| Rising Sun Country Park | |
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  Location in Tyne and Wear | |
| Type | Country park |
| Location | Benton, North Tyneside, England. |
| OS grid | NZ3069 |
| Coordinates | 55°01′N 1°32′W / 55.01°N 1.53°W / 55.01; -1.53 |
| Area | 162 hectares (400 acres) |
| Operated by | North Tyneside Council |
| Open | All year |
| Connecting transport | Palmersville Metro station |
| Website | my |
Rising Sun Country Park is a country parkinBenton, North Tyneside, England.
Rising Sun Country Park is the former location of a colliery and an isolation hospital for infectious diseases.[1]
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.[2] Rising Sun Parkrun takes place every Saturday.[3] The area covered is 162 hectares.[2]
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.[4]
There is a local nature reserve encompassing Swallow pond which has bird hides and is used for bird watching.[5]
