South Park, in Darlington, is a beautiful Victorian Park on the A167 road heading south from the town centre
South Park is a great place for today’s generation, after its multi-million pound Heritage Lottery Funded restoration project.
It was the first Victorian Park in the North East of England and was opened to the public in 1853 as “Belassis Park”.
Its size has increased to its present 91 acres and the superb restoration work has added new sensory, rock and rose gardens to the existing award-winning displays.
You can also enjoy a splendid lake, bandstand, new play areas, skateboard park and seasonal bistro-style café.
Educational facilities in a new, purpose-built extension to the Park Lodge welcome school groups to this wonderful example of a municipal park.
Please feel free to drop us a note about anything related to the park, its development, activities and the work of the Friends Of South Park.
If you'd like to get involved we’d love to hear from you and will get back to you as soon as we can.
If you’d like to become a member of The Friends, why not come along to one of our committee meetings. These are very informal and take place on the last Wednesday of every month, 7 PM in the ‘Outside In’ education centre next to the café. The meeting usually takes one to one and a half hours.
Donations
Would you like to donate some money towards helping The Friends of South Park continue their good work?
Contact John Throw on (01325) 283 225.
Thank You