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  Bath & North East Somerset Council

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  Glenn Humphreys

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  01225 396355 
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Information about this open space

Royal Victoria Park was laid out in 1829 becoming one of the earliest public parks in the country and possibly the first created through public subscription. The residents of Bath paid for the future protection and enhancement of this green space. Remarkable records show how the Park has remained relatively unchanged since its creation, making it an important example of the Victorian style.  When officially opened by an eleven year old Princess Victoria, she was so impressed that she designated it the Royal Victoria Park, a unique honour for an urban park and it is now registered by English Heritage as a Park of National Historic Importance. Laid out as an arboretum, with a Botanical Garden, walks and drives, today it is the regions premier recreational space. Its facilities also include a major children’s play area, skateboard park, golf and putting greens, bowling greens, tennis, lake, model boating pond, bird aviary, allotments and Pavilion Restaurant. The Park hosts international events such as the ‘Three Tenors’ concert, a free event. The park is packed with facilities for its estimated 750,000 visitors, yet it continues to preserve its historic fabric.  The Council has been carefully restoring the Park since 1992 and is currently on the final phase of £1.5 million Heritage Lottery Funded project, which includes the replacement of railings and gates removed for the World War II efforts, the refurbishment of the bandstand, creation of an Interpretation Centre, new signs and many landscaping improvements.