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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
55.04584, -1.44737
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Relish — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Relish — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
13 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus ribesii, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stride out walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef (10) / (72)National Cycle Network
Percy Main Metro routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route LinkMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Playhouse Car Park · Paid · 56m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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