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🌱 Urban park

Victoria Park (south)

12 ha

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.83819, -2.22627

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route▾
Named route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km▾

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Churchill Waypublic footpath · 436 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 436 mPath type: unclassified
North Park Avenuepublic footpath · 98 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mPath type: residential
Parrock Roadpublic footpath · 111 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 68Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km

About this urban park

Victoria Park (south) is a urban park covering 12 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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New Footbridge, Victoria Park, Nelson, Lancashire

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Footbridge, Victoria Park, Nelson, Lancashire

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 179m

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Playground

169m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Barley Picnic AreaUrban park3.7 km→🌱Alkincoats ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hodge HouseUrban park1.4 km→🌱Brierfield Peace GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park1.8 km→