Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Lincoln’s Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, originally laid out in the 1630s. Tt took its name from its proximity to Lincoln’s Inn - this was, and still is, a society of barristers who work at the nearby Inns of Court, although the private gardens of the Inn are walled off from Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Situated at the southernmost part of the London borough of Camden, today it is a popular space for students at the nearby London School of Economics to come and relax away from the busting crowds of central London.
The houses around this prime central London location were built for high society names such as Inigo Jones - the first significant English architect of the Early Modern period, who had a hand in the original layout of the grounds. Building was interrupted by the English Civil War, and when fashionable London moved westward towards Chelsea it was eminent barristers and legal professionals who largely came to occupy the area surrounding Lincoln’s Inn Fields, drawn by its proximity to the Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand.
The 5-hectare space has not been significantly changed the early 19th century, and amongst its trees include lawns, public tennis courts and a bandstand.
Note: the park’s gates are closed every evening at dusk
Venue details
- Address:
- Lincoln’s Inn Fields
- Lincoln’s Inn Fields
- London
- WC2A 3TL
- Transport:
- Holborn and Chancery Lane Underground stations