Rising Sun Country Park

Rising Sun Country Park is a country park in Benton, North Tyneside, England.

Rising Sun Country Park
Location in Tyne and Wear
TypeCountry park
LocationBenton, North Tyneside, England.
OS gridNZ3069
Coordinates55.01°N 1.53°W / 55.01; -1.53
Area162 hectares (400 acres)
Operated byNorth Tyneside Council
OpenAll year
Connecting transportPalmersville Metro station
Websitemy.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/385/rising-sun-country-park

History

Rising Sun Country Park is the former location of a colliery and an isolation hospital for infectious diseases.[1]

Facilities
Swallow Pond

There is a countryside centre offering forest schools, a cafe, toilets, educational facilities and an exhibition room. There are footpaths, bridleways, bird hides, parking, a picnic and barbecue area, a children’s playground and water play area, cycling and Nordic walking groups.[2] Rising Sun Parkrun takes place every Saturday.[3] The area covered is 162 hectares.[2]

Rising Sun Farm

Rising Sun Farm is a charity based at the park which farms 175 acres of land and has pigs, poultry, sheep, a livery yard and a day care centre. The farm provides resources for education, learning, recreation and volunteering.[4]

Nature

There is a local nature reserve encompassing Swallow pond which has bird hides and is used for bird watching.[5]

References
  1. https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/Rising%20Sun%20Education%20Pack.pdf p.6
  2. "Rising Sun Country Park - North Tyneside Council". my.northtyneside.gov.uk.
  3. "course - Rising Sun parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk.
  4. "risingsunfarm - About Us". risingsunfarm.
  5. "Rising Sun Country Park". www.birdwatchingsites.ntbc.org.uk.
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