Getting here
54.77921, -1.58396
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 14
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Way of Light
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
61
22 named nearby · 39 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
65
65 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Weardale Way · Walking124 km
Small Pilgrim Places · Walking14.5 km
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walk · Walking0
Jubilee Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Lambton Walk · public footpath
Flass Vale · public footpath
Flass Street · public footpath
About this urban park
Wharton Park is a urban park covering 0 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
☕
Café
Costa · 140m
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Parking
Wharton Park car park · Paid · 129m
🧺
Picnic spot
4 · 101m away
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Playground
3 · 71m away
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Toilets
5 · 135m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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