Victoria Park
🏟 Playground & park · Whiteinch, Glasgow
Victoria Park
West End park with a children's play area, model boating pond and the ancient Fossil Grove.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Park open at all times; specific facilities subject to their own hours. · Free · No booking needed
About Victoria Park
Victoria Park is a 20-hectare park in Glasgow's west, created in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's jubilee and formally opened by the Provost of Partick on 2 July that year. It sits between Scotstoun, Whiteinch, Jordanhill and Broomhill. The unemployed local men who built the park made its most famous discovery, the Fossil Grove, where the fossilised stumps and roots of 330-million-year-old trees are preserved in a dedicated building. For families there is a children's play area with climbing frames and swings, allocated funding under Glasgow City Council's Play Area Renewal Programme. Around the play area the park offers a model yachting pond, bowling greens, tennis courts, a basketball court, a putting course, an orienteering course and several themed gardens, with a landmark four-dial clock dating to 1888. The park is operated by Glasgow City Council, is free to enter and open at all times, with individual facilities subject to their own opening times.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Fossil Grove
- model yachting pond
- bowling greens
- tennis courts
- basketball court
- putting course
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
🧒 Ages & play
- children's play area
- climbing frames
- swings
📍 Nearby places to play
- Elder Park · approx 1.0 miles · Govan
- Knightswood Park · approx 1.3 miles · Knightswood
- Overnewton Park · approx 1.8 miles · Yorkhill
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Victoria Park in Whiteinch free?
Yes. Victoria Park is a free public park operated by Glasgow City Council and is open at all times.
What's in the playground at Victoria Park?
There is a children's play area with climbing frames and swings, which has had funding allocated under the council's Play Area Renewal Programme.
Can you see the Fossil Grove at Victoria Park?
Yes. The Fossil Grove, with fossilised tree stumps around 330 million years old, is a key feature of the park and is housed in its own building.
Where is Victoria Park?
It is in Glasgow's west end next to Whiteinch and Scotstoun, with entrances off Victoria Park Drive (around G14 9NN).
What else is there for families at Victoria Park?
As well as the play area there is a model yachting pond, tennis and basketball courts, a putting course and several gardens.