The Town Moor — Attraction in Newcastle upon Tyne

It's the best large feild in the middle of Newcastle, it also has some hills, a few paths and bins that need to be seen to be believed.

Interesting fact, if you mention to a taxi driver that you have been to the town moor, they will say 'interesting fact.. did you know that Alan shearer can keep his cattle on the town moor because he has the freedom of the city?'

Whats fascinating about this is that I never knew that shearer owned cattle, shearer probably thought he was going to try and corner the milk market the same lineaker had cornered crisps.

If your lucky you can sometime catch a glimpse of Peter Beardsley , running from tree to thicket with a bucket and milking stool trying to sneak up on the cows to milk them.

Or you will see shearer out on the moor himself trying to herd the cattle into the back of his 2008 Picasso. He's always happy to chat and will inevitably tell you the tale of when Beardsley tried to milk his prize bull.

Pros: Alan shearers cows Cons: no porn mags in the hedges - I suspect Beardsley's done...

The moor itself is just that. A moor. Part of the year it has cows on it. Great big open, green space so it’s great for events, but the “country park” label on Google is a bit misleading. It’s just a massive field with some tarmac footpaths crossing it. It is right next to the RVI so a great escape from the hospital if you have to spend a lot of time there. Also brilliant for running of you fancy doing laps and don’t want soaking feet from long grass.

It’s right next to Centennial Park however, so coffee shop, play parks, bowling green, duck pond and a skate park right there too, but this is just about the moor. The cows in the middle of a city were a great fun thing to see when I was running there the last few times. They aren’t there all year though. Maybe March...

I was doing a little ground handling with my paraglider at the top of one the hills. This is where you lift the wing up but don't fly. It's a technique for getting the feel of the paraglider lines when you haven't flown for a while. As I said I was at the top and in no one's way, when about 25 cows come charging up the hill towards me in a stampede. Naturally I stood my ground encase they trampled my wing. Eventually they marched back down to the ground level and I moved further up. About ten minutes later I was approached by a steward in a golf type buggy and was asked to leave. Apparently these same cows stampeded and trampled a person jogging through last year, and the council got sued so they don't want any...