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- October 20, 2026
Make Friends in Colindale, on the old London Aerodrome
Colindale is young, with 40% of locals aged 25–44, and the RAF Museum on Grahame Park Way opens its hangars daily.
31,400+
people live in Colindale North and Colindale South, the two wards that share the name (Census 2021)
40%
of Colindale people fall in the 25–44 band, the largest age group here; London: 34% (Census 2021)
37%
of Colindale homes are rented privately, above the London share of 30% (ONS 2021)
Colindale books its last Tuesdays
One reliable way to make friends in Colindale is the Book Club at Colindale Library on Bristol Avenue, held at 6:30pm on the final Tuesday of every month. The RAF Museum nearby offers free entry from 10am to 5pm daily, and the Hub at Montrose Playing Fields has a café, with tennis courts in the same park. Search Gofrendly for a Colindale neighbour who might come along.
Colindale, the practical bits
What are Colindale Library’s hours?
Colindale Library on Bristol Avenue is staffed on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and opens for self-service with a library card every day, including Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Everything is on the ground floor, and Colindale tube is about a ten-minute walk.
Does the RAF Museum in Colindale charge for entry?
No. Entry to the RAF Museum London on Grahame Park Way costs nothing, though booking ahead is recommended, and it welcomes visitors daily between 10am and 5pm. Only guided tours are paid. It stands on the old London Aerodrome, a short bus ride from Colindale station.
Colindale has no pool, so where do people swim?
Colindale has no pool of its own. The nearest council centre is Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre on Champions Way in Hendon, run by Better, which offers a 25m competition pool, a community pool and a learner pool, along with a gym and a café, close to Mill Hill East station.
How do I meet women my age in Colindale?
Gofrendly is a women-only friendship app that lists Colindale women living close by, so the opening message can come from you. Many neighbours here are in their late twenties and thirties, so suggesting the monthly library Book Club gives you both a ready-made plan.
Colindale, a new neighbourhood still forming friendships
Colindale is far younger than Barnet as a whole: residents aged 25 to 44 make up 40% of the population, and fewer than one in fourteen is over 65. Private renters occupy over a third of homes, so neighbours change often and few people arrive knowing anyone. That makes regular, repeat activities the quickest route from hello to friendship, since familiar faces week after week do most of the hard work for you.
A block of flats can feel lonely when every door on the corridor stays shut. Colindale Park has an outdoor gym, chess tables and a small amphitheatre, and nearby Montrose Playing Fields connects to Silkstream Park by new crossings and cycle paths. The step-free ticket hall at Colindale station opened in December 2025, and Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre in Hendon has three pools and studio classes. The Hub at Montrose has a café, toilets and a studio, handy for meeting before a walk. Places to start:
1
The monthly Book Club at Colindale Library.
2
The RAF Museum and its six hangars.
3
The Hub café at Montrose Playing Fields.
4
The chess tables and outdoor gym in Colindale Park.
5
Sunny Hill parkrun in Hendon on Saturdays.
LOCAL TIP
Turn up to the Colindale Library club two months in a row and you will already have people to compare notes with.
How to
Colindale, step by step towards new friends
1
Join the Book Club at Colindale Library on the last Tuesday of the month.
2
Walk the Colindale Park to Silkstream Park green chain on a Sunday morning.
3
Run or volunteer at Sunny Hill parkrun in Hendon, less than a mile from Colindale station.
4
Suggest a slow tour of the RAF Museum hangars to a Colindale woman from Gofrendly whose messages made you laugh.
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Colindale notes from our two founders
Gofrendly’s two founders, Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja, wrote the first draft of this Colindale guide before our editors reviewed it, with Colindale newcomers in mind who want people to see each week.
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