New play area taking shape at Elemore Country Park, complete with climbing wall and somersault bars

A new fitness trail is also being installed at the park.
By Neil Fatkin
Published 21st Mar 2024, 11:48 BST
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Children visiting Elemore Country Park can now enjoy a climbing wall, somersault bars, agility trail and other fun activities after the installation of a new play area.

(Left to right) Cllr Iain Scott, Cllr Claire Rowntree, Hetton Ward Councillor and Chair of the Elemore Project Group, and Cllr James Blackburn at the new park.(Left to right) Cllr Iain Scott, Cllr Claire Rowntree, Hetton Ward Councillor and Chair of the Elemore Project Group, and Cllr James Blackburn at the new park.
(Left to right) Cllr Iain Scott, Cllr Claire Rowntree, Hetton Ward Councillor and Chair of the Elemore Project Group, and Cllr James Blackburn at the new park.

Work is also in progress to install a fitness trail at the park, using the existing footpath network and new footpaths to create a circular route accommodating 10 pieces of metal equipment including climbing bars, a balancing beam and a leap ladder.  Councillor Claire Rowntree, who as lead member for the project chairs the Elemore Project Group, said: "The introduction of a playpark at Elemore Country Park improves the leisure offer and gives families in the area somewhere safe and fun to take young children.

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“We want the park to help more people get outdoors and stay active and the new play park and fitness trail are providing something for people of all ages to enjoy.”

Some of the apparatus at the new playpark.Some of the apparatus at the new playpark.
Some of the apparatus at the new playpark.

Work will start in 2024 on improving the car park to maximise parking capacity and enable more visitors to enjoy the park, including those with reduced mobility.  

Future plans include the installation of seating, signage which explains the heritage and wildlife within the Park, and further improvements to pathways across the site.  

The developments follow on from the creation of a new cafe and garden centre which opened last year.

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