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Victoria Park

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Birchfield Avenue
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 6PX

Tel: 0151 511 6770

Victoria park lake

About

Victoria Park is situated close to Widnes Town Centre. It holds the prestgious Green Flag award and is regarded as Halton’s premier park. Opened in 1900 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, Heritage Lottery funding has restored Victoria Park to its former splendour and enabled the replacement of the major features that had disappeared over the years such as the bandstand, fountain and lake.

It hosts an impressive array of facilities for the visitor. Its comprehensive secure play facilities includes an interactive water feature (open during the summer months); ice cream kiosk; contemporary park pavilion serving snacks and Starbucks coffee; bowling greens; model boating lake; floodlit tennis, basketball courts and skate facility; climbing boulder; glasshouses with pets corner and butterfly house.


Facilities

Other

  • Cafe/Restaurant
  • Disabled Access
  • Picnic Facility
  • Toilets

Provider Preferences

  • In town/city centre

Map & Directions

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Road Directions

Exit the M62 Jnct 7, take the A557 Watkinson Way. Take the exit for Derby Rd, follow road until you reach Birchfield Rd, turn left onto Birchfield. Victoria Park is on your left.

Public Transport Directions

There are nearby bus stops on Birchfield RoadWidnes Train Station is 0.3 miles from the park.Liverpool John Lennon Airport is 7.9 miles from the park.For further information, please call TRAVELINE, Public Transport Info, 0871 200 22 33

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

4.5 of 5 stars
243 reviews
  • Certificate of Excellence 2019
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Recent Reviews:

  • benfZ8131HY
    Trip type:
    Couples
    Great park
    5 of 5 stars
    Wednesday, 30th October 2019
    A very nice park with plenty of open spaces perfect for dog walking. There are also tennis and basketball courts; a lake and greenhouse. Read full review
  • yvonneg766
    So much to do
    5 of 5 stars
    Tuesday, 5th November 2019
    There are multi age appropriate play areas for children, a butterfly house, dog area, tennis courts, skate park, cafe, ice cream parlour as well as lots of green space to awalk around. Read full review
  • Brian C
    Widnes, United Kingdom
    One of the few nice things in this town.
    4 of 5 stars
    Monday, 11th November 2019
    As a local, Victoria Park is sadly one of the very few things worthy of mention in Widnes, which would never win the "Most Picturesque Town In The UK" award in a million years. Plenty to do here - a... Read full review
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Opening Times

Open (1 January 2019 - 31 December 2019)

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