Finchley

Worth seeing in and around Finchley

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Middlesex University

   Middlesex University, branded as Middlesex University London, is a public research university based in Hendon, northwest London, England. The university also has campuses in Dubai and Mauritius.

   3 km · university in London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Alexandra Palace

   Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in north London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A Grade II listed building, it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm.

   3.9 km · entertainment venue in Alexandra Park, London · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hampstead Heath

   Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London Clay.

   4.6 km · park in Camden and Barnet in London, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Freud Museum London

   The Freud Museum in London is a museum dedicated to Sigmund Freud, located in the house where Freud lived with his family during the last year of his life. In 1938, after escaping Nazi annexation of Austria he came to London via Paris and stayed for a short while at 39 Elsworthy Road before moving to 20 Maresfield Gardens, where the museum is situated.

   5.7 km · historic house museum in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kenwood House

   Kenwood House is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Scottish architect Robert Adam, serving as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield until the 20th century.

   3.4 km · art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London · Wikipedia
6. 06
   RAF Museum London

   The Royal Air Force Museum London is located on the former Hendon Aerodrome, in North London's Borough of Barnet. It includes five buildings and hangars showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force.

   3.6 km · aviation museum in London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Parliament Hill

   Parliament Hill is an area of open parkland in the south-east corner of Hampstead Heath in north-west London. The hill, which is 98 metres high, is notable for its views of the capital's skyline.

   4.8 km · hill and area of open parkland in the south-east corner of Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tomb of Karl Marx

   The Tomb of Karl Marx is in the Eastern cemetery of Highgate Cemetery, North London, England. It is the burial site of Karl Marx, his wife Jenny von Westphalen, and other members of Marx's family, including his daughter Eleanor Marx.

   4.7 km · tomb in Highgate Cemetery in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Cyril of Turau and All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People

   Church of St Cyril of Turau and All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People is a wooden church in Woodside Park, London. It is the first wooden church built in London since the Great Fire.

   2 km · church in London, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Finchley

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 24 km · London Luton (LTN), 33 km · London Stansted (STN), 43 km

Stations

Turnpike Lane tube station, 5.9 km · Arnos Grove tube station, 4.2 km · Burnt Oak tube station, 5.3 km · Finchley Road tube station, 5.8 km · Kilburn tube station, 5.9 km

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  11 km · quickest by road, 53 min · £1.5
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  11 km · quickest by road, 53 min · £1.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Finchley

  152 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £16–21
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