South and North Marine Parks (walking for wellbeing)

Have a chat with some friendly folk on this walk around our beautiful parks.

Full description of walk
We'll take a quiet path out of town to reach the South Marine Park. After meandering through the trees, we'll cross over to the north side, where we'll walk up to the Lawe Top to take in the fantastic views across the harbour. We'll return to The Word via the peaceful riverside walk.

Meet at The Word

FREE - simply come along on the day  

Difficulty
Easy

Time
1 hour 15 mins

Distance
2.8 miles

Total height climbed along the route
142 ft

Terrain
Good footpaths (concrete or tarmac) throughout the walk. There are some moderately steep paths within the Marine Parks.

Steps
There is a large set of steps leading down to the riverside walk but these can be avoided with a short detour.

Wheelchair accessible
No

Toilets
There are toilets at The Word and in the South Marine Park.

Public transport to The Word
South Shields Interchange (bus and metro) is only a 5 minute walk from The Word. The ferry landing is only 3 minutes away.