We visit the beautiful Bristol park with a maze, outdoor gym and panoramic city views
Mark Taylor
·3-min read
Victoria Park
Bristol is lucky to have some fantastic parks for locals to enjoy for free, seven days a week, all year round.
Whether it’s St George Park, Page Park in Staple Hill, Redcatch Park in Knowle or Canford Park in Westbury-on-Trym, there are wonderful parks all over the city.
One of the best, in our view, is Victoria Park near Windmill Hill. Created by the Victorians, when it was first open, it had a bandstand, two drinking fountains and an open air pool.
The colourful terraces of Totterdown look across to Victoria Park on the north-east side.
Those attractions are all gone now but there are still the bowling green and tennis courts added between 1905 and 1918, as well as the park keeper’s lodge.
There are now two football pitches, a maze, children’s playground, basketball court and even an open air gym.
And there are also large areas of untouched grassland with a variety of mature trees, plus incredible city views from the top.
Popular with families and dog walkers, Victoria Park is a must-visit park all year round but especially in autumn as the leaves on the trees start to change colour.
There are fantastic views of the city from the top of the park - from this angle you can see the suspension bridge, Cabot Tower and the Wills Memorial Building.
And for conker fans, there are also plenty of horse chestnut trees with conkers already falling to the ground.
Here are 15 photos of Victoria Park.
At the top of the park there is a second football pitch with permanent goalposts and a small team shelter.
One of the community gardens in the park run by volunteers. This one includes rainbow chard, as well as sunflowers and roses.
The old Victorian park-keeper’s lodge is now a base for local community police officers who patrol the park and there is also a public toilet open during the day, including disabled facilities.
Part of St Mary Redcliffe Primary School is in the park itself, including this old building.
The Victoria Park Bowls Club is next to the tennis club.
The children’s play area at the top of the park is well equipped and hugely popular.
At the bottom of the park near Hill Avenue, there has been a football pitch for decades.
Built in 1984, this water maze in the park takes water from a medieval water pipe that still runs from a spring in Knowle. It’s a popular spot for children to walk around.
Through the mature trees you can see the spire of St Mary Redcliffe Church.
An outdoor gym was installed in the north-east corner of the park in the summer of 2022.
This street light in the park has circular seating for weary walkers to have a rest.
Many of the trees damaged in the Great Storm of 1987 were left in the park and have taken on a life of their own over the past 36 years.
Local residents and councillors have been working with the council to improve Victoria Park skatepark next to the railway line at Bedminster station.
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