Parks & green spaces
Parks in South Shields.
157 parks and green spaces totalling 1,594 hectares.
- Total parks
- 157
- Total area
- 1,594hectares
- Largest
- 179.2ha — Rising Sun Country Park
- Types
- 5categories
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Rising Sun Country ParkTemple Memorial ParkRiverside ParkParkKing George'S FieldSilverlink ParkCampbell ParkCleadon ParkRichardson Dees ParkParkParkWest ParkNorth Marine ParkMonkton Community WoodlandParkMargaret Thompson ParkParkCarr-Ellison ParkBents Recreation GroundParkSouth Marine ParkRoker ParkNorthumberland ParkPark
Golf course6
Sports facility25
Community North Sports Complex And Downhill Outdoor Sports ComplexSports facilitySports facilityBattle Hill Playing FieldsBoldon Community Association Sports GroundThe Rising Sun Sports GroundWearmouth Colliery Welfare Sports And Social ClubSports facilityThe ParksGypsies Green Sports GroundBeacon Of LightTemple Park CentreSports facilitySports facilityPrior'S Park Playing FieldsThe Jack Clark Recreation ParkSmith'S ParkSports facilitySports facilityBoldon Bowling ClubHebburn CentralHadrian Leisure CentreTynemouth PoolSports facility
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The Academy Of LightPlaying fieldFoxhunters Playing FieldsPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldCollingwood View Playing FieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldWardley Welfare GroundMarley Potts Playing FieldsPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldThe Billy Hardy Sports ComplexLangley Playing FieldPlaying fieldPlaying fieldPlaying field
Bowling green1
Frequently asked questions
How many parks and green spaces are there in South Shields?
South Shields has 157 parks and green spaces listed here, part of 646 total OS Open Greenspace features covering 1,593.6 hectares.
What is the largest park in South Shields?
The largest green space in South Shields is Rising Sun Country Park, which covers 179.2 hectares (around 251 football pitches).
What types of green space are found in South Shields?
South Shields has a variety of green spaces including park, golf course, sports facility, playing field and more, each mapped from OS Open Greenspace data.
How much total green space does South Shields have?
South Shields has approximately 1,593.6 hectares of formal green space — that's around 2,232 football pitches.