Boat Hire - Queens Park Lake - Queens Park, Crewe, Cheshire East, UK
N 53° 05.768 W 002° 27.984
30U E 535730 N 5883097
Boat hire is available in Queens Park located on Victoria Avenue in Crewe.
Waymark Code: WM16C3V
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/27/2022
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Queens Park in Crewe is an historic Victorian Grade II* listed public park.
The park has four entrances, the main one is on Victoria Avenue and the others on Queens Park Drive. The park is open daily from 8:00am until dusk.
The park was designed by Edward Kemp and laid out by railway engineer Francis Webb and Richard Moon who was the Mayor of Crewe in 1888. It was dedicated in 1887 and opened to the public in 1888.
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The park has many classic Victorian features, such as lodge gates, a boating lake, bandstand, mature trees and bedding plants.
A new bandstand was built in the 1970s after the original structure was destroyed by fire in 1972.
The play area was added in the 1950’s and expanded in 2010.
The park underwent a major £6.5 million restoration in 2014, that included significant reconstruction work to bridges and footpaths, a new café, bowls pavilion and children's playground.
The park is a popular place and features include a Victorian clock tower and the largest lake in the area, which also has boats for hire and fishing. There are also several fountains and a man-made waterfall.
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The boats for hire include rowing boats and pedal boats. They can be hired at weekends and during the holidays for £4 per person. Holiday passes and family passes are also available.
Details of the prices and boating rules are displayed on the boat hire building at the lake side.
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