Brunton Park (Lincoln Green)
🏟 Playground & park · Brunton Park, Gosforth, Newcastle
Brunton Park (Lincoln Green)
A rebuilt community play park on Lincoln Green in the Brunton Park estate, Gosforth, created with Newcastle City Council alongside the local flood alleviation scheme.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open play area, accessible year-round. · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Lincoln Green, Brunton Park, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5NF
Plus Code: 9C7W29G8+GP
About Brunton Park (Lincoln Green)
Lincoln Green is a free neighbourhood play space in the Brunton Park estate at Gosforth, in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is listed among Newcastle City Council's managed play spaces. The original play park on Lincoln Green had to be removed while the major Brunton Park flood alleviation scheme was carried out, a joint project by Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency that diverted the course of the River Ouseburn, created a large surface-water storage basin and built new flood defences to protect more than a hundred homes. Once the engineering work was complete, a new play park was designed and built in partnership with Newcastle City Council, North Gosforth Parish Council and the local community, and reopened for residents. It serves the surrounding residential streets of the Brunton Park estate as a free, open play area for local families. Parking is on-street in the surrounding estate. As a small neighbourhood facility rather than a large destination park, detailed published information on equipment, surfacing and opening hours is limited, so some facility details are not confirmed. It remains a free, publicly accessible children's play space within the Newcastle City Council area.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Open green space on Lincoln Green
- Part of the Brunton Park flood alleviation scheme with storage basin and defences
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: On-street parking in the surrounding Brunton Park estate.
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play park (rebuilt as part of the flood alleviation scheme)
📍 Nearby places to play
- Gosforth Central Park · approx 1.5 miles · Gosforth
- Paddy Freeman's Park · approx 2.4 miles · High Heaton
- Exhibition Park · approx 2.9 miles · Spital Tongues / Town Moor
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is the Lincoln Green play park free?
Yes. It is a free neighbourhood play space in the Brunton Park estate, listed among Newcastle City Council's managed play spaces.
What's in the playground?
A children's play park that was rebuilt in partnership with Newcastle City Council and the local community after the flood alleviation works.
Why was the play park rebuilt?
The original play park was removed during the Brunton Park flood alleviation scheme, which diverted the River Ouseburn and added defences, then a new play park was installed.
Where is it?
On Lincoln Green in the Brunton Park estate, Gosforth, in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Is there parking?
There is on-street parking in the surrounding Brunton Park residential streets.