Park Hall Country Park Viewpoint - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK.
N 53° 00.033 W 002° 06.442
30U E 559903 N 5872704
Panoramic views across Stoke-on-Trent can be seen from the viewpoint pillar at Park Hall Country Park near Hulme, Weston Coyney.
Waymark Code: WMY15T
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/31/2018
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Panoramic views can be seen from the viewpoint pillar located at Park Hall Country Park and Hulme Quarry in Weston Coyney.
The white pillar shows a 'saga' award enblem. It is inscribed as follows;
'SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION
.saga.
RESTORED GRAVELPIT AWARD
surrounded by pictures of a, boat, leaf, fish, tractor, building.'
Park Hall Country Park and Hulme Quarry National Nature Reserve,is located on Hulme Road, Weston Coyney in Stoke-on-Trent. It was declared as Stoke-on-Trent's only National Nature Reserve in 2002, and the sandstone canyons are a Site of Special Scientific Interest for their geology. Source: (
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"Park Hall Country Park and Hulme Quarry covers an area of over 135 hectares and has a varied landscape of sandstone canyons, open heathland, hay meadows, deciduous and coniferous woodland and wetland areas.
Just under one third of the Country Park is designated as a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve, which is known as Hulme Quarry.
The whole site is owned by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and managed by the City Council’s countryside staff."
The site is 'open access' on foot to all and is a popular site with dog walkers and cyclists. There are numerous waymarked paths and trails across the site, that offer both easy and more challenging walks. Source: (
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