From The Belvedere and The Swiss Chalet to the Japanese Garden and the Riverside Walk, it features some truly iconic local sights, not to mention the fact that it plays host to some of the city’s biggest and best-attended events. What’s more, it’s been popular from its very inception, as evidenced by this handful of images of Avenham Park from over the decades...
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![Easter Monday. Avenham Park, Preston. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk0ZjQ4YTlkLWYyOGYtNGFjYy05YjBkLTg4YTAxNGIwNzY5NzoyYjYxM2I0NS03OTUyLTQzM2UtYmI1Ny03MjUwN2ViOGEyMGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Easter Monday. Avenham Park, Preston. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive
Easter Monday. Avenham Park, Preston. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive Photo: PDA
![The traditional Easter Monday egg rolling is being enjoyed by this family on Avenham Park in Preston](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI4ZGQ0NDE4LTk3ZDgtNDJmZi1iZjMxLTg3OWU4MDhjY2RjZTozZTVlYTNhYy0yNTM5LTQxYWItYWMwMS1iNDA5NzkxZjc3NjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Avenham Park
The traditional Easter Monday egg rolling is being enjoyed by this family on Avenham Park in Preston Photo: RETRO
![Over 1,000 schoolchildren crowded on to Preston's Avenham Park for an afternoon of singing and dancing. The children came from 28 primary school in Preston, Leyland and district to take part in Preston's 42 annual Children's Festival of English Folk Dancing](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUyOWZlMjQ4LWRmMzgtNDI2Yi04OTZlLTA4Mjc4M2QwMTJhOTplN2U4ZDNjMy1hNWMzLTRmNTItOWRkYi02MTVjMWEzMmFjZWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Avenham Park
Over 1,000 schoolchildren crowded on to Preston's Avenham Park for an afternoon of singing and dancing. The children came from 28 primary school in Preston, Leyland and district to take part in Preston's 42 annual Children's Festival of English Folk Dancing Photo: RETRO
![Victory Celebrations, Avenham Park, Preston 1946](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM4MWIxMzY4LWZlMDAtNDk1Yi1iN2EzLTE4YzBlZTlhODc2NDpjYjUyM2I1Yy01Y2U4LTQ3NzctYjFjYy1iMTUzMWFlNTAxNTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)