Shepherd’s Cottage dates from the early 17th century and is probably the oldest building in Highgate – a relic of the days when sheep along with the other animals designed to be sold at London’s busy markets, were driven, on foot, from as far away as Scotland. The journey could take six to eight weeks …
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Poppies, more poppies – and cow parsley
This wonderful drift of poppies and cornflowers are not actually on Hampstead Heath but in the OMVED gardens in Highgate where we were lucky enough to be able to hold two of the Highgate Festival concerts last week. The gardens stretch down the hill towards Crouch End, a gravel path snaking its ways through a …