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Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Type	Urban park
Location	Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°58′9″N 80°46′05″E / 6.96917°N 80.76806°E / 6.96917; 80.76806
Area	11 ha (27 acres)
Operated by	Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council
Visitors	100,000 (local), 4000 – 5000 (foreign)
Status	Open all year

Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka.

Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden. The park was formally named in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The park was established with the planting of its first tree, an Oak, by a visiting German Princess. The Nanu Oya runs through the park, creating a number of small lakes. A number of rare bird species can be found in the park. At the far end of the park is a small children's playground and miniature ridable railway.

See also

• Victoria Park, Colombo

References

1. Victoria Park
2. Attractions

• 1897 establishments in Ceylon
• Buildings and structures completed in 1897
• Parks established in the 1890s
• Protected areas established in 1897
• Urban public parks
• Parks in Nuwara Eliya
• Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria