North and South Marine Parks WA
Meet at the Lifeboat Memorial on Ocean Road., South Shields, NE33 2JS
Sunday 5th July 2026
Meet and finish at Lifeboat Memorial on Ocean Road.
Much of the population of South Shields lived in poor housing often without running water and with no outside areas for gardens. Diseases such as cholera were common in the town and in 1855 the Health Committee of South Shields Borough Council were instructed by the National Government to provide space for public parks. This walk will look at both parks and hear about how they have developed into the special parks we know today.
Much of the population of South Shields lived in poor housing often without running water and with no outside areas for gardens. Diseases such as cholera were common in the town and in 1855 the Health Committee of South Shields Borough Council were instructed by the National Government to provide space for public parks. This walk will look at both parks and hear about how they have developed into the special parks we know today.
