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Victoria Park

7 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.79906, -1.09408

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Wigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Ali's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

13 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Speckled Wood +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Blossom Squarepublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Kings Bench Alleypublic footpath · 194 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Blossom Squarepublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

161 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Portsmouth E-W routeCycling route
Named routeRef Portsmouth E-W routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Early summer in Victoria Park (5)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Early summer in Victoria Park (5)

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