Year 12 Geography Trip to London

The day started off with an early train journey to Kings Cross followed by a short tube journey to Finsbury Park to begin our Migration Fieldwork on Green Lanes. There, we used questionnaires to understand more about the rich community identity with some locals being very keen to chat, while others clearly were not. We also conducted a Land Use Survey where we recorded the character of the area and found that there was a large Turkish community. What surprised us about Green Lanes were the variety of cuisines, with our group choosing to have a local Turkish Doner Kabab and, unexpectedly, with the kindness of the manager, we were treated to a free desert, which we were more than happy to accept.

Later in the day we travelled over to Kings Cross, to learn more about the Urban Regeneration of Coal Drops Yard, Pancras Square and Gasholder Park. When we arrived, we immediately found the contrast between Green Lanes and saw the tightly managed area along with very affluent shops and plentiful services.

After we finished our fieldwork, it started pouring. We were relieved to find an earlier train back to Peterborough, but it was cancelled, forcing us to rush to another platform on the other side of the station, which was very stressful to say the least!

Overall, it was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative trip, and we would like to express our thanks to the Geography Teachers that coordinated the trip.