Leazes Park
🏟 Playground & park · City Centre, Newcastle
Leazes Park
Newcastle's oldest park, close to St James' Park, with a large two-part woodland play area, lake and tennis courts.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily; hours not published · Free · No booking needed
About Leazes Park
Leazes Park is Newcastle's oldest park, opened in 1873 close to St James' Park football stadium on the edge of the city centre. Owned by Newcastle City Council and managed by Urban Green Newcastle, it is a Victorian park built around an ornamental lake. Families will find a large play area in the woodland to the north of the park, thoughtfully separated into two areas so children of all ages can enjoy playing. There is plenty more to do: six tennis courts and two basketball courts open for play at all times, table tennis, and a lake stocked for fishing and home to wildfowl, ducks and swans. Picnic and BBQ areas make it a good spot for a family afternoon. The Tower Cafe serves refreshments and holds the key to the disabled-access toilet with baby change. Pathways run throughout the park and are suitable for prams or wheelchairs. There is a small car park, but as it sits opposite a hospital it gets busy, so public transport into the city centre is often easier. The park is free to enter.
⭐ What makes this place special
- 6 tennis courts
- 2 basketball courts
- Table tennis
- Lake with fishing
- Picnic and BBQ areas
- Wildfowl, ducks and swans
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Small car park, opposite a hospital so it gets busy
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Pathways throughout the park suitable for prams or wheelchairs; disabled-access toilet available
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: All ages (play area separated into two sections for children of all ages)
- Leazes Park play area (large, in the woodland to the north of the park, separated into two areas for children of all ages)
📍 Nearby places to play
- Exhibition Park · approx 0.6 miles · Spital Tongues / Town Moor
- Nuns Moor Park · approx 0.6 miles · Arthur's Hill
- Elswick Park · approx 0.9 miles · Elswick
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Leazes Park free to visit?
Yes. Leazes Park is a free, public park owned by Newcastle City Council and managed by Urban Green Newcastle.
What is in the playground?
There is a large play area in the woodland to the north of the park, separated into two areas so children of all ages can play.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
Yes. The Tower Cafe serves refreshments and holds the key to a disabled-access toilet with baby change.
Where is Leazes Park?
It is on the edge of Newcastle city centre near St James' Park, postcode NE2 4BJ.
Is there parking?
There is a small car park, but it is opposite a hospital and gets busy.