Royal Victoria Park
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Royal Victoria Park is situated in Bath (BA1), England. It was opened in 1830, by the then 11 year old Princess Victoria, having previously been the old town common as part of the Victoria public park movement. It was the first park to carry her name.
The park is overlooked by the Royal Crescent and consists of 57 acres (231,000 m²) with variety of attractions. These include tennis, bowling a putting green and 12 & 18 hole golf course, a boating pond, open air concerts, a popular children's play area and a 9 acre (36,000 m²) botanical garden.
[edit] The Botanical Gardens
The gardens were formed in 1887 and contain one of the finest collections of plants on limestone in the West country. The building was used at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924.
[edit] Centenary
In 1987 the gardens were extended to include the Great Dell, a disused quarry that was formally part of the park, which contains a large collection of conifers.
