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Markfield Park is situated in the Seven Sisters ward of Haringey. The site is owned and managed by Haringey Council. It is categorised in the borough's Unitary Development Plan (UDP) as a Site of Borough Importance Grade II and it also forms part of the Lee Valley Regional Park and is therefore Green Belt land. Markfield Park was officially opened as Markfield Recreation Ground King George's Field by the Mayor of Tottenham in 1938.
The park has 5 entrances and is 7.6 hectares in size. There are various different areas and facilities within the park, these include;
• Formal football pitches
• Open grass / multi use area
• Children's playground
• Stonebridge Brook (culverted)
• Old Moselle Brook
• Rose garden
• Markfield Museum
• Walled areas of old sewage filter beds, settling and precipitation tanks
• Bowls club
• Picnic area
• Markfield Project
• Community garden
• BMX area
We are Now Open
Saturday19th September 2009 Pistachios in the Park opened its doors to the public.
The Project To date:
New café construction, full regeneration of the playground and drainage improvement works to the Old Moselle Brook.extensive park landscaping and building improvement works to the pavilion, Museum and Markfield Project.
Restoration of the Pump House in nearing completion.The engine stopped being productive in 1964, and it has been preserved by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and Industrial Archaeology Group. The Museum exhibits are owned by Haringey Council and the Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (MBEAM) Trustees currently have a rolling licence to occupy the building, which they open monthly to the visiting public.
After the development of the park, Haringey's Libraries, Archives & Museum Service have made a commitment to take on the management of the Museum, they will work in partnership with the MBEAM Trustees to increase the audiences to the Museum and turn it into a marketable visitor attraction.
Restoration of Pump House Engine Wheel
| TRAVELLING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT Markfield Park and the museum is situated within 7 minutes walk of Seven Sisters, South Tottenham and Tottenham Hale Underground and Overground stations, both only 20 minutes from Central London.
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TRAVELLING BY CAR From the north the A10 can be accessed directly at junction 25 of the M25 and the route to follow to Tottenham is the A10 to Central London. |
