Jesmond Dene - Pets Corner

Pets Corner is a petting zoo set in the heart of Jesmond Dene. It has been a popular place to visit since it was first opened in the 1960's and is about to be demolished and rebuilt with more modern facilities after gaining the funding from the Ouseburn Parks Heritage Lottery Bid. I heard demolition was expected to start soon so I recently took the chance to get a few more photos before the change happens.

This page also contains photos taken during the regeneration of Pets Corner, Millfield House and Colmans Field.






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2nd March 2011



Pets Corner has now re-opened to the public and more animals are due to arrive shortly.










5th January 2011



Pets Corner seems just about done now.










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4th July 2010



The visitor centre was to be completed by June 2010 so it's running a little behind and the construction of the new bridge over the river has begun.















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23rd March 2010



Some more pictures from the site of the new path and the area where the new footbridge will be built.










18th March 2010



A new path being created in the adjoining Colmans Field which will lead to a new footbridge being built over the river just underneath Armstrong Bridge. I think the idea is that creating a new entrance on foot from the parking spaces underneath Armstrong Bridge will reduce the traffic in the Dene. That still leaves the traffic for the restaurant though going through the Dene which causes a lot more bother than traffic from families on a day out who tend to take a bit more care when driving through.








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4 comments:

Apprentice said...

Love these, especially the goat. Going up there tomorrow to shoot a roll. Hope the bunnies are feeling sociable. :)

Newcastle Photos said...

Looks like you will have fine weather for it. :)

mr derek robinson said...

used to visit here in the 50s,and my granda used to take me there when i was yung in the 40s.I see a lot has changed now as one cannot drive overthe bridge and peer down into the dene as thay have bypassed it.so now one looks up at the bridge

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