Watch out for the... Traditional Cache
neilmrichardson: By the sound of it, it's gone. Sorry not to maintain sooner.
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Great little park, Queen's Park. Almost the entire world seems to exercise here. I saw about 30 runners (not in an organised group), some kids on bikes (though there is no cycling), some people doing something like Tai Chi, somebody stretching rather professionally, etc. But what I like the most are the 'Watch out for...' signs pointing to local flora and fauna. The cache is right across from one of these signs.
The main focus of the area is Queen's Park itself - a park with an area of 30 acres. Queens Park Rangers originally came from here, as the name implies, though they now play nearby in Shepherd's Bush. In 1879 The Royal Agricultural Society chose Willesden as the site of its annual show. A 100-acre (0.40 km2) site was designated at Kilburn, and on 30th of June the show was opened. Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales attended to view a working dairy, agricultural machinery and a wide range of farm animals. The show ran for a week, in extremely bad weather. Although it attracted 185,000 visitors, it made a loss of £15000. It was decided to set up a permanent venue for the show, and the Society chose a place in Twyford. A part of the Kilburn site (30 acres) became Queen's Park.
Queen's Park is now managed by the City of London Corporation. It has recently been named a Green Flag Park in recognition of the quality of its services and environment. Facilities in the park include six all-weather tennis courts, a pitch-and-putt course, a pétanque pitch, an ornamental garden, a children’s playground with paddling pool, a children's animal farm and a cafe.
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