Hilly park featuring several kids' play areas, a miniature-car track, a cafe & views over Durham.
Wharton Park has changed a lot over the years. It's much improved, than it used to be from 1996, when I would take my children there to left off steam. From the turret, looking towards the railway station, the trees have grown a lot over the last 50 years that only a snippet of the station can be seen. It is still a nice peaceful place away from the play areas. It's good to have separate two play areas for toddlers and babies as well as another for older children that you didn't worry about teenagers knocking over your young child.. Now it caters for all ages due to the addition of the cafe and toilets. I'm now taking my Granddaughter to the place I used to take her Mammy and Uncle. I never ventured to the bottom of the park but I will check that out next time. You can pay parking with cash or card but paying by card is more expensive. We will be back!
Great place for kids 3+ Good little kiddie park at the top Big kids park at bottom Places to play with ball Nice little garden with sand tables, bug hotels etc. Nice walk around, nice views of Cathedral and trains if the kiddos like trains
Really lovely little place. Havent tried the cafe as it was closed at the time I went, but the facilities were clean and the place has stunning plants and scenery. Dont really wanna say too many nice things cause then it will get too busy lol
Really nice park and dog friendly cafe was closed though so disappointed we couldn't use it
Accessible entrances and slopes as well as steps to access certain areas. Some great views too. Dogs welcome as long as they are on leads and you pick up and dispose of any mess. There several playground areas, accessible restrooms and a great picnic area. Excellent place for families.
Great park in the heart of Durham, literally on top of the train station. Outstanding views of the cathedral!! Car park is tiny so i can imagine in the summer months would be a struggle to find a space. Parking costs 50p per half an hour. There are 3 separate parks, one to the left of the car park with outdoors gym exercise machines, few picnic tables and a stone type of monument. To the right of the car park there is a small play ground with a climbing wall, a roundabout, some swings. There is also a coffee shop with toilets. There is plenty of garden routes to walk around, a communal garden and another play area but for older kids. There is a climbing tower with an insanely sharp slide, I saw a kid fly over the slide and hurt themselves. There is also a 5 a side / basketball court and an outdoors small car track to drive around!! It feels like this old park had been perfectly redesigned for the 21 century. Super impressed!!
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Basketball court
Picnic tables
Public toilet
Slides
Swings
Good for kids
Playground
Dogs allowed
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Wharton Park has changed a lot over the years. It's much improved, than it used to be from 1996, when I would take my children there to left off steam. From the turret, looking towards the railway station, the trees have grown a lot over the last 50 years that only a snippet of the station can be seen. It is still a nice peaceful place away from the play areas. It's good to have separate two play areas for toddlers and babies as well as another for older children that you didn't worry about teenagers knocking over your young child.. Now it caters for all ages due to the addition of the cafe and toilets. I'm now taking my Granddaughter to the place I used to take her Mammy and Uncle. I never ventured to the bottom of the park but I will check that out next time. You can pay parking with cash or card but paying by card is more expensive. We will be back!
Great place for kids 3+ Good little kiddie park at the top Big kids park at bottom Places to play with ball Nice little garden with sand tables, bug hotels etc. Nice walk around, nice views of Cathedral and trains if the kiddos like trains
Really lovely little place. Havent tried the cafe as it was closed at the time I went, but the facilities were clean and the place has stunning plants and scenery. Dont really wanna say too many nice things cause then it will get too busy lol
Really nice park and dog friendly cafe was closed though so disappointed we couldn't use it
Accessible entrances and slopes as well as steps to access certain areas. Some great views too. Dogs welcome as long as they are on leads and you pick up and dispose of any mess. There several playground areas, accessible restrooms and a great picnic area. Excellent place for families.
Great park in the heart of Durham, literally on top of the train station. Outstanding views of the cathedral!! Car park is tiny so i can imagine in the summer months would be a struggle to find a space. Parking costs 50p per half an hour. There are 3 separate parks, one to the left of the car park with outdoors gym exercise machines, few picnic tables and a stone type of monument. To the right of the car park there is a small play ground with a climbing wall, a roundabout, some swings. There is also a coffee shop with toilets. There is plenty of garden routes to walk around, a communal garden and another play area but for older kids. There is a climbing tower with an insanely sharp slide, I saw a kid fly over the slide and hurt themselves. There is also a 5 a side / basketball court and an outdoors small car track to drive around!! It feels like this old park had been perfectly redesigned for the 21 century. Super impressed!!
