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Road directions
This location is just off the junction Stapleton Hall Rd and Ferme Park Road, less than a mile from Finsbury Park. Follow the A1 into London and after Upper Holloway Station take the left turn into 'Marlborough Road. Continue along crossing the Hornsey Road into Hanley Road and then on to Stapleton Hall Road and you will reach the location.
Parking
You can park in any of the streets nearby, or even right over the railway on Oakfield Road, which is the overbridge to the East of the Junction.
Public transport
There are a number of public transport options: BR: Catch a train to Harringay or Finsbury Park stations. Or a service to Crouch Hill station on the Gospel Oak - Barking line.
Tube: Piccadilly or Victoria lines to Finsbury Park.
Bus. The W3 bus starts from Finsbury Park station and runs right past the junction. Alight at the stop just past the shops one Ferme Park Road, once you have gone under the old railway bridge which carries the 'Parkland Walk' (this was the old railway line from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace).
Amenities
There are no public toilets, but there is a nearby pub on Ferme Park Road (The Nicholas Nickleby) or at the junction of Stapleton Hall Road and Stroud Green Road. As well as the pub, there is a chippy, fast food emporium and a supermarket in the row of shops on Ferme Park Road, 10 minutes walk away are plenty more. There is an excellent Indian Veggie restaurant - the 'Jai Krishna') on Stroud Green Rd, back towards Finsbury Park.
Accommodation
As this is London, there are plenty of places to stay - too numerous to mention.
On a sunny morning the best location is Oakfield Road over bridge, where you can get good shots of Eastbound trains. But beware, the fence is high and you will need stepladders. This road bridge also crosses the single line Harringay Curve from the ECML and is a great location to get shots of the GBRf Metronet trains coming down from Ferme Park Yard. You don't need ladders for this as the corrugated fence has been partly replaced with railings. Otherwise, shots looking East from Lancaster Road are good at anytime if it is cloudy, or in the afternoon if it is sunny. Currently, most freight heads West in the afternoons, so this is perfect. For a higher viewpoint, go up onto the old railway bridge on the Parkland Walk behind you. This allows you to look right down on the junction and is ideal with a short (or long) telephoto lens.
