Vauxhall Park

Vauxhall Park is a nature reserve in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Vauxhall Park is situated nearby to the village Quaker Hill, as well as near the hamlet Palmertown.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: park in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Vauxhall Property”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waterford Speedbowl.

Waterford Speedbowl

Sports venue

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The New London-Waterford Speedbowl is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval race track located on CT 85 in Waterford, Connecticut, just off Interstate 395. It first opened for business on April 15, 1951, as "The New London-Waterford Speed Bowl", the track has been in continuous operation every season since it initially opened.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quaker Hill and Quaker Hill Historic District.

Quaker Hill

Village

Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quaker Hill is a village or neighborhood in the town of Waterford, in the southeastern part of Connecticut, United States. It is located in the northeastern corner of the town, on the west bank of the Thames River north of New London, and centered on the intersection of the Old Norwich Road and the Old Colchester Road.

Quaker Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Quaker Hill Historic District encompasses the center a mainly residential village in northeastern Waterford, Connecticut. Running in a mostly linear fashion along Old Norwich Road between Connecticut Route 32 and Richard Grove Road, the area first grew…