Enjoy a fantastic park with leisure facilities, a children's play area, skate park, and Walker Park Café serving refreshments.

Walker Park is a popular city park offering something for everyone in the family. Originally created in the late 19th century as a recreational space for local workers, the park has evolved into a modern leisure destination with excellent facilities spread across flat, accessible grounds. Families can enjoy a fantastic children's play area featuring swings, aerial runways, and climbing units suitable for under 14s. The park also boasts a multi-use games area for football, tennis, and basketball, two bowling greens, two football pitches, and a skate park. Well-maintained paths throughout the park are ideal for dog walking, jogging, and exploring with pushchairs or mobility scooters. Urban Green Newcastle rangers regularly organize family activities including bug safaris, bird box building, and kite making. The Walker Park Café, run by Walker Central FC, serves coffee, cakes, hot food, and ice cream right in the heart of the park. The Grade II Listed World War One memorial adds historic interest, while Walker Parks Rocks, a community rock painting and hiding group, offers a unique family activity. Floodlights are available for evening sports activities, and on-street parking is accessible in surrounding streets.

Venue Details

What this place offers

Toilets

Public transport nearby

Accessible toilets

Free WiFi

Baby changing facilities

Food available

On-site parking

🐕Dog-friendly

Parking nearby

Pushchair friendly

☕ Food & Drink

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Ao Wang

3 months ago

A popular gathering spot for teenagers. Be prepared for unprovoked insults, hostile mocking, sexual harassment and even hate-motivated violence. I wouldn’t recommend it to visitors, especially those who aren’t locals.

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Paula Laws

6 months ago

Canny park to take the Grandkids. They enjoyed it.

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Lili

6 months ago

Lovely park during the day to bring children to

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Nick Leonard

a year ago

Went there today to check out walker festival. Good atmospere. Great volunteers. Tents, big screen, cupcakes, young children playing footbal & having fun on the gras. Some nice things in the playground & the skate park looked like fun. Fresh lawned grass looked great & clean.

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Muhammed Karayağlı

3 years ago

Perfect place for babies, toddlers and kids as well as families. One of the few places in Newcastle.

Reviews last updated: 7 October 2026