Totteridge And Whetstone

Totteridge And Whetstone is the last-but-one stop at the top end of the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line.

I took a trip there to see what I could see. Suprisingly, the area is quite country-side like, and the tube station is on the middle of a steep hill. The area seemed mostly residential. Next to the tube station is a small line of businesses, consisting of a couple of florists, a newsagent, a small gift and greeting cards shop, a tiny cafe (only open til 3PM), a beauticians, a caterers, an antiques shop, a locksmiths, dry cleaners, hairdressers, a 'brasserie' (also closed when I visited at 4.30PM), and no less than three estate agents.

Round the corner from the tube station, however, was something much more interesting - a band of green land which stretched alongside the tube line into the distance. It was here, along the 'Dollis Valley Green Walk', that I took the following photos. The first is of a small stream, hidden amongst a few trees and much bramble:

The second is a shot of the greenway itself, with tube train sneaking along on the left hand side:

Added by a resident of Totteridge and Whetstone: welcome! it sounds like you had a pleasant journey to our little village. I live 5 minutes walk from the tube station. Totteridge is a gorgeous place and I adore it. there is more to it than you describe; if you walked down the hill you'd find another parade of shops (including, surprise surprise, another estate agents) and loads of houses. further along there's the village green, a school, the cricket and tennis clubs and loads of green spaces, fields and farms. not forgetting some charming duck ponds :) it's a really beautiful place to live. sadly our library closed last year!

Walk the other direction (continuing up the hill) and you'll come to Whetstone, which is much busier. It's a bustling high street... has loads of places to eat (seems a shame to me that there's far more places to eat than there are actually useful shops...), a waitrose and a boots.

The green walk you found is lovely. If you'd have followed it on the other side of the main road, you'd have seen a lot more of Dollis Brook. it's a pretty good place for bird-spotting too.

next time you're in the area, do drop in for a cup of tea!

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