No prizes for guessing which era the Victoria Park was made. Yep, around 1887 according to the local information - to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.
Quite a large green area, the park is divided into two sections. At the top of {ark Road are the Mary bnailing Playing Fields (which still count as the Vic, according to us locals). Here there is a children's playground area with some generic swings, slides and climbing frames. Plus a large green playing field big enough for a couple of games of football at least to be played all at the same time. And a skateboard ramp section.
From a small entry you can then walk through to the Victoria Park proper, another large area with a side-entrance on to Weymouth Road.
It's not bad for a town park, in all fairness. There's tennis courts and a bowling green and a putting green (That's been there for Donkey's Years, I remember playing rounds of putting as a treat when I was a wee lass!).
And, there's a covered bandstand too - a relic of days gone by, very traditional in appearance and still put to good use in summer when local bands play there.
So for somewhere for the kids to run about it's a good free option. Not adviseable to let youngsters wander off unattended though.
And - avoid the toilets if at all possible. Dank, horrid and (on the occasions when they're unlocked) sometimes flooded. Or blocked. Either way, not nice. read more
