Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.75700, -1.99148
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
11 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026
playground, toilets, parking
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-tailed Bumblebee +22 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Berwickshire Coastal PathWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
The Lowry trailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Tweed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Photos
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Spittal Play Area and Splash Park
Photos
Spittal Play Area and Splash Park
Facilities
🅿️Parking
4 nearby · Free · 146m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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