types of trees to be found in the woods, including, ash, elm, English oak and hornbeam sitting alongside some fruit trees. This stunning area is one of the few places you will find the rare “Cardamine impatiens” , a bitter tasting, narrow-leaved-cress.
The area of Kingsbury has a population of approximately 29,217 and the A4006 that serves the local inhabitants is the largest road within the district. Living in this popular area of London your children will have access to several great schools including Kingsbury High School, Fryent Primary, Roe Green Primary, the Jewish Free School and Oliver Goldsmith Primary to name just a few. As a proud homeowner you will have access to great retail outlets, restaurants, galleries, museums, transport links and a wide range of helpful household services including CCTV Drainage Surveys Kingsbury supplied by a company such as https://www.wilkinson-env.co.uk/drainage-services-cctv-surveys-midlands/tankering/tankering-services-kingsbury/
There are plenty of buses that service the area, as well as the local Jubilee Tube Station and several great roads such as the A5 Edgware Road and the A406 North Circular Road that residents and visitors alike can access to travel in and out of London. Apart from the Fryent Country Park, there is a plethora of other green spaces including, the Silver Jubilee Park, Eton Grove Park, Kingsbury Green Recreation Ground and Barn Hill open space. Some famous people have been born and raised in Kingsbury including the Rolling Stones Drummer, Charlie Watts, musician with The Shadows, Jet Harris, and singer songwriter George Michael. Their other claim to fame is that “Grange Hill ” the television drama programme had its first two series filmed in Kingsbury High School.