Loughborough, Queen's Park
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The park is easily reached by foot, bicycle, car or bus. There are several entrances to the park: on Brown's Lane, New Street and Granby Street.
Pay and display car parking is available close to the park at the Granby Street Car Park.
Park - public open space
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Queen's Park is a much-loved local park which has achieved a Green Flag award every year since 2008, a mark of excellence awarded to parks and green spaces. It was first opened in June 1899 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
There is a large amount of open grassland for recreation as well as paths for short walks. There are ornamental trees of note, including London Plane, oak, Black and Scots Pine, as well as shrubs and fantastic floral displays and wildflower planting.
Also in the park are an aviary, Charnwood museum, the Carillion tower and the bell casing used by Taylors Bell Foundry to make the Great Paul bell, the largest bell in the UK.
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