Gallagher Park, Bedlington
Gallagher Park, Bedlington
Gallagher Park is home to woodlands, wildflower meadows, green spaces and playing fields.
The park is a popular location for sporting activities including football and cycling.
Opening times and facilities
Gallagher Park is open all year round.
Gallagher Park is ideal for sports for people of all ages, from walking to football. The park also features woodland areas and a play area.
Plenty of sports facilities
The park features football pitches, a BMX track and a mountain biking course for keen cyclists.
The Friends of Gallagher Park
Gallagher Park is supported by a dedicated volunteering group of hard working individuals who are passionate about keeping the park maintained for visitors and the local community to enjoy.
The group has been successful in raising a significant amount of funding for the development and improvement of the park.
Click here to find out more about the Friends of Gallagher Park.
Football pitches to hire
Gallagher Park is home to football pitches that are available to be hired. To hire a pitch, please click here to get in touch with us.
Enjoy a relaxing stroll
The park features a quiet and relaxing woodland area with wildflower meadows - perfect for a relaxing walk.
Discover Gallagher Park
Find Gallagher Park
Gallagher Park can be found to the north of the Northumberland town of Bedlington on the Doctor Pit colliery site. The park is really close to the town centre.
Address: Gallagher Park, Bedlington, NE22 7LB.
Gallagher Park is easy to find, with good public transport links to the park and bus stops located nearby.
There is a large free public car park to the rear of the marketplace, which is across the road from the park's entrance on Schalksmuhle Road. There is limited public parking within the park and surrounding streets.
Gallagher Park is easy to access through a network of footpaths and a Sustrans cycle route, which runs through the centre of the park.
The main pedestrian/vehicular entrance is situated on Schalksmuhle Road, NE22 5DW.
Additional information
The park is managed by the neighbourhood services team at Northumberland County Council.
Gallagher Park has been designated a Queen Elizabeth II field as part of a national initiative to provide long-term safeguards for outdoor recreation areas.
The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge aim was to ensure that local communities will always have access to places for sport and play, to mark the London 2012 Olympics and maintain participation levels in all kinds of exercise.
Click here to contact the team for further details or enquires about the park.
Updates on any essential maintenance work will appear on our website here or click here to contact the customer service centre.
Drone use
Launching drones from County Council land is only allowed with the consent of the Council and where a formal license agreement has been signed. The council reserves the right to refuse consent and where consent is granted will require evidence of your Civil Aviation Training Certificate and public liability insurance.
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