The Victoria Trail (Purple) - (1.0 mile, 1.6 km)
This is the fourth part of the full Town Centre trail. The full trail is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km). It is split into 4 smaller trails (Civic, Montpellier, West Park, Victoria), each one can be walked separately.
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This Trail is designed to follow on from the West Park Trail. If you are doing so follow the directions from TCT3 to the first plaque on this Trail.
If just walking this Trail, make your way to the Odeon Cinema, where you will find the first plaque.
Continue along Station Parade, turning right onto Station Bridge. The Odeon Cinema is at the far side of the roundabout.
On main entrance towards left hand side.
Return back down Station Bridge (on the opposite side). Turn right along Station Parade and walk to the Railway Station.
Inside the main foyer. Opposite the newsagents.
Cross Station Parade (use Pedestrian Crossing), walk through the gardens to the Rohan shop, turn right.
On the side of Victoria Gardens building, opposite the Rohan shop.
Walk back past the front of the Rohan shop to James Street. Turn right. Walk down James Street until reaching Ogden’s.
On left hand side of shop front.
Cross the road, continue down James Street, round the corner of Prospect Place to the Yorkshire Hotel.
Turn back and cross Prospect Square past the front of the War Memorial towards Cambridge Crescent
In flower bed, opposite NatWest Bank.
Cross Cambridge Crescent to the Lloyds Bank building.
First floor level, above Lloyds Bank
Walk down Cambridge Crescent past the NatWest Bank (on your right), proceed down Parliament Street. A Fattorini is No 19.
No 19 Parliament Street. On the right hand side of the shop front.
Continue down Parliament Street, turning right up Oxford Street, until reaching Starling Beer & Coffee House.
This is now Starling Bar/Cafe. On right hand side.
Continue up Oxford Street to the Halifax Building Society.
On the side of Halifax Building Society. on right hand side of entrance.
Captain Thomas Thrush, R.N.
Cross Oxford Street to the rear of the Primark Building.
On the side of Primark shop. On the wall on the far right.
Continue along Oxford Street to the Theatre.
On the side of the main entrance on the right hand side.
Kings Road Promenade Well
Continue on past the Theatre and turn left down Cheltenham Parade. Continue down Cheltenham Parade, near the bottom, cross using the Pedestrian crossing. Then on reaching Kings Road, cross (using Pedestrian crossing). Turn right. Walk along Kings Road (approx. 120 yds).
On Conference Centre wall. Opposite Gianni's pizza restaurant.
To return to the Tourist Information Centre, retrace your path along Kings Road, don’t cross it, but continue to the end. Cross Kings Road and then Parliament Street, to bring you back to Crescent Road and the TIC is just past the Royal Baths.
To return to the Town Centre retrace your steps back to the Theatre.
