Victoria Park, Leamington Spa

Victoria Park is a

public park in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It is situated about half a mile (800 m) west of the town centre and is on the south bank of the River Leam. The total area of the park as it stands today is 18.5 acres (7.5 ha).^[1]

History & Features

Up until the 1830s the park was just part of farmland on the edge of the growing spa town. It was at that time that one of the local land owning families, the Willes, began to hold

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.^[2] Before the Royal Show moved to Stoneleigh Park

one of its venues was Victoria Park.

The

skate park and a cafe. The park was chosen to host the 2007 European Race Walking Cup.^[5]

References

^ Measure Victoria Park using magic.gov mapping
^ Information about the park on the Warwick District Council site
^ "Victoria Park bowling greens". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Elkes, Neil (17 August 2017). "Lawn bowls venue unveiled for city's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid". birminghammail. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ European Race Walking Cup info on the European Athletics webpage

Notes

Cave, Lyndon (1988), Royal Leamington Spa, Phillmore & Co, Chichester

52°17′13″N 1°32′42″W / 52.287°N 1.545°W / 52.287; -1.545

[1] Measure Victoria Park using magic.gov mapping

[2] Information about the park on the Warwick District Council site

[3] "Victoria Park bowling greens". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[4] Elkes, Neil (17 August 2017). "Lawn bowls venue unveiled for city's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid". birminghammail. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

[5] European Race Walking Cup info on the European Athletics webpage

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