Edinburgh Gardens

Edinburgh Gardens is a 24-hectare public park in Fitzroy North, within the City of Yarra, inner-north Melbourne, Victoria. Established in the 1860s and named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, it is one of Melbourne's most significant historic parks. The gardens feature expansive ovals, mature elm avenues, a heritage rotunda, playgrounds, skate facilities and community spaces, serving as a major recreational and community hub for local residents and visitors.

Visitors can expect a large, open urban park with expansive grassed ovals, mature tree avenues, and landscaped gardens. The site includes a historic rotunda, children's playground, skate park, tennis and basketball courts, barbecue and picnic areas, and walking and cycling paths. The park is flat and open, bordered by Alfred Crescent and Brunswick Street, with views of the Melbourne skyline, and is popular for picnics, jogging, dog walking, and informal sports.

Reserved as parkland in the 1860s and formally established in the 1870s, Edinburgh Gardens was named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, following his 1867 visit to Australia. It incorporates the former Fitzroy Cricket Ground, home to the Fitzroy Football Club, and retains heritage elements including the rotunda, grandstand site and mature elm plantings reflecting Victorian-era park design.

A major community and recreational hub for inner-north Melbourne, the gardens host community events, markets, informal gatherings and sports. It is valued for its heritage landscape, sporting history and role as a shared green space for residents of Fitzroy, Fitzroy North and Clifton Hill.