Country parks · Scottish Lowlands
Leazes Park
Leazes Park — park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- St James · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Leazes Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 14 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Owned by Newcastle City Council. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England". Coordinates: 54.9770°, -1.6230°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Leazes Park is an urban park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Grade II listed, it is the city's oldest park, opened in 1873, and lies to the west of the city centre. The park contains a lake above the course of the Lort Burn. It is next to St James' Park and the Royal Victoria Infirmary. Leazes Park is separated from Spital Tongues by Castle Leazes, an area of common land similar to the Town Moor.
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Background
History
The creation of Leazes Park was a drawn out process. In September 1857 3,000 working men petitioned Newcastle Council for ‘ready access to some open ground for the purpose of health and recreation’ and a year later a special committee was set up to try to find a location for a park. Aldermen Harle and Hamond took up the challenge and campaigned for a park and eventually succeeded in having Leazes Park created on a part of the Leazes Town Moor. On 23 December 1873, Leazes Park was officially opened by Alderman Sir Charles Hamond. It became the first public park created on Tyneside. John Fulton, the Town Surveyor, laid out Leazes Park similar to other parks being built in Britain at that…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9770, -1.6230
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 4LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Established
- 1873
- Nearest railway station
- St James — 0.3 km
- Opening
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- Official site
- urbangreennewcastle.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6510821 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leazes Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leazes Park.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leazes Park?
- Leazes Park is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 4LY), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Leazes Park built?
- Built or established in 1873.
- Who owns Leazes Park?
- Leazes Park is owned by Newcastle City Council.
- Is Leazes Park a listed building?
- Leazes Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Leazes Park free to visit?
- Yes, Leazes Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Leazes Park?
- The nearest railway station is St James, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 4LY.