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Photo of Rising Sun Country Park, a country park near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

© Robert Graham / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rising Sun Country Park

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Rising Sun Country Park is a country park in Tyne and Wear, covering 1.5 km². It is one of nine country parks the Albion Guide charts in the county. None of the country parks the Albion Guide charts in the county is larger.

For arrivals by rail, Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) Station is about 1.5 km to the north. For more of the same, Weetslade Country Park and Bill Quay Community Farm Country Park are close by.

More places to visit near Rising Sun Country Park

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

2.8 km S · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Jesmond Dene, a garden near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Jesmond Dene

Garden near Newcastle upon Tyne

Steep wooded valley park in Newcastle along the Ouseburn, with waterfalls, ruins and old woodland.

4.5 km SW

Photo of Gateshead Millennium Bridge, a landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne

Tilting 'blinking eye' footbridge that arcs across the Tyne between the Quayside and BALTIC.

6.5 km SW

Photo of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, a visitor attraction near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Attraction near Newcastle upon Tyne

Vast converted flour mill on the Gateshead quay, now a free contemporary art gallery with a rooftop view.

6.5 km SW

Photo of Spanish City, a landmark near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Spanish City

Landmark near Tynemouth

White-domed Edwardian pleasure dome on Whitley Bay seafront, restored to eateries and a tearoom.

6.6 km NE

Photo of The Glasshouse, Gateshead, a landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne

Norman Foster's curved glass-and-steel concert hall on the Gateshead riverbank, formerly Sage Gateshead.

6.7 km SW