16 Awesome Things To Do in Wood Green (2026 edition)

A few years ago I compiled a list of awesome things to do in Wood Green. I think I started with 10 and the list soon grew to 59 as people added to it with their own top tips for Wood Green. 

Looking at the list I put together a lot has changed from the name and location of the bookshop, the shops that came and went and the groups and places that are either gone or undergoing re-development. 

I thought it might be fun to bring the list up to date so I extracted 16 things that I definitely do when I go to Wood Green. Can we crowdsource a list as big as the last time?

Here's my starter for 16

1. Read anything by Albert Pinching about Wood Green and its history - order from Hornsey Historical Society
2. Buy a book, go to a reading, see art at The All Good Bookshop. This amazing indy bookshop provides cultural manna from heaven on a weekly basis, including comedy nights, spoken word and author talks. 
3. Wander around The Marketplace at the back of the Mall which reminds me of the Asian street markets I once frequented. It’s a good place for haberdashery. Get good Mauritian food, stock up on products from Eastern Europe, 
4. Look at the Montague Burton Building as you pass. See if you can spot the original villas above the shops at the Turnpike Lane end. Try and spot where the Wood Green Empire once hosted famous variety stars and the notorious accident involving a bullet and an American.
5. Take a stroll through Noel Park Estate- a beautiful attempt to build decent housing for the artisan classes in a more philanthropic if no less class-ridden age.
6. Acquaint yourself with the history of Shopping City and try to learn to love municipal brutalism - remember everything becomes old enough one day to be loved and most people hate new builds for the first 100 years.
7. Go and see some street art without traipsing to Shoreditch - there’s the Shepard Fairey, located on the side wall of a local shop right on the corner of Langham Road and Crescent Road and the work of James Straffon 
8. Watch the basketball or have a go at the outdoor gym at Ducketts Common -this outdoor space gets more lovely as the years pass and there’s something really special about seeing it so alive with young people playing games and having fun in the sun. Join the Friends to help make it happen.
9. See more free art at Wood Green Library: Genesis by artist Gitl Braun. This thousand fold magnification of an art restorer’s palette is permanently on display, seen from the Ground Floor.
10. Watch Haringey Borough FC with your kids. 
11. Walk (or take a bus) to Alexandra Palace for events and great views of the city
12. Eat Japanese food at Oita 
13. Stock up on supplies for the kids (or yourself) at The Works 
14. Browse the charity shops for a bargain. 
15. Go on a nature hunt in Green Gate Common
16. Get a vegan Sunday roast, listen to jazz, attend a wellness session and much more at Karamel

Let's hear yours!

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