Rising Sun Country Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Name: Rising Sun Country Park
Address: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

#75 among attractions in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Rising Sun Country Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Elevation: 200 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°0'53"N, 1°31'51"W

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Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom

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Day trips

Rising Sun Country Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Peter's Church, North Tyneside Steam Railway, People's Theatre, St Luke's Church.

1.5 miS
Church
St Peter's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
39 min walk • The Church of St Peter is a Church of England Grade II* listed church located on the east side of Wallsend, North Tyneside. It was constructed to replace Holy Cross Church, which had been built c. 1150 but had fallen into disrepair by the end of the eighteenth century.
1.9 miE
Museum
North Tyneside Steam Railway, Newcastle upon Tyne
48 min walk • The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Steam Railway are visitor attractions in North Tyneside, North East England.
2.7 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows
People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
70 min walk • The People's Theatre is an amateur theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Originally located in the city centre, the People's Theatre moved to its current site, adjacent to the Coast Road in Heaton, in 1962. It shows approximately 13 productions a year including a full-scale family pantomime.
1.7 miS
Church
St Luke's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
43 min walk • The Church of St Luke is a Church of England Grade II* listed church located in the centre of Wallsend, North Tyneside, next to Station Road.
1.4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Silverlink Shopping Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
37 min walk • The Silverlink Shopping Park is a retail park in North Tyneside, England containing more than 20 stores with retail accommodation of 208,000 square feet.
1.6 miS
Town, Area
Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne
42 min walk • Wallsend, historically Wallsend on Tyne, is a town in North Tyneside, England. It derives its name from its location at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies 3.5 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
1.6 miS
City hall
Wallsend Town Hall, Jarrow
41 min walk • Wallsend Town Hall is a municipal building on High Street East in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of North Tyneside Council from 1974 to 2008, is a Grade II listed building.
1.9 miNW
Town, Area
Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne
48 min walk • Killingworth, formerly Killingworth Township, is a town in North Tyneside, England. Killingworth was built as a planned town in the 1960s, next to Killingworth Village, which existed for centuries before the Township. Other nearby towns and villages include Forest Hall, West Moor and Backworth.
1.3 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Stephenson Railway Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
34 min walk • The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Steam Railway are visitor attractions in North Tyneside, North East England.
1.8 miS
Excavated Roman fort and baths with museum
Segedunum, Hadrian's Wall
48 min walk • Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall near the banks of the River Tyne, forming the easternmost portion of the wall.
1.8 miSE
Bridge
Willington Dene Viaduct, Newcastle upon Tyne
45 min walk • Willington Dene Viaduct carries the Tyne and Wear Metro railway over the Wallsend Burn between Wallsend and Howdon, Tyne and Wear.