The Recreation Ground

The Recreation Ground: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Recreation Ground

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Recreation Ground — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 54.63099, -1.64732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Recreation Ground

• Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon · museum · County Durham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Auckland Castle · fort · County Durham · ~5 km · Must-see
• St Michael's Church · church · Darlington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Binchester Roman Fort · fort · County Durham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Escomb Church · church · County Durham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth · fort · Darlington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Whitworth Hall Country Park · park · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Witton Castle · fort · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby · fort · Darlington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brafferton & Newton Ketton · trek · Darlington · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Carrs SSSI · sanctuary · County Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Piercebridge Roman Bridge · fort · County Durham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Raby Castle · fort · County Durham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brancepeth Castle · fort · County Durham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hardwick Park · park · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Darlington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp) · fort · County Durham · ~17 km · Must-see
• South Park · park · Darlington · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Recreation Ground

Other parks near The Recreation Ground

• Whitworth Hall Country Park · park · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hardwick Park · park · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
• South Park · park · Darlington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Preston Park · park · County Durham · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trinity Green · park · County Durham · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blackhill & Consett Park · park · County Durham · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stewart Park · park · Middlesbrough · ~38 km · Must-see
• Barnes Park · park · County Durham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mowbray Park · park · County Durham · ~43 km · Must-see
• Town Moor · park · County Durham · ~45 km · Must-see

All parks in County Durham

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