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City Stadium Park

Newington Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AQ

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Introduction

  • Services / facilities within the building include a park with a children's play area and outdoor gym equipment.

Opening Times

  • The venue is open 24hrs.

Location

  • There is not a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
  • The nearest National Rail station is Manors.
  • The nearest Metro Station is Byker / Jesmond / Manors.

Parking

  • The venue does not have its own car park.

Access Point (Warwick Street)

  • Access Point View
    • This information is for the access point located on Warwick Street.
    • There is not an information board/map at this access point.
    • There is ramped/sloped access at this access point.
    • There is an open gap for access past a barrier.
    • The width of the gap is 94cm.
  • Ramp/Slope View
    • The ramp/slope is located in front of the entrance.
    • The gradient of the ramp/slope is steep.
    • The ramp/slope is permanent.
    • There is not a level landing at the top of the ramp/slope.
    • There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the ramp.

Access Point (Newington Road)

  • Access Point View
    • This information is for the access point located on Newington Road.
    • There is not an information board/map at this access point.
    • There is ramped/sloped access at this access point.
    • There is no gate at this access point.
    • There are bollards at this access point.
    • The minimum width between the bollards is 144cm. There is an additional access point on Newington Road to the right of this, which has a steep slope as shown in photographs 5 and 6.
  • Ramp/Slope View
    • The ramp/slope is located immediately beyond the access point.
    • The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.

Parks and Gardens

  • The park or garden does have footpaths.
  • The path(s) has a / have tarmac surface(s).
  • The majority of the path(s) is / are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There are slight and steep slopes on the paths.
  • There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
  • Comments View
    • The main footpath is even with some slight slopes.
    • There are additional footpaths running off the main path which are uneven, and some have steep slopes, as shown in photographs 5, 6, 7 and 8.
    • The steep slopes can be avoided by sticking to the main path.

Children's Play Area

  • The children's play area is located to the left hand side of the park as you enter via the Newington Road access point.
  • There is a slight slope on the path leading to the left hand side of the park.
  • The children's play area is approximately 120m from the Newington Road entrance.
  • There is a gate to enter the children's play area.
  • The gate opens away from you (push).
  • The gate is heavy.
  • The gate is spring loaded.
  • The clear width of the gate is 101cm.
  • There is a range of children's play equipment.
  • The surface surrounding the equipment is foam rubber matting.
  • Bench seating is available.
  • The seating does not have armrests.

Outdoor Gym

  • There is outdoor gym equipment close to the path running parallel to Warwick Street.
  • It is approximately 60m from the Newington Road access point.
  • The surface surrounding the gym equipment is tarmac.
  • The grass has to be crossed to reach the equipment.
  • There are upper body and lower body machines available.

Accessible Toilet

  • Accessible toilet facilities are not available.

Standard Toilet(s)