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  • - Everybody knows about Hyde Park and Regent's Park but

  • there's another great park in London called Victoria Park

  • and I'm here with my friend Karolina

  • and we are going to show you around Victoria Park

  • and show you some of the best things to do

  • if you come for a visit.

  • (upbeat music)

  • - So Victoria Park was built in 1841

  • and it was the first public park in London.

  • Because the East London area was really poor

  • and there was a lot of sickness,

  • so the council decided that the green space

  • would actually help people.

  • - And now during present day,

  • more than nine million people visit this park a year.

  • So here are some of the things that you can do

  • in Victoria Park, starting with Pavilion Cafe

  • where we've had quite a few meals now together.

  • - Yeah, it's lovely.

  • - Uh, and then, you can talk (laughs)

  • - So Pavilion Cafe is lovely.

  • It's in the middle of Victoria Park where you can

  • find lovely scenes and watch people go by.

  • It serves amazing coffee

  • and their famous Sri Lankan breakfast, and they're vegan,

  • and vegetarian-friendly

  • - And after you have your food at Pavilion Cafe,

  • you can go to the lake that's right next door

  • and there's paddle boats and I think row boats

  • and spend an hour out on the water

  • taking in all of the views of

  • your surrounding. - Yeah you can bring your food

  • and have a picnic in a boat. - Yes.

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  • - Victoria Park is actually next to the Regent's Canal

  • where you can see a lot of barge boats.

  • You can have a lovely walk.

  • The Regent's Canal is really famous.

  • It can take you all the way to Camden,

  • London Zoo and up to West London.

  • (girls squeal in awe)

  • - Aw, hello. - Oh its so cute.

  • - I love these dogs. - Aw, so small.

  • - Let us next to the dog.

  • And my favorite thing in Victoria Park is Sunday Market.

  • It's lovely, it starts from 10 till four o'clock

  • and you can get all sorts of food,

  • different cuisines, fast, healthy, whatever you want.

  • - I got really good vegan cheese there once.

  • Throughout Victoria Park, there are a few tree walks

  • and beyond just like looking really pretty

  • and being very aesthetically pleasing,

  • they're actually lined with trees that are quite exotic

  • and are from different parts of the world.

  • So you can walk along, take some photos

  • and also check the boards that are nearby these tree walks

  • and it tells you where the trees are from,

  • what their names are and more information about them.

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  • - We also have one of the biggest London festivals

  • called All Points East that launched last year.

  • It's a festival in May happening over two weeks

  • with lots of free activities,

  • you can go to like the open-air cinema to free music,

  • definitely check it out.

  • And near Victoria Park, you can find Victoria Village

  • which is the area full of restaurants, shops

  • and you can also find famous local ice cream

  • called Hackney Gelato.

  • (upbeat music)

  • And this beautiful feature behind us used to be a public

  • drinking fountain donated by one of the richest women in UK.

  • So, poor East Londoners could drink fresh water.

  • (upbeat music)

  • - Thank you Karolina for going around

  • in Victoria Park with us and if you want more tips

  • for your trip to London, then you can click the box

  • that's popping up right below us here

  • for more tips and tricks and things to do.

  • - So that happened hey - Get back here,

  • we're on a schedule.

  • - One of the richest womens.

  • Womens?

  • Should I say?

  • - Perfect, that was so good.

  • - I'm getting better at this. - One take.

- Everybody knows about Hyde Park and Regent's Park but

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