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Address: Approach Road, Tower Hamlets,
Telephone: 020 8985 1957
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Victoria Park is in the London Borough of Hackney
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Victoria ParkOne of London’s best kept secrets, Victoria Park is a fantastic place to spend an afternoon. Inside the park's boundaries countless varieties of trees stripe 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 its lakes with a fully functioning fountain and the imposing Dogs of Alcibiades, two snarling sculptures. Retreat to the quiet of the Old English Garden, a floral haven brimming with flowers and shrubs. Have a peek into the deer enclosure and let the kids run off some energy in the children’s playground.

The city’s first public park opened in the East End in 1845 after a local MP presented Queen Victoria with a petition of 30,000 signatures. It was envisaged as a Regent’s Park of the east and originally had its own Speaker’s Corner. The Victorians saw parks as instruments of moral and physical improvement, especially for the working classes. Sanitary reformer William Farr believed the use of parks would significantly boost life expectancy. Why not boost your constitution and have an enjoyable day out at the same time, as you explore the many attractions of this glorious park.

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Approach Road
 
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What's New in London  (Published November 2009)
Bottle Apostle Opened July 2009 Wine shop The Bottle Apostle on the edge of Victoria Park and two doors from the Ginger...  More
 
Fireworks in London 2009  (Published October 2009)
Saturday 7th November 2009 Fireworks, funfairs and food stalls Across the whole of London fireworks will be set off on Saturday 7th November from Alexandra Palace in the north to...  More
 
Sports in London  (Published September 2009)
Running British Military Fitness & Serpentine Running Club It may seem perverse but some people find being shouted by an army officer a great motivator when it comes...  More
 
London's Top Parks  (Published August 2009)
Victoria Park Approach Road, The first public park and the Regent's Park of the East One of London's best kept secrets, Victoria Park is a fantastic place...  More
 
July 2009  (Published August 2009)
Lovebox Weekender Victoria Park, E3 5SN 18th & 19th July 2009 The best of London's festivals is Groove Armada's Glastonbury-inspired multi-genre party in Victoria Park. This is...  More
 
 
 

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64 Chisenhale Road, Tower Hamlets,  London,  E3 Map
10 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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11 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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196 High Street, London,  E15 Map
30 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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469-475 The Highway, London,  E1W Map
2.01 miles from Victoria Park
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28th November 2009 until 9th January 2010
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street,  E8 Map
23 minutes walk from Victoria Park
Hackney Empire, the traditional home of London's panto scene, is recreating the magic of Aladdin for their Christmas show - the last to be staged ... More
 
 
 
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9th December 2009
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street,  E8 Map
23 minutes walk from Victoria Park
The hardest working man in comedy, Jimmy Carr, brings his acerbic (and often vile) scattergun gags to venues across London this autumn as part of ... More
 
 
 
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95 Lauriston Road, Hackney,  London,  E9 Map
9 minutes walk from Victoria Park
The Bottle Apostle on the edge of Victoria Park and two doors from the Ginger Pig on Lauriston Road is an excellent wine shop ... More
 
 
 
Ginger Pig
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Ginger Pig

99 Lauriston Road, Hackney,  London,  E9 Map
9 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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Forman's Fish Island
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Forman's Fish Island

Stour Road, Tower Hamlets,  London,  E3 Map
13 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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The Crown

223 Grove Road, Tower Hamlets,  London,  E3 Map
13 minutes walk from Victoria Park
This used to be an excellent gastro pub overlooking Victoria Park - one where all the food and drink was certified organic. That was before ... More
 
 
 
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Victoria Park
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Victoria Park

Grove Road, Tower Hamlets,  London,  E3 Map
13 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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 ... More
 
 
 
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The Britannia
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The Britannia

360 Victoria Park Road, Hackney,  London,  E9 Map
5 minutes walk from Victoria Park
The Britannia offers a lovely view of Victoria Park - the long grassy space of the beer garden out the back actually borders the park. ... More
 
 
 
Royal Inn on the Park
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Royal Inn on the Park

111 Lauriston Road, Hackney,  London,  E9 Map
9 minutes walk from Victoria Park
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