Rising Sun Country Park

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

Rising Sun Country Park
Rising Sun Country Park is located in Tyne and Wear
Rising Sun Country Park
Location in Tyne and Wear
TypeCountry park
LocationBenton, North Tyneside, England.
OS gridNZ3069
Coordinates55°01′N 1°32′W / 55.01°N 1.53°W / 55.01; -1.53
Area162 hectares (400 acres)
Operated byNorth Tyneside Council
OpenAll year
Connecting transportPalmersville Metro station
Websitemy.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/385/rising-sun-country-park Edit this at Wikidata

History

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

Facilities

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Swallow Pond

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

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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

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There is a local nature reserve encompassing Swallow pond which has bird hides and is used for bird watching.[5]

References

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