Hetton Lyons Country Park is a pretty park centred around a water sports lake.

It has a cafe based in the Springboard Adventure centre.

It was once the site of a coal mine, operating for almost 130 years. The colliery closed in 1950.

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High Pittington and South Hetton loop from Hetton-le-Hole

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Sunderland Riverside Walkway – Northern Spire Bridge loop from Sunderland

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Location: Hetton, Sunderland, North East England, England, United Kingdom

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Penshaw Monument

Cox Green Footbridge

Forest Path and Lake View

Riverside Park

Hurworth Burn Reservoir

View of Roker Pier and Lighthouse

North East Land, Sea and Air Museum

South Hetton Colliery Memorial

View of Durham Cathedral

Sunderland Riverside Walkway

Old Railway Line Trail

Owl Sculpture

Hetton Lyons Lake

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Walney to Wear and North Sea Cycle Route Loop

#2.

High Pittington and South Hetton loop from Hetton-le-Hole

#3.

Sunderland Riverside Walkway – Northern Spire Bridge loop from Sunderland

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