Leazes Park

Leazes Park
Leazes Park
Type	Urban park
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
OS grid	NZ242648
Coordinates	54°58′37″N 1°37′23″W / 54.977°N 1.623°W
Area	17.5 ha (43.21 acres)
Opened	23 December 1873
Designer	John Fulton
Owned by	Newcastle City Council
Managed by	Urban Green Newcastle
Water	Boating lake
Designation	Grade II listed park
Connecting transport	Haymarket Metro station ; Haymarket bus station ; Eldon Square bus station ; Newcastle railway station ;
Facilities	Café; Ice cream van; Picnic/BBQ area; Basketball court; Playground; Sensory garden; Tennis courts;
Website	urbangreennewcastle.org/find-your-park/leazes-park

Leazes Park is an urban park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Grade II listed,^[2] it is the city's oldest park, opened in 1873, and lies to the west of the city centre. The park contains a lake above the course of the Lort Burn. It is next to St James' Park and the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

Leazes Park is separated from Spital Tongues by Castle Leazes, an area of common land similar to the Town Moor.

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^ ^a ^b Historic England (5 October 1992). "Leazes Park (Grade II) (1000550)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2020.