Barnet Escorts

If you are visiting Barnet for a short day out or if you are planning a weekend break that includes some leisure time, there are many places to go that are full of activity. When arriving in Barnet one of the first places to go could be the popular Starbucks and enjoy their distinctive flavours of their great coffees. This would be the perfect place to share a coffee experience with one of our London escorts.

There are numerous places to eat. Amongst the most popular restaurants are Pizza Express, Brasserie Gerard Prezzo, and Emchai, or you may prefer Italian, French or Indian cuisine.

Barnet has some interesting history. In the 16th century there used to be the Barnet Horse Fair, which was orginally a twice yearly event. The main purpose of this event was the sale of horses and other livestock.

During the 17th century the Barnet Physic Well was discovered on Barnet Common. It was discovered that the waters of the well were mineral spring waters containing salts of iron and it was believed that the spring waters had many health giving properties. One of the mysterious effects was that whoever drank the spring water would urinate, which was thought at the time to help restore the body’s humours.The water became very popular, so much so that it was bottled and sold in London.

Barnet Common was orginally a completely wooded area. Then parts of the common were cleared and used by the local inhabitants to graze their animals. Later more land was reserved and became known as Fuel Land. The rent from this land was used to buy winter fuel for the poor. Then the land space was used for the livestock that were brought to the Barnet Market to be sold.

The Barnet Market was granted a charter by King John in August 1199. The old market was originally where Wood Street divides from the High Street. During the Tudor period Barnet Market provided meat to most of London and every Monday all the London butchers would travel to Barnet to purchase cattle. The cattle were then kept at nearby farms. Then Smithfield Market in London became the main supplier of meat, which meant the butchers no longer had to make the journey to Barnet.

Barnet Fair which started in 1588 was a horse and pleasure fair and at one time cattle were also sold. In the 1880s it was said that 40,000 cows were bought and sold. The fair attracted many travellers and visitors from London. The Fair was also famous for sports, horse races and boxing, but it stopped when the railway station was built on the field where the racetrack had been and by the 1920s there was a decline in horse transport and horse racing finished.