Love Parks Week: 10 North East parks and green spaces to visit with your children during summer holidays

With a celebration of the region’s parks and green spaces about to begin, why not make the most of the summer holidays and enjoy the great outdoors with your family.

The North East is spoilt for choice when it comes to fantastic outdoor spaces – whether you’re after a few hours at the play area with your children, a good walk with the dog or somewhere to enjoy an al fresco cuppa.

If you’re in the mood to find somewhere new, and explore parts of the region a little further away from your home, there are plenty of sunshine spots across the North East to visit during the summer holidays.

And with Love Parks Week beginning on Friday, July 29, it’s the perfect time to get out and explore.

The nationwide campaign by Keep Britain Tidy runs until Friday, August 5 and focuses on celebrating green spaces in local areas across the country.

Get your comfy shoes on, pack your sunglasses AND rain jacket (just in case) and check out this selection of the North East’s parks and green spaces.

And with Love Parks Week beginning on Friday, July 29, it’s the perfect time to get out and explore.

5. Readhead Park, South Shields

Enjoying the sunshine in Readhead Park over the recent bank holiday for the Platinum Jubilee. The park was given to South Shields by Robert Readhead in 1921. He was the son of Alderman John Readhead, founder of the firm of John Readhead and Sons Limited.

Photo: Ian McClelland