With affordable homes and excellent amenities, the development presents the perfect combination of green space and city life, with 4acres of green space at its core, and positioned by Colindale Underground with Northern Line trains regularly to central London.
However, Colindale also benefits from having plenty on its doorstep. Whether you’re on the hunt for activities with friends or needing to entertain your family on a Sunday afternoon, there are plenty of options.
If you’re thinking that Colindale Gardens might be the home for you, check out five of the best things to do in the area.
1. Day out at the Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum offers a fun, entertaining day out for all the family, with free entry and open daily from 10.00am. The RAF Museum is one of Colindale’s most well-known destinations, with good reason. The museum is housed on the former Hendon aerodrome, and its selection of exhibits makes for an intriguing visit.Visit the Museum's Battle of Britain Hall and get up close a personal to aircraft that flew in the Battle itself. Don't forget to take a trip through an interactive Sunderland Flying Boat - ideal for fascinating the younger members of the family.
2. Visit Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall
Take a visit to Bang Bang Oriental, London’s biggest and best Asian food hall. Based in a brand-new, purpose-built food hall, London’s Bang Bang Oriental has over 20 different street food key kiosks and huts, plus a well stocked bar (The Pearl Bar). Bang Bang Food Hall also boasts the widest range of specialist Asian restaurants in the whole of the UK.Get down here and choose your favourite Asian cuisine or experiment with something you’ve never tried before. Whether lunch, dinner, dessert, spicy, sweet, halal or vegetarian, it’s all here and it’s all delicious.
3. Join the Oriental Chinese Community
Oriental Chinese Community (OCC) is a charity-based community centre located in Bang Bang, aiming to gather the local community by organising different classes and activities.Situated on the mezzanine floor of Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall, they run weekly activities including table tennis, Pilates, yoga, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Dance and lion dance classes.
Throughout the year, the community host and organise different seasonal events such as festive gatherings, day tours, volunteer works and workshops.
4. Shopping trip a Brent Cross Shopping Centre
The UK’s first American style shopping mall, Brent Cross is North West London’s premier shopping destination. The stylish home to over 120 fashion, beauty and lifestyle stores, and over 30 restaurants, it is a fab afternoon out for all the family.Each summer the shopping centre also hosts The Beach Brent Cross family festival - one of the UK's largest urban beaches, offering families a fun filled day out. You'll find plenty to do at The Beach, including exciting fairground rides and games, places to eat, a huge beach along with paddling pools and splash areas plus regular events to keep the kids entertained.
