Clissold Park is a designated Community Park set in (22 hectares (54 acres)) at Stoke Newington, within the London Borough of Hackney.
Its facilities include childrens' playgrounds, sports fields, a bowling green, tennis courts, the café and some other attractions including terrapins on its lakes. The Park also comprises remains of the New River.
The Capital Ring has some of its paths running through a small section of the Park.
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