Mowbray Park — Attraction in Sunderland

I love this park, it was one of my favourites as a child and now I'm a lot older I still make sure to walk through it on the way to school. The children's playground has good equipment and is often a very sociable place for a child to be, the park makes for a great day out with anyone really. It is kept really clean and is tended to by a group of gardeners which would be happy to help if you were lost or wondered about the park. I also walk my dog there every weekend and the rule to keep dogs on leads and no bikes to be ridden through makes for a lovely calming walk for my dog with really bad social anxiety. The pond/small lake is full of birds and a few turtles and fish. The local ecosystem is great with diversity in wild life ( e.g., there is squirrels, rabbits, birds, etc) and there are many flowers and tree species. I'm writing the review after the festival of light was held there and it was amazing and the park is undergoing a clean up still to make sure it is restored to its original state before the show. There are messages in places if you know where to look and it is a really relaxing area. Would recommend to everyone of all ages! The photos included are off...

Lovely park loads to do for kids, Some really nice Monuments in the park. If you stop read them they are really heart warming, theres one with a woman holding a child crying, it's for 136 children who died in a Building in Sunderland when it Collapsed xxx 1800 I think . Youv Got Star attraction the fabulous Winter Gardens . Big monument for all the Army Service man who were from diffrent parts of sunderland who saddled were killed in all the diffrent wars great Britain has been in across the world , The Marble Monument was bought payed for by all the familys of the men who passed away, I was in tears reading them. So sad yet so touching what the family have done.never be forgotten ever. Must visit moybra park see for...

Wonderful walk around Mowbray Park Thurs 9 Nov enjoying the Festival of Light. Beautiful installations, visitors walking slowly around all the walkways taking in the delights. Lots of happy little faces and well behaved dogs enjoying the atmosphere too. The Trees looked magical, the Kaleidscope amazing and the music was a great vibe to the evening. Footfall appeared to be well managed, no obstructions. Such a pity the Fairy Dell had to be closed some evenings due to flooding. Glad it was reopened. Would definitely recommend you book an online visit for £3.30 ( single ) before it closes on Saturday...