For over 30 years, Clissold Park User Group (CPUG) has worked with park users, Hackney Council and park management to raise issues, represent local views and support and improve Clissold Park.
Here you can get involved with CPUG, find practical information about visiting and using the park, keep up with our news, events and activities, and discover our work to research, share and celebrate Clissold Park’s history and heritage.
Get involved with CPUG
Next CPUG meeting
Saturday 12 September 2026 at 11am
New River Room, Clissold House
Meetings are open to everyone. Come along to hear updates, ask questions and raise issues or ideas about the park.
Get involved
Come to a public meeting, volunteer in the park, join a litter pick or contribute your time, ideas and skills.
Contact CPUG
Have a question, concern or suggestion about Clissold Park? Get in touch with CPUG about the park or our work.
Follow CPUG
Follow CPUG on social media for news from the park, upcoming events, group activities and updates on our work.
Explore Clissold Park
Visiting the park
Opening times, directions, public transport, a park map, accessibility information and other useful information.
Facilities & activities
Playground, splash pad, wheelspark, sports, animals, the market garden and activities for children.
Food & drink
Clissold House, Fink’s café and the Pump House kiosk, including opening times and venue information.
News & events
Keep up with news from Clissold Park and CPUG, find out what’s happening in the park and read the latest CPUG newsletter.
Park history
A short history
Discover how Clissold Park developed from a private estate into the public park we know today.
Our heritage work
Find out how CPUG researches, shares and celebrates Clissold Park’s history through heritage projects and initiatives.
Saving the park
Discover the campaign that saved Clissold Park from development and led to its opening in 1889.
