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Finsbury Park
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Would you live there?
Daft as it sounds, but its got a bit of a bad image in my mind due to Abu Hamza and it kind of puts me off the place.
But coming thru on the train (albeit at high speed ) it actually looks alright.
Anyone live or lived there ?
Daft as it sounds, but its got a bit of a bad image in my mind due to Abu Hamza and it kind of puts me off the place.
But coming thru on the train (albeit at high speed ) it actually looks alright.
Anyone live or lived there ?
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As for the area itself, its mixed, around the station and park its really quite nice, quiet in the main with nice houses, but good access to shops and all that.
Its reasonably safe (as safe as any part of London can be really) and its pretty close to the centre of town.
The minus points are that some bits are not so nice and some of the estates are a bit scary - oh and some random lady got shot outside of my office which was somewhat off putting........
sadly enough I'm not sure there's any part of London that doesn't have a story like that.
That's true of pretty much anywhere, I was really close to a shooting in downtown Toronto, which is normally as safe as Downing Street. Sometimes things just happen, Finsbury Park is pretty safe.
Lol, last time I went to Finsbury Park we got really hassled at the tube! My best friend lives there so I go there a fair amount but I personally feel safer in Camden but probably as I'm more familiar as I live there.
Maybe its because I'm so old, they dont think I'm a good potential client.
Lol! It was funny that you made the comparison as me and my friend always complain to each other that the other ones area seems more dodgy at night than our own! I think it might just be cos we recognise the same old dodgy types that are always out in our own area so it seems safer than well, the dodgy types we don't recognise of a different area
You're having a laugh aren't you
From what I've seen in a couple of brief visits it seems a nice area.
The park is great in the summer, and theres some great pubs and interesting restaurants around the Stoud Green Road.
My favourite pub is the Faltering Fullback, its lovely. Finsbury Park has great transport links - on two tube lines, easy to get anywhere. I often walk to places at the weekend, either Camden or Upper St, wherever really. Its also quiet, I live in a residential road and you can really escape the hustle and bustle but be so close to the city. Plus its not that expensive either.