Herrington Country Park
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
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🌳 Outdoor🆓 Free entry🛝 Playground🌲 WoodlandAdventure play
What’s there
- Free parking
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Herrington Country Park is a country park and open public space in Herrington, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Located adjacent to the iconic Penshaw Monument, the park was built on the site of a former colliery. It has developed into a significant home for wildlife, hosting up to 100 species of birds. The park includes a children's play area, sculptures, an amphitheatre, and a model boat sailing site at the lake. It also hosts a free weekly 5km parkrun every Saturday at 9am. The park has been the venue for major events including BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and the Olympic Torch Relay.
Open daily, dawn to dusk. Free entry. Parkrun every Saturday at 9am.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Hand sanitiser
- Woolly hat
- Kids' headphones
- Sun hat
- Flask of tea
- Bug pot
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