Opening Times & Prices Forty Hall Estate Free admission (charges apply for special events) Open daily except Mondays, 24 - 25 December and first full week of January. Summer: (1st April – 31st October) Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pm Saturday & Sunday 12 noon - 5pm Hall open on Bank Holidays 12 noon - 5pm Winter: (1st November – 31st March) Tuesday - Friday 11am - 4pm Saturday & Sunday 12 noon - 4pm Hall open on Bank holidays 12 noon - 4pm
Explore the Estate 1 Children’s Play Area 2 Cycle or walk the
Greenway Path which links Hadley Wood to Enfield Island Village
3 Admire Jesus Church (built in 1835) from the Greenway Path.
5 Elsyng Palace would
have once stood in the estate, visible clearly from the top floor of Forty Hall. It was here that Edward VI learned he was to be king, following the death of his father Henry VIII.
6 Walk over or under
Maiden’s Bridge by Turkey Brook.
7 Enjoy exquisite views
from the foot of the Lime Avenue looking up to the Hall, a very beacon within the estate.
Forty Hall Farm Adults £2: free for children Farm and Farm Shop open weekends 11am - 4pm Join the Friends of Forty Hall Park. For more information visit www.friendsoffortyhallpark.org Forty Hall Estate, Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 9HA www.fortyhallestate.co.uk Tel: 020 8363 8196
Mobility Scooter & Bicycle Hire Free hire of bikes and scooters are offered on request for those wishing to explore the Estate. Forty Hall reserves the right to alter dates, times prices and facilities on display without prior notice. All details are correct at time of printing.
follow us follow us
Instagram follow us
9 Marvel at mystical
Medieval Fishing Ponds; rare water gardens made more formal by Sir Thomas Lovell in the 1500s. Can you spot our resident Kingfishers or Herons?
historic working farm, open to the public 11am - 4pm (weekends). Meet the rare-breed livestock and see behind-the-scenes!
Our staff are committed to making Forty Hall Estate accessible for all. Please speak to a member of staff for more information.
Twittter
the weir, linking the lands of Forty Hall Estate and Myddleton House and Gardens. A perfect bridge for Poohsticks!
11 Forty Hall Farm is a
Access Information
8 See the new bridge over
10 Enjoys walks through woodland looking over to the farm animals. In spring witness the blanket of bluebells covering the woodland floor.
Contact Us
4 Here marks where the entrance gates to Elsyng
Palace once stood. If you look hard enough you will find evidence of a forge in the area, where a blacksmith would have tended to the hooves of horses arriving from London.
Link up to the London Loop! Forty Hall Estate is part of section 17 and from this point you can head to Clay Hill or Enfield Lock.
Picnic with friends and family in the meadow.
12 The traditional and organic
Forty Hall Farm Orchard is run by volunteers and promotes biodiversity, bringing people together to learn about growing fruit and to share in its eating. Historically, an orchard stood here in the 1830s! 13 Forty Hall Community
Vineyard is an exciting, not-for-profit social enterprise, run by volunteers which picks up the tradition of English winemaking introduced by the Romans. It is the first commercial scale vineyard in London since medieval times!
Visitors Attraction Key
1 Children’s Play Area 2 Greenway Path 3 Jesus Church 4 Entrance gates 5 Elsyng Palace. 6 Maiden’s Bridge 7 Lime Avenue 8 Bridge over the Weir 9 Medieval Fishing Ponds 10 Woodland 11 Forty Hall Farm 12 Forty Hall Farm Orchard 13 Forty Hall Community Vineyard 14 Forty Hall Farm Shop 15 Garden Mound 16 Graves of Dogs 17 Nice Green Café Relax 18 Forty Hall 19 Magnolia Tree 20 Cedar of Lebanon 21 Pleasure Grounds 22 Kissing Gate 23 Walled Garden
14 Pick up organic meat and vegetables produced on the farm from the Forty Hall Farm Shop (open Weds, Sat & Sun).
17 Nice Green Café
Relax and unwind over tea, coffee and delicious seasonal refreshments which are locally sourced. Ingredients are fresh from Forty Hall Farm! Dogs welcome.
18 Forty Hall 19 Look out for the
magnificent Magnolia Tree planted in the 19th century on the south wall of the Hall, climbing to the roof. 20 One of the oldest Cedar
of Lebanon trees in England, planted at the turn of the 18th Century.
15 Sit on benches on the Garden Mound admiring views across the ornamental lake. 16 Discover the graves of the
Parker-Bowles’s dogs on the Garden Mound, dating from the 1930s. A favourite curiosity of local residents whose children once left bouquets of wildflowers in memorial.
The gardens and parkland are cared for the year round by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. How many gardeners will you see in action today?
22 Walk through the
kissing gate from Forty Hill and admire the Hall from the south-east direction.
23 Walk around the original
21 Stroll through the
Pleasure Grounds and enjoy the 18th century inspired landscape.
Walled Garden, formerly a Kitchen Garden to appreciate the beautiful planting. Spot the wisteria and look out over Forty Hall Farm from the gardens.
Visitor Guide Discover one of London’s best-kept secrets Free admission