One of London's best kept secrets, Victoria Park is a fantastic place to spend an afternoon. The city's first public park, it was opened in the East End in 1845 after a local MP presented Queen Victoria with a petition of 30,000 signatures. The aim was to make it a kind of Regent's Park for the east and it originally had its own Speakers' Corner. The landscape has changed little over the years, with countless varieties of trees adorning the skyline: oaks, horse chestnuts, cherries, hawthorns and even Kentucky coffee trees. The park is split in two by Grove Road. The smaller, western section contains the most picturesque of the park's lakes with a fully functioning fountain and the imposing Dogs of Alcibiades, two snarling (if weather-beaten) sculptures. Retreat to the quiet of the Old English Garden, a floral haven brimming with flowers and shrubs, peek into the deer enclosure and let the kids run off some energy in the children's playground.
What's on at
Victoria Park
Madstock 17th July 2009 After an 11-year hiatus, Madstock is returning to Victoria Park...
Price: £35-£45
Lovebox Weekender 2009 18th July 2009 - 19th July 2009 The best of London's festivals is Groove Armada's Glastonbury-inspired multi-genre...
Paradise Gardens
Victoria Park, E9 7HD
19th June - 21st June 2009
Victoria Park is transformed into the Paradise Gardens for the third weekend in June.... More
Tiesto: Live in Victoria Park
Victoria Park, E3 5SN
31st July - 1st August 2009
The world's premiere trance DJ Tiesto hits the East End with a huge... More
Underage Festival 2009
Victoria Park, E3 5SN
2nd August 2009
London festival organisers are quick to realise that by not allowing youngsters to many events they are alienating... More
Lovebox Weekender
Victoria Park, E3 5SN
18th & 19th July 2009
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Bonfire Night
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After an 11-year hiatus, Madstock is returning to Victoria Park this summer after ska veterans Madness - the brains behind the festival - decided to ... More
The best of London's festivals is Groove Armada's Glastonbury-inspired multi-genre party in Victoria Park, the Lovebox Weekender. This is the park party that comes closest ... More
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One of London's best kept secrets, Victoria Park is a fantastic place to spend an afternoon. The city's first public park, it was opened in the East End in 1845 after a local MP presented Queen Victoria with a petition of 30,000 signatures. The aim was to make it a kind of 
