| Valentines Park | |
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.jpg) Entering the park from Cranbrook Road | |
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| Type | Public Park |
| Location | Gants Hill |
| Nearest city | Ilford |
| Coordinates | 51°34′14″N 0°4′16″E / 51.57056°N 0.07111°E |
| Area | 52 hectares (130 acres) |
| Created | 1899 |
| Owned by | Redbridge |
| Operated by | Vision RCL |
| Open | 8am to Dusk[1] |
| Designation | Listed Park |
| Public transit access | |
Valentines Park is a 52-hectare (130-acre) park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge.[2] The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696.[3] Valentines Park holds a Green Flag Award and was voted one of the ten best parks in Britain in 2019.[4]
The park, including Valentines Mansion, is managed on behalf of Redbridge Council by Vision RCL, a registered charity.[5]
- ^ "Official Parks Closing Times 2020" (pdf). Vision RCL.
- ^ "Valentines Park Management Plan 2009–2013". London Borough of Redbridge. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Valentines Park". Green Flag Award.
- ^ Imogen Braddick (18 October 2019). "Ilford's Valentines Park voted one of the best in Britain". Ilford Recorder.
- ^ "Valentines Park". Redbridge Council.