Rising Sun Country Park
History
Rising Sun Country Park is the former location of a colliery and an isolation hospital for infectious diseases.
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. Rising Sun Parkrun takes place every Saturday. The area covered is 162 hectares.
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.
Nature
There is a local nature reserve encompassing Swallow pond which has bird hides and is used for bird watching.
References
- ^ https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/Rising%20Sun%20Education%20Pack.pdf p.6
- ^ "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.