Car Hire Enfield

Home to over 157,000 residents, Enfiel is perfectly positioned for easy access via the A10 Great Cambridge Road and M25 Junction 25. The A406 North Circular also provides excellent connectivity from central London. You’ll enjoy comfortable summers reaching around 23°C and crisp winter temperatures that typically hover around 2°C, making year-round exploration both pleasant and rewarding.

Enfield encompasses diverse neighbourhoods from the bustling town centre with its historic market square and modern Palace Gardens Shopping Centre to the leafy suburbs of Winchmore Hill and Enfield Chase, plus charming villages like Hadley Wood on the Hertfordshire border. The borough boasts exceptional green spaces including Trent Country Park (400 acres), Forty Hall and Estate with its magnificent Jacobean mansion and extensive playing fields that earned it the nickname “London’s Lung.”

Attractions In Enfield

Wander through centuries of market town evolution where Georgian terraces meet modern retail complexes, while the expansive Forty Hall estate offers both historical mansion tours and peaceful riverside meadows perfect for family picnics.

Trent Park

Open Monday through Saturday from 8 AM until 4 PM and Sundays from 8:30 AM to 4 PM, this magnificent country park on Cockfosters Road earns its 4.6-star rating from over 3,000 visitors. The park features over 100 different trails suitable for walkers, hikers and cyclists, plus technical downhill routes and an exciting dirt jump area. You can also visit the animal sanctuary for £4.50, explore the butterfly meadow or challenge yourselves at the Go Ape adventure centre.

Forty Hall Estate

With visiting hours Thursday through Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM, this gorgeous historical estate on Forty Hill showcases rich heritage with its stunning 4.6 rating from over 2,800 visitors. The extensive gardens are perfect for walking and you can sit by the lake or explore the Hall itself to learn about its fascinating history. The estate hosts various events throughout the year, features a farmers market every second Sunday and offers multiple cafés, clean facilities and a shop selling local products including vineyard wine.

Forty Hall Country Park

We find this exceptional natural sanctuary in Enfield opens daily with weekday hours from 8 AM to 6 PM and weekend access until 7 PM. With its outstanding 4.7 rating from over 1,100 reviews, the park combines woodland and parkland with streams, lakes and spectacular ornamental gardens surrounding the historic house. The site offers free entry and parking, with approximately 11 disabled bays available, plus a delightful café in the stables serving coffee and light bites.

Myddelton House Gardens

Daily visits from 10 AM until 4 PM await you at this remarkable botanical garden on Bulls Cross, where over 1,000 visitors have awarded it an impressive 4.6 rating. The gardens showcase both indigenous and exotic plants, carefully maintained without appearing overly manicured. You’ll discover a fascinating museum telling the story of Mr Bowles, the passionate gardener who originally planted these grounds and the café sells activity packs for around £2 to keep children engaged.

Capel Manor Gardens

Weekday visits from 10 AM to 5 PM reveal this stunning 30-acre estate on Bullsmoor Lane, featuring 40 different themed gardens and woodland walks. The site maintains its excellent 4.6 rating from over 1,400 reviews through beautifully maintained gardens, a mini zoo with well-cared-for animals and numerous benches throughout the grounds. You can enjoy refreshments at the on-site restaurant and browse the gift shop, though ball games and cycling aren’t permitted.

Ready to explore the surrounding areas by car? Here are the closest locations for your adventures:

• Barnet
• Waltham Cross
• Cheshunt
• Potters Bar
• South Mimms
• Turnford
• Borehamwood
• Broxbourne

Whitewebbs Park

Public Green Belt parkland covering 240 acres in northern Enfield, purchased 1931 for people of Enfield, part of former royal hunting ground Enfield Chase, features ancient woodland with 500-year-old oaks, naturally rewilded meadowland since 2021, historic Whitewebbs House linked to 1605 Gunpowder Plot, 16th-century Conduit House, Old Course New River loop, home to 80 bird species, 29 butterfly and nine bat species, managed by London Borough of Enfield, parking at Beggars Hollow with café.

Hilly Fields Park

Country park covering 62 acres in Enfield near Clay Hill originally Park Farm grazing land, features open woodland with beech, hornbeam and oak, meadows. Turkey Brook is running through park and northern area is designated SSSI for its rare ant species. The bandstand hosts summer concerts and also there’s the North Enfield Cricket Club.

Kever Of Reb Sholem Moshkowitz, Shotzer Rabbi

This significant historical landmark on Carterhatch Lane represents an important piece of local religious heritage, serving as the final resting place of the respected Shotzer Rabbi. The site holds particular significance within the Jewish community and reflects Enfield’s diverse cultural history.

Enfield War Memorial

If you’re wandering through Chase Green, you really can’t miss the Enfield War Memorial. It’s a proper local landmark, unveiled back in 1921 to honour the local men who fell in the Great War. It’s actually a Grade II listed cenotaph made of classic Portland stone.

Ponder’s End Lock

If you’re walking along the River Lee Navigation, Ponder’s End Lock is a fascinating bit of industrial heritage to stop for. It is actually a paired lock, meaning you’ll see a modern electric chamber sitting right alongside the original manual one. The mechanised side was quite the innovation when it opened in 1959, allowing massive 130-ton barges to pass through. Keep your eyes peeled for the towering white weatherboarded building nearby—that’s Wright’s Flour Mill. It’s Enfield’s oldest working industrial building and has been milling flour on that very spot since the Domesday Book era.

Camlet Moat

Located in nearby Barnet, this mysterious ancient site features a quadrangular earthwork measuring approximately 197 by 131 feet, shrouded in legends connecting it to King Arthur and Camelot. Archaeological excavations have revealed fragments of pottery, mosaic tiles and ancient timber remains, whilst local folklore speaks of ghostly apparitions and buried treasure. The site attracts geocache searchers and provides an atmospheric hiking destination with excellent connections to surrounding woodland areas.

Flash Lane Aqueduct

This fascinating engineering landmark showcases the historical significance of the New River project, where an aqueduct was constructed to carry water above the natural Cuffley Brook. The bridge and aqueduct serve as the main historical artefacts, accompanied by cast iron railings matching those found in River View and Gentleman’s Row conservation areas. Detailed signage explains the project’s history and the location offers picturesque views year-round, though watch out for mud during wetter periods.

Whitewebbs Museum Of Transport

Open Tuesdays and Sundays from 10 AM to 4 PM on Whitewebbs Road, this remarkable museum showcases local transport history through the dedication of knowledgeable volunteers. The collection spans four levels and includes historic cars, motorcycles, diecast models, cameras, WWII memorabilia and the original well for which the building was constructed. External engine sheds house fire engines, trucks and ambulances, plus you’ll find a historic railway coach with working model railways and a first-floor café supporting the museum.

Enfield Museum

Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 AM until 5 PM, this compact museum on London Road offers focused exhibitions of local history that change every few months. Located within the Dugdale Centre, the museum provides intimate access to Enfield’s heritage through carefully curated displays. You’ll also find a larger related exhibition upstairs in the same building, making it convenient to explore multiple aspects of the area’s cultural story during a single visit.