Getting here
54.62518, -1.55927
Best for
4 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
3
3 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Locomotion & Historic Shildon · Walking0
Hardwick Park & Bishop's Fen · Walking0
Brafferton & Newton Ketton · Walking0
Great North Cycleway · Cycling0
About this urban park
Rufus Green is a urban park.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Armstrong Close seen from Central Avenue in Newton Aycliffe
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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
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Parking
1 nearby · 116m
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Playground
266m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km