Rising Sun Country Park

Country park in North Tyneside, England

55°01′N 1°32′W / 55.01°N 1.53°W / 55.01; -1.53Area162 hectares (400 acres)Operated byNorth Tyneside CouncilOpenAll yearConnecting transportPalmersville Metro stationWebsitemy.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/385/rising-sun-country-park

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

History

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

Facilities

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

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