Country parks · North East England
Rising Sun Country Park
In or near Wallsend.
Rising Sun Country Park in England North East, United Kingdom.
Christine Westerback — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Palmersville · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Rising Sun Country Park is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rising Sun Country Park is a country park in Benton, North Tyneside, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Rising Sun Country Park is the former location of a colliery and an isolation hospital for infectious diseases. In 1969 the Rising Sun Colliery closed. It was the last Tyneside colliery on the north bank of the river.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0100, -1.5300
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE28 9AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Nearest railway station
- Palmersville — 1.7 km
- Opening
- All year
Sources
- wikidata: Q60744474 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rising Sun Country Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Benton Square railway station
Mines & mining heritage · 1.7 km
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rising Sun Country Park?
- Rising Sun Country Park is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE28 9AE), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Rising Sun Country Park?
- Rising Sun Country Park in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Rising Sun Country Park?
- The nearest railway station is Palmersville, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE28 9AE.
- Who owns Rising Sun Country Park?
- Rising Sun Country Park is owned by North Tyneside Council.
- Is Rising Sun Country Park a protected site?
- Yes — Rising Sun Country Park is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rising Sun Country Park free to visit?
- Yes, Rising Sun Country Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rising Sun Country Park?
- The nearest railway station is Palmersville, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE28 9AE.