Victoria Village

Jonesville Allotment Gardens
Intersection of Jonesville Crescent and Victoria Park Avenue
At the corner of Jonesville Crescent and Victoria Park Avenue, the Jonesville Allotment Gardens are an ideal community meeting place and collaborative green space. Community members can apply for an allotment at the gardens to grow fresh produce and/or flowers, and residents of the neighbourhood often share with one another at the allotments and learn about each other's gardens. The park itself also has a small picnic area and benches, an ideal spot to stop and admire the community gardens.

Warner Park Playground
75 Warner Avenue
An enclosed park with an extensive children's climbing structure, Warner Park Playground is a perfect spot for recreation. The green space also features a multipurpose field and plenty of benches to stop and sit down.

Bartley Park
112 Bartley Drive
Located in a quieter residential area, Bartley Park includes a children's playground, picnic area, and paved walkways.

Victoria Village Arena
190 Bermondsey Road
Victoria Village Arena is located toward the southern part of the neighbourhood. The facility offers programming for community members of all ages, from preschool children to older adults. Hockey and skating is offered for adults and children, as well as other sporting activities, as the arena also features a gymnasium. In addition to athletics, the arena offers programs in the arts, social clubs, creative playtime, and leadership.

Wigmore Park
106 Wigmore Drive
Wigmore Park features a lit ball diamond, multipurpose green space, and a children's playground. The park also includes gravel walkways and connects with Anewen Greenbelt, which includes paved trails. Wigmore Park lies in close proximity to the eastern side of Charles Sauriol Conservation Area, which is another stop on this stroll.

Sweeney Park
110 Sweeney Drive
Sweeney Park includes a lit ball diamond and multipurpose field space for outdoor activities. Amid sloping lawns and flat grass, there are also paved trails and benches to stop and rest.

Sridurka Hindu Temple
30 Carnforth Road
The temple is an impressive example of Hindu Agamic architecture, with its signature symmetrical design, and is a gathering place for the Hindu community in North York. The Sridurka Hindu Temple is the only temple in North America to have been consecrated with the highest ranked consecration rituals for 108 days and 33 Homas, performed by 50 priests from 6 countries. 90 million mantras were chanted continuously for three years.

Historic Wexford Cemetery Memorial Cairn
Lawrence Avenue East and Victoria Park Avenue (southwest corner)
This cairn marks the site of the original Wexford Cemetery, established in 1841 by the Wesleyan Methodist congregation in the area. One of the oldest sites in the neighbourhood, the cemetery was conveyed to the Canadian Methodist Church in 1884, and later to the United Church of Canada in 1925. The date of the cemetery's closure is unknown. While the gravestones no longer exist in their original locations, their remnants are buried within the base of this cairn. All legible inscriptions were recorded with the Archives of Ontario, with the monument dedicated to the memory of these early settlers.

Charles Sauriol Conservation Area
1191 Lawrence Avenue East
The Charles Sauriol Conservation Area is part of the East Don River Trail system, which offers premier wildlife spotting opportunities and forested parkland ideal for outdoor recreation. There are also countless opportunities for cycling on the trails. The conservation area is named after Charles Sauriol, a Canadian naturalist who was a strong advocate for the preservation of the Don River valley. A property owner in the area, Sauriol was a member of the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and can be credited with the conservation of much of the Don Valley. Having raised over $20 million during his career to protect natural areas, Sauriol has been commemorated with four other locations in Canada named after him. He died in 1995, aged 91.

Milne House
Old Lawrence Avenue
*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. Milne House is one of the oldest structures in Victoria Village. The farmhouse is an early example of Gothic Revival architecture, and was completed sometime between 1860 and 1865. Interestingly, the front and back facades of the house are mirror images of each other; the house used to boast full-length porches. This house is the only surviving building of the 16 structures that made up Milneford Mills, founded by Alexander Milne. The site included a rare woolen mill, a dry goods store, a sawmill, barns, a wagon shop, workers' housing, and the Milne family's residences. Milne House survived one of Toronto's worst floods in 1878. The other buildings were demolished in the 1940s when the mills closed, and in the years following. This house was in use until the 1960s, and privately owned until 1992. A listed heritage building, it is now protected by the City of Toronto.

Milne Hollow
East Don Trail
Also situated on the original site of Milneford Mills, Milne Hollow is a natural green space offering trails and outdoor recreation areas. Once an active industrial site, this location was a small community formed by the presence of the mill and surrounding buildings, including Milne House. The mill community was first centered around Wilket Creek in what is now Edwards Gardens; Alexander Milne originally built his three-story mill there in 1827. However, low water supply led him to relocate a mere five years later. By 1861, Milneford Mills produced over 2,000 metres of cloth and almost 122,000 metres of lumber. The mills and bridge were swept away in the devastating flood of 1878. Today, Milne Hollow is notable for its bird populations. The City's Bird Flyway initiative has transformed it from an industrial and agricultural centre to a diverse habitat for over 200 bird species to breed and rest.