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Victoria Park

Victoria Park is an urban park majority in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and small part in Hackney. It counts as a Grade II* listed park and garden. Our list has 569 more places within 15 km; first among them is Tower of London, at 4.2 km.

Photo: Victoria Park, Matt Brown from London, England (CC BY 2.0)

Where

200 m

southeast of Hackney

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Garden near Hackney

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Hackney

Victoria Park is 200 m southeast of Hackney. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Hackney has 543 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

The warmest stretch in Hackney is May to September, at 19–24°C in the afternoon.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°36 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May19° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 12°52 mm

Jul24° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 14°57 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°65 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hackney, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hackney. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hackney’s full climate →

About

Victoria Park

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 12 languages.

Hackney’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II* listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 200 m southeast of Hackney
Official site: towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/victoria_park/victoria_park.aspx

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Victoria Park and what surrounds it

Find Victoria Park in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Victoria Park

Newham tops the 8 for size, at 351,065 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 200 m northwest of it

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

2 · 200 m south of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km east of it

Newham

351,065 people · 133 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km north of it

Waltham Forest

278,129 people · 73 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Victoria Park is	People	Places to visit
Hackney	200 m northwest of it	258,464	407
Tower Hamlets	200 m south of it	311,072	430
Newham	1.2 km east of it	351,065	133
Waltham Forest	2.2 km north of it	278,129	73
Islington	2.9 km west of it	216,309	425
Southwark	3.3 km southwest of it	307,076	471
City of London	3.3 km southwest of it	7,820	432
Greenwich	4.5 km southeast of it	288,117	125

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle are among the 569 within 15 km.

Big drawCastleTower of London4.2 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum6.5 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral4.9 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey7.5 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower7.2 km away 6

Historic houseBuckingham Palace8.3 km away 7

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern5.4 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)8

AttractionLondon Eye6.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Victoria Park

Where is Victoria Park?

Victoria Park is 200 m southeast of Hackney, London.

What is Victoria Park?

Urban park majority in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and small part in Hackney, England.

When is the best time to visit Victoria Park?

May to September are the warmest months in Hackney, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Victoria Park a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Victoria Park?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (4.2 km), British Museum (6.5 km), St Paul's Cathedral (4.9 km) and Westminster Abbey (7.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Victoria Park: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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