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® Welcome to No. 1 Millbrook Park, 149 beautifully-crafted homes situated in one of London’s best-loved areas with views of London. Set within Mill Hill’s sought after Millbrook Park, this development offers lush green spaces and is within easy reach of everything London has to offer. Featuring one and two bedroom apartments, No. 1 Millbrook Park offers the perfect compromise between busy London and the tranquillity and space of the countryside. Computer generated image of the apartments at No.1 Millbrook Park, indicative only. 4 5 Computer generated image of the apartments at No.1 Millbrook Park, indicative only 6 7 5 7 6 4 3 8 2 1 1. MILL HILL EAST TUBE STATION 2. VIRGIN ACTIVE GYM 3. WAITROSE 4. LONDON EYE AND SOUTH BANK 5. THE SHARD 6. THE CITY 7. CANARY WHARF 8. FINCHLEY GOLF CLUB 8 9 THE BLENHEIM House 126 THE FRANKLIN House 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 & 132 THE RAFFLES House 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140 & 141 THE FIENNES House 142, 143 & 144 E X I S T I N G RESIDENTIAL THE BINGLEY House 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 & 125 THE WILBERFORCE House 133 ISABELLA CRESCENT EDEN CRESCENT KEW PLACE PANORAMIC PARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING OFFICERS MESS GARDENS VIEW TOWARDS FUTURE LONDON DEVELOPMENT MILL HILL EAST TUBE STATION 5 Minutes Development plan not to scale and may be subject to change. View towards London is to selective apartments only. MILLBROOK LIFE STEP INSIDE Offering quiet village Beautifully appointed and charm just a short thoughtfully designed with journey from the city, classic proportions, each it’s hard not to love life CONNECTIONS home at No. 1 Millbrook at No. 1 Millbrook Park. Park has been lovingly crafted for you. Say goodbye to nightmare daily commutes, with underground and Computer generated image, indicative only overground stations just around the corner. CHAPTERS OPEN SPACES Offering six hectares of play and open space to MILLBROOK PEOPLE explore, let off some steam at Millbrook Park Meet some of the people or catch a glimpse of rare that make the area so wildlife in one of the local great. They’re friendly, nature reserves. FOOD SCENE passionate and ready to welcome you. Eating out is always a pleasure and with some of the freshest ingredients to be found in the Mill Hill area, eating in is pretty good too. 12 13 CHAPTER MILLBROOK LIFE 14 15 In these modern times it can be easy to forget about the importance of striking a healthy work/life balance. Living To escape from the stresses at No. 1 Millbrook Park provides everything that you could and strains of city life, need to find a perfect mix of connections, community Mill Hill perfectly treads and quiet in equal measure. that balance between London buzz and village No.1 Millbrook Park is part of the popular and rapidly charm. A quiet sanctuary to establishing Millbrook Park development. This brand-new raise a family, or a welcome community has been designed with sustainability at its escape from a busy life, heart and provides the perfect ingredients for quality of there is a home for you at life in the capital. No. 1 Millbrook Park. With a primary school and six hectares of open space on-site, along with a supermarket, doctors surgery and gym within a few minutes’ walk, you could argue that Millbrook Park alone has it all, but if you explore a little further you can discover all the delights of one of London’s most sought-after areas; Mill Hill. MILL HILL Broadway Mill Hill Broadway is filled with all the amenities that you could need in everyday life from butchers, bakers, banks and a post office, to dry cleaners, barbers and beauty salon. Sheepwash pond, Mill Hill, London CHAPTER The original Mill Hill Village still exists and offers a quaint tranquillity that is hard to find so close to the City centre. MILLBROOK LIFE 16 17 CAFÉ CULTURE Mill Hill’s variety of independent coffee shops offer a great choice of places to get your caffeine fix, or enjoy a spot of delicious brunch. DID YOU KNOW: AFTER WORLD WAR 1, THE FIRST RAF ‘PAGEANT’ WAS HELD AT HENDON IN 1922, AND IT SOON BECAME A REGULAR EVENT, KNOWN FROM 1925 AS THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY AND IN 1938 AS THE EMPIRE AIR DAY. GROW YOUR OWN Tomatoes Sow your Seeds (Late March – Early April) 1. Pick up some bush tomato seeds, compost, small pots and a propagator from nearby Finchley Nurseries. 2. Sow the seeds in the small pots, place in the propagator and keep inside on your windowsill. 3. Once leaves have formed, transfer the plants into slightly larger pots (approx. 9cm). Plant Outside (May – June) 4. As soon as you see flowers start to open you can plant your tomatoes outdoors, however, remember to harden them off first! 5. Once hardened off, plant in the soil around 50cm apart and water evenly and regularly. 6. Feed with a liquid fertiliser every other week. Harvest (July – Sept) 7. Once fully coloured, your tomatoes are ripe and ready for picking, so you can begin enjoying the fruits of your labour! Not the green-fingered type? Then head over to A & D Highclass Fruiterers on Bittacy Hill for all the freshest produce. 18 19 CHAPTER OPEN SPACES 20 21 CHAPTER OPEN SPACES When it comes to lush green spaces, No.1 Millbrook Park has plenty within reach. In fact, once you begin exploring the abundance of open space nearby you might just forget you are in London at all. When you spend most of your days working hard in the centre of the busy City, these sanctuaries become all the more important for an enriched life. No.1 Millbrook Park is bordered on two sides by beautiful green spaces. To the east is Panoramic Park, which provides the perfect place for a morning jog. To the west lies the beautiful Officers Mess Gardens, ideal for an evening stroll to wind down after a busy day in the office. Further afield, Scratchwood and Moat Mount together form the largest woodland area in Barnet and, along with Arrandene Open Space, play home to many different species of flora and fauna. This means you can spend your Saturdays admiring sessile oaks, and your Sundays spotting spotted flycatchers. However, if you’re looking for something a little more civilised, Mill Hill Park offers all of the fresh air, along with all of the facilities you could need to enjoy outdoor fun. MILL HILL PARK Mill Hill Look out for wildlife in the Community Forest Nature Reserve, shoot some hoops on the basketball court or enjoy a game of tennis. Mill Hill Park has it all and more. 22 23 GOLF CLUB Mill Hill If you are partial to a few rounds of golf on a sunny Sunday afternoon, then take some time to explore the wonderful Mill Hill Golf Club. 145 acres of mature woodland, 18 individually designed holes and a picturesque Clubhouse offering a wide range of facilities. SCRATCHWOOD Outdoor Space Wander among ancient oaks and hornbeams in this beautiful nature reserve. Scratchwood is perfect for spotting Muntjac deer and woodland birds, or admiring the explosion of colour from bluebells in spring. VIRGIN ACTIVE Mill Hill Virgin Active is designed for those that want to do just that; be active. This fully equipped fitness centre and spa provides everything you could want. Whether you are a runner, swimmer, lifter, spinner or HIITer, you are well taken care of by a fully equipped, state-of-the-art gym, a 20m pool and over 100 classes a week. What’s more there are plenty of personal trainers on hand to give you a little extra motivation and the on-site spa facilities ARRANDENE cater for those who just want to relax. Open Space Once one of London’s old hay meadows, this nature reserve is now criss-crossed with a network of public footpaths. 24 25 DID YOU KNOW: THE AREA’S NAME WAS FIRST RECORDED AS MYLLEHILL IN 1547 AND APPEARS TO MEAN “HILL WITH A WINDMILL” YOGA Perform a Sun Salutation 1. Mountain Pose 5. Upward Facing Dog Begin standing with your palms together in line with your Slide forward so that your pelvis and the tops of your feet are heart and fingers pointing upwards. Next bring your hands flat to the floor with your palms down and elbows up on either out and upwards, joining your palms above your head. side. Push up off your hands, arching your back and pushing your chest out until your arms are straight. Hold for 3-5 breaths. 2. Uttansana to Flat Back Extend your arms outwards while bending forward, keeping 6. Downward Facing Dog your back as straight as possible. Reach downwards as you go Move back onto the soles of your feet and push up and back off until your fingertips touch the ground and hold this pose for your hands until your arms and legs are straight and your body 3-5 breaths. forms a triangle with the floor. Hold this pose for 5 breaths. 3. Plank Pose 7. Uttansana to Flat Back Drop from your fingertips onto the palms of your hands and Step forward with each foot while keeping your hands on the extend both legs to reach the plank position forming a straight line ground and straighten your legs and back. Hold your head up from your head to your heels. Hold this pose for up to 10 breaths. and push your shoulders back to help straighten your back.