Leisure
The Pavilion Café
The Pavilion Cafe is open 8.30am-5pm Monday-Friday
and 8.30am-6pm Saturday during the summer. In the winter
it's open 8.30am-4pm daily.
Read
Time Out's review. Time Out has included it on their recent
list of
London's best park cafés and says "The café is still probably
London's best place to enjoy a perfectly brewed coffee alfresco...
the fry-ups are well known in the neighbourhood and beyond, and the
cakes splendid".
The cafe is inside the park by Crown Gate West, on the corner of
Olf Ford Road and Grove Road, E9 7DE.
Tree walks in Victoria Park
Find out about events in Victoria
Park.
Sports facilities
Victoria Park has many sports facilities:
- 8 football winter league pitches
- 4 football summer league pitches
- a rugby pitch
- 3 artificial cricket wickets
- 3 cricket practice nets
- a bowling green
- 4 tennis courts
All of these facilities can be booked by members of the public
contacting our Booking Section on 0207 364 5000.
Sports clubs
A range of sports clubs have their home in the park, or use our
facilities. For questions, or to join, please contact the sports
clubs directly.
Tower Hamlets Football Club
Tower Hamlets Football Club was formed two years ago to develop
a Senior level club which represent the people of the Borough of
Tower Hamlets. The aim of the club is to promote and encourage
association football for residents of all ages, regardless of
gender, disability or nationality.
Find out more and join Tower Hamlets
Football Club
Football leagues
Several other football leagues regularly use the park. For more
information, see a list of football leagues
in the borough.
Victoria Park Anglers Alliance
Victoria Park Anglers Alliance (VPAA) is a voluntary community
group set up in 2003, by anglers living in East London, to improve
the fishing in Victoria Park lakes. By improving the
underlying health and biodiversity of the ecosystems, both in the
water and within the surrounding habitats, VPAA intend to provide
opportunities for local people to learn to fish in an enjoyable,
safe and pleasant environment rich in wildlife.
Find out more and join Victoria Park Anglers Alliance
Victoria Model Steam Boat Club
The oldest model boat club in the world, the Victoria Model
Steam Boat Club, was founded in the park in 1904. The club is
still active today and holds several Sunday regattas a
year. Email vmscvictoriapark@aol.com to
find out more and join.
Victoria Park Harriers and Tower Hamlets Athletics Club
VPHTHAC is based out of St. Augustine’s Hall in the north-east
corner of Victoria Park, east London. It was formed in 2001 as a
merger of Victoria Park Harriers (founded 1926) and Tower Hamlets
Athletics Club (founded 1976). The club is open to all, regardless
of ability, from the age of 9 upwards. The membership of
approximately 400 includes track, field, road and cross country
athletes, from beginners to GB team members.
Find out more and join
VPHTHAC.
Victoria Park Community Cricket League
The Victoria Park Community Cricket League was formed over 15
years ago to provide a wide range of people with access to
competitive cricket. Some are decidedly more competitive than
others, but the aim is that games are played in a friendly and
welcoming spirit.
Find out more and join Victoria Park
Community Cricket League.
Contact us
For more information please contact the Parks
& Open Spaces Service on 020 7364 2494 or email parks@towerhamlets.gov.uk.