Royal Park

The Royal Park is a 169-hectare urban park located in the suburb of Parkville, four kilometres north of the Melbourne CBD, in Victoria, Australia. The park is the largest of Melbourne's inner-city parks.

Photo: Tirin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Park
Description: urban park in Melbourne, Australia
Also known as: “Royal Park, Melbourne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Zoo and Parkville Stadium.

Melbourne Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Melbourne Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Australia. It is located within Royal Park in Parkville, approximately 4 kilometres north of the centre of Melbourne. Melbourne Zoo is situated 260 metres northeast of Royal Park.

Parkville Stadium

Sports venue

Photo: Aceboy, Public domain.

Parkville Stadium, also referred to as Melbourne Sports Centres – Parkville and previously known as the State Netball & Hockey Centre, is a multipurpose sporting facility located in Melbourne, Australia. Parkville Stadium is situated 160 metres west of Royal Park.

Royal Children’s Hospital

Hospital

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The Royal Children's Hospital, colloquially referred to as the Royal Children's, is a major children's hospital in Parkville, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Royal Children’s Hospital is situated 1 km south of Royal Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner north and Little Italy.

Inner north

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.

Little Italy

Neighborhood

Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton.

Greek Precinct

Neighborhood

The Greek Precinct, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, is a Greek cultural area centred on the eastern end of Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne city centre. Greek Precinct is situated 3 km southeast of Royal Park.

Royal Park

Categories: urban park and recreation area
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.78613° or 37° 47′ 10″ south

Longitude

144.94977° or 144° 56′ 59″ east

Open location code

4RJ66W7X+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112653660

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q7374687

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Royal Park” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Royal Park, Melbourne”
French: “Parc royal”
Spanish: “Royal Park Melbourne”
Spanish: “Royal Park, Melbourne”
Spanish: “Royal Park”

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