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Gosforth Central Park

Gosforth Central Park is a park near to Gosforth High Street. This one is within Newcastle upon Tyne’s built-up area. Its operator is Newcastle City Council.

Photo: Gosforth Central Park, Twiceuponatime (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Newcastle upon Tyne

inside the built-up area

Run by

Newcastle City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Garden in Newcastle upon Tyne

Inside Newcastle upon Tyne

Gosforth Central Park is inside Newcastle upon Tyne’s built-up area, with 31 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

Warm weather in Newcastle upon Tyne runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°45 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°41 mm

Apr12° / 5°51 mm

May15° / 8°44 mm

Jun18° / 10°64 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep17° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 2°56 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newcastle upon Tyne, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newcastle upon Tyne. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newcastle upon Tyne’s full climate →

About

Gosforth Central Park

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. There are 70 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Turbinia (4.1 km).

Type: Garden
Run by: Newcastle City Council
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Newcastle upon Tyne
Official site: urbangreennewcastle.org/find-your-park/gosforth-central-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Gosforth Central Park

On this map, Gosforth Central Park is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Gosforth Central Park

The biggest base of the 7 is Newcastle upon Tyne (286,472 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Newcastle upon Tyne

286,472 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km northeast of it

Longbenton

26,882 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km north of it

Wideopen

9,150 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Killingworth

12,180 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Gosforth Central Park is	People	Places to visit
Newcastle upon Tyne	It’s in town	286,472	46
Longbenton	1.2 km northeast of it	26,882	35
Wideopen	3.5 km north of it	9,150	2
Killingworth	3.5 km northeast of it	12,180	7
Wallsend	3.8 km east of it	45,351	42
Gateshead	4.2 km south of it	115,278	49
Woolsington	4.7 km west of it	318	4

Make a day of it

Pair Gosforth Central Park with these

There are 70 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle among them.

MuseumTurbinia4.1 km away 2

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral4 km away 3

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock2.9 km away · 638K visitors a year 4

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle4.2 km away 5

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral4.1 km away 6

MuseumCentre for Life4.3 km away · 225K visitors a year 7

Art galleryBALTIC Centre4.3 km away 8

MuseumDiscovery Museum4.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Gosforth Central Park

Where is Gosforth Central Park?

Gosforth Central Park is in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gosforth Central Park?

Park near to Gosforth High Street in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Who runs Gosforth Central Park?

Newcastle City Council.

When is the best time to visit Gosforth Central Park?

June to September are the warmest months in Newcastle upon Tyne, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gosforth Central Park?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (4.1 km), Newcastle Cathedral (4 km), Great North Museum: Hancock (2.9 km) and Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (4.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Gosforth Central Park: Twiceuponatime, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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