Finsbury Park lake and New River path

Off-lead rules

Off-lead allowed

Haringey requires dogs to be on a lead no longer than 2 metres in all areas of the borough except, among others, in a park larger than half a hectare. Finsbury Park is well over half a hectare.

On-lead areas: If you are in an area where your dog doesn't have to be on a lead, you must put it on a lead if asked by a Haringey authorised officer. Dogs are not allowed at all in clearly signed areas such as children's play areas. One person can walk 6 dogs at most at one time.

A Public Spaces Protection Order applies here. Haringey has a PSPO covering dog fouling, dogs on leads, areas where dogs cannot go, and the maximum number of dogs that can be walked at one time. A borough-wide replacement PSPO was made to run for 3 years from 1 May 2025.

The walk itself

Start point

Manor House gate

Nearest station

Finsbury Park

Terrain

Victorian park, boating lake, avenues

Surface

surfaced paths

Accessibility

mostly level surfaced paths

Mud

medium

How quiet

low

Suits a reactive dog

moderate

Water access

Yes

Swimming allowed

Not stated

Livestock

No

Wildlife

medium

Stiles

Not stated

Gates

Yes

Lighting

Not stated

Toilets

Yes

Waste bins

Not stated

Parking

Yes

Café on site

Yes

“Not stated” means our source did not cover it. We leave gaps rather than fill them.

Notes

CURRENCY CAVEAT: the quoted wording was retrieved from an archived capture of Haringey's official control-of-dogs page; the live page blocks automated access and Haringey adopted a replacement borough-wide PSPO from 1 May 2025, so the exact wording in force today should be re-checked. A cafe, toilets including a Changing Places toilet, a playground, and 3 Blue Badge parking spaces at the Endymion Road/Hornsey entrance. Coordinate from Wikipedia infobox.