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Latest News
- Online store temporarily closed 24-Mar-2020
- Jubilee Hall now closed due to coronavirus 18-Mar-2020
- More walks cancelled due to coronavirus 17-Mar-2020
- Broomfield Shell Memorial officially unveiled 06-Mar-2020
- Help wanted to plant 2000 trees 06-Mar-2020
Next Enfield Society talks
We have cancelled all our planned talks for March and April and are keeping the situation under review. Please check our coronavirus page for the latest news.
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All events
Mar31Tue10:30 am The Lea Valley from Ice Age to W... @ Jubilee HallThe Lea Valley from Ice Age to W... @ Jubilee HallMar 31 @ 10:30 amThis talk has now been cancelled. Talk by Dr Jim Lewis. This talk covers 10,000 years of Lea Valley history in one hour and looks at how the valley was formed. Here the opportunity is taken to explore how industrial and domestic growth has brought about unforeseen consequences for our...Apr2Thuall-day Walk: Architecture, Statues and ...Walk: Architecture, Statues and ...Apr 2 all-dayThis walk is now cancelled. Meet 11.00 Stamford Brook Station (District Line: 20 mins from Victoria). 4 mile linear walk, initially via one of London’s least known but perhaps prettiest garden squares. With a coffee stop, then a riverside walk with interesting architecture from the last two centuries, ending at...Apr12Sunall-day Two Walks in Enfield’s Countrysi...Two Walks in Enfield’s Countrysi...Apr 12 all-dayThis walk has now been cancelled. Easter Sunday. Meet 10.30 Oakwood Station (Piccadilly Line or 121 and 307 buses) for about 5½ mile linear walk via Trent Park, Merryhills Way, London Loop and Jubilee Path to then re-enter Trent Park for lunch stop at Trent Park café and option to...Apr15Wed8:00 pm William Morris and the Arts and ... @ Jubilee HallWilliam Morris and the Arts and ... @ Jubilee HallApr 15 @ 8:00 pmThis talk has now been cancelled. Talk by Mark Lewis. Joint meeting between The Enfield Society and Edmonton Hundred Historical Society. Doors open 7.30pm. Visitors welcome, £1 each.Apr18Satall-day Walk: London Loop: CANCELLEDWalk: London Loop: CANCELLEDApr 18 all-dayThis walk has now been cancelled. Meet 10.38 Hayes (Kent) Station (10.01 Southeastern Hayes train from London Bridge mainline station—usually from platforms 1-5). About 9 mile linear walk to Hamsey Green via an attractive mix of woodland, heathland, farmland and pastures with long distance views across London. Several shorter options...Apr21Tue1:00 pm Public Art in Enfield @ Dugdale Centre, 1st floor conference roomPublic Art in Enfield @ Dugdale Centre, 1st floor conference roomApr 21 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pmTalk by Joe Studman. There are mosaics, sculptures, paintings and memorials in Enfield that many of us walk past every day without really noticing them. Take a virtual tour around the borough looking at the works of art displayed in public places for all to see. Free but advanced ticket...Apr22Wedall-day Walk: New River: CANCELLEDWalk: New River: CANCELLEDApr 22 all-dayThis walk has now been cancelled. Meet 10.03 Hornsey Station (09.48 train from Enfield Chase or short ride by 41 bus from Turnpike Lane Station). 8 mile linear walk following the New River with an intriguing mix of urban and semi-rural scenes via Woodberry Wetlands, Clissold Park and Canonbury to...Apr26Sun2:00 pm Wartime Enfield Walk: CANCELLEDWartime Enfield Walk: CANCELLEDApr 26 @ 2:00 pmThis walk has now been cancelled. Join local history speaker Joe Studman on a tour of Enfield Town discovering War Memorials, bomb sites, ARP posts and other locations relating to Enfield’s participation in the 1939–1945 conflict. The walk will last between 90 and 120 minutes at a steady walking pace....Apr28Tue10:30 am Recreating young Queen Victoria’... @ Jubilee HallRecreating young Queen Victoria’... @ Jubilee HallApr 28 @ 10:30 amThis talk has now been cancelled. Talk by Lee Prosser. The rooms where Queen Victoria grew up at Kensington Palace were, until recently just a shadow of their former selves. Research has helped to restore them to Regency splendour for the latest exhibition dedicated to her early life and also...Apr30Thuall-day Walk: Hidden London: CANCELLEDWalk: Hidden London: CANCELLEDApr 30 all-dayThis walk has now been cancelled. Meet 10.45 Blackfriars Underground Station (Circle and District Lines or by Thameslink services at 09.52 or 10.08 from Finsbury Park mainline station). 5 to 6 mile circular walk including famous landmarks and some lesser known areas in the western part of the City of...May7Thuall-day Walk: Mimram ValleyWalk: Mimram ValleyMay 7 all-dayMeet 10.30 Welwyn North Station ticket office (10.00 Thameslink Cambridge train from Finsbury Park mainline station or at 10.13 from Potters Bar Station). About 7 mile circular walk with attractive views, bluebell woods, village greens and river valley scenes. Hilly in places. No shorter option. Lunch stop at Tewin. Bring...