Victoria Park is a formal park with mature
ornamental trees, and a small area of woodland. Some of the trees
were planted in the early part of the 20th century to
commemorate local towns people and members of the royal family. A
local art dealer donated the large fountain in one corner of the
park to the town of Ashford. It was originally designed for the
Great Exhibition and resided on the Olantigh Estate at Wye. There is
a small pond at the bottom of the park surrounded by a rocky garden.
Facilities
Play area.
Toilets.
Open space for informal games.
On street parking in Jemmet Road area.
Access Information
Gradient: Some
gentle slopes.
Surfaces:
Tarmac surfaced dual footpath/cyclepath -
Stour Valley Walk.
Paths around park - most are tarmac surfaced.
Some stonechipped stretches.
Resting places: benches
distributed across the site.
Links:
To Watercress Fields
- follow the Stour Valley Walk west from the fountain.
To Bowen’s Field - head to the
eastern end of the park (towards the fountain), take the path along
the riverside.
