West Hendon Playing Fields

{{Short description|Public park in London, England}}

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West Hendon Playing Fields is a 62 acre[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26886 Victoria County History, Hendon Public Services] public park in West Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of Barnet's Premier Parks.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26886 London Borough of Barnet, Premier parks]

It is a large grassed area with scattered mature trees. It has two tennis courts, several football pitches, a children's playground, a private bowls club, a basketball shooting hoop and a car park.[http://www.barnet.gov.uk/index/environment-planning/parks-and-open-spaces/premier-parks/west-hendon-playing-fields.htm London Borough of Barnet, West Hendon Playing Fields] The park formed part of the extensive open spaces owned by Hendon Borough Council in 1932 which became part of the London Borough of Barnet in 1965.

The park is bordered on the south by the Brent Reservoir nature reserve, and on the east by Silver Jubilee Park in Brent. There is also access from Goldsmith Avenue and Fryent Grove.