Palmers Green Today
Today a large parade of shops known as Palmers Green Shopping Centre exists along Green Lanes, with many restaurants, pubs, clothing shops, independently owned cafes and beauty salons. Superdrug, Wetherspoons (The Alfred Herring), Waitrose, Morrisons, WHSmith, The Carphone Warehouse and Starbucks are present.
Palmers Green High Street (the parade of shops along Green Lanes) was used to film part of the Knight Bus sequence in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The Fox Pub was featured which is also the site of the Electric Mouse comedy venue.
Broomfield House, sited in Broomfield Park, remains a burnt-out shell despite numerous redevelopment proposals and an appearance on the BBC2 programme Restoration. The Conservatory in the park has recently reopened after a refurbishment.
Palmers Green railway station car park is the location for a Sunday farmer's market and also the Waiting Rooms cafe which hosts live blues music on a Friday evening with performances from and including 'Mad Dog' Dave Barnes and Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts guitarist Graham Hine. There is also a small platform coffee counter and occasional art exhibitions in a second waiting room.
Widening of the North Circular Road single-lane section at Bowes Road/New Southgate is almost complete after over 20 years of discussion.
Public access to the New River canal has been improved with waterside paths and access gates.
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