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Derwent Waterside Park

Edmunbyers
County Durham
DH8 9TT

Tel: +44 0345 155 0236

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Kids on big chair at Derwent
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About

Derwent Waterside Park is a place that captures your imagination and lets it run wild, for you to make your perfect day out.

Enjoy a family lunch at either one of the picnic areas and relax while the kids run around and let loose in the play park. You could even try the self-serving cafe, offering quality tea and coffee, and snacks.

Try the beautiful reservoir walk that showcases the views across the water and surrounding landscapes, giving you the perfect atmosphere to reconnect with your loved ones or yourself.

There is an abundance of wildlife for you to see amongst the pretty wild flowers and the things you can discover are forever changing with the seasons, so you can visit time and time again.

Facilities and activities include:
- Café and shop
- Play park
- Any method fishing
- Toilets
- Parking (fees apply for non-anglers)
- Picnic areas
- Circular/reservoir walks
- Wildlife including red kites, fishing ospreys, rabbits, stoats and weasels
- Dog running field
- Easter/summer/Christmas activity days, including Derwent Fest

 

 

Book Tickets

Guide Prices

Please see Derwent Waterside Fishery listing for costings https://www.watersideparksuk.com/park/derwent/fishing

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Catering

  • Café - Self serve cafe - hot drinks, pre-packed sandwiches, pastys, cakes
  • Picnic Site

Children & Infants

  • Accept children (Minimum age)

Leisure Facilities

  • Fishing
  • Walking routes

Parking & Transport

  • On site parking
  • Parking (charge)

Payment Methods

  • Delta accepted
  • Maestro accepted
  • Visa accepted

Provider Facilities

  • Shop
  • Toilets

Provider Features

  • In countryside

Season

  • All Year

Suitability

  • Dog Owners
  • Families
  • School Trips

Target Markets

  • Family Fun
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens

Access Information

Opening Times

2023 (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023)

* Open 8.00am - 5.00pm seven days a week including bank holidays within the fishing season March to November out of season we are 9am - 4pm - only day we close is Christmas Day

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