Parks, play areas and sports facilities - Victoria Park

The park has a spacious car park which is next to the bowling greens on Carr Road.

Victoria Park was first awarded a Green Flag in 2009, and has maintained its flag ever since. It has a large lake, bandstand, health walk routes, MUGA and a children's play area which are all spread evenly throughout the park.

The park is divided by Carr Road and Pendle Water which is the river that runs the length of the park, and puts one half of the park in Nelson and the other in Barrowford. This has formed four separate sections of the park which are separated by the road or the river. These sections can be traversed by means of three bridges that cross Pendle Water and a gateway or subway that crosses Carr Road.

Café

Visit the Facebook page for information about the café in Victoria Park. 

Bandstand

The bandstand at Victoria Park was originally opened in 1912 by Civic Heads of the former Nelson Town Council. Since then it has been used regularly for band concerts. People used to culminate and gather around the bandstand after the annual Whitsuntide processions and it was the centre piece for Nelson Show, which was held in May each year.

During the 1980’s the bandstand suffered badly from vandalism and destruction.

In 2003, we worked in conjunction with the Friends of Victoria Par to renovate the bandstand. The community can once again enjoy this historic facility.

The bandstand was officially re-opened on 9 June 2006.

Lake

There is no fishing allowed on the lake and visitors are also asked not to enter the water for their own safety

When feeding the ducks please consider the health of both the birds and the pond and throw the food on the banks rather than in the pond. This means that the food will all be eaten instead of much of it rotting in the pond, the ducks will also appreciate it if you feed them a seed mix rather than bread.

Disabled facilities

Many of the footpaths and walkways in the park are suitable for people with low mobility.

There is a disabled toilet which is accessible when the pavilion is open.

The playground offers facilities for disabled users.

•  Junior: suitable for 5 to 12 year olds

Vicky Witch trail

Can you help Vicky Witch find her wand, her spell book, her cat and her broom as you walk through the park? Look out for the squirrel and Vicky's friends along the trail too.

Download the Victoria Park Vicky Witch Trail map 

The park has three cycle routes, three health walk routes (easy/medium/hard), and a multi-use games area (MUGA) suitable for ages eight and over.

Health Walk Routes

Exploring your local park is an excellent way of improving your health and well-being. Taking a brisk walk through the park burns the same amount of calories as a run over the same distance. It is an activity that the whole family can enjoy, and best of all it’s free.

Victoria Park’s Walk 4 Life routes are designed to allow you to pick and choose the level of exercise you feel comfortable with.

Just follow the markers for your selected route:

• Red – Hard (1 mile)
• Yellow – Medium (1050 metres)
• Green – Easy (550 metres)

Friends Group

Victoria Park has a very active Friends Group who work with us to maintain the high standard of the park and help organise events and activities within the park itself.

• More information about our Friends Groups