Coronavirus: Northumberland country parks remain open during Covid-19 outbreak - but most cafes are closed

This announcement by the county council was made in line with Government guidance on preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

Cafés affected will be those at Bolam Lake near Morpeth and at Plessey Woods near Bedlington. The café at Druridge Bay Country Park is already closed for improvement works.

The facility at Tyne Riverside Country Park in Prudhoe is not operated by the council and the café will be opening until the Government says otherwise, and following all of the other guidelines in relation to COVID-19.

The council’s statement explained the parks themselves will remain open and that it ‘is encouraging those for whom it is safe to do so to visit and enjoy the fresh air and environments which they provide – while following guidance on social distancing’.

Park public toilets will also remain open.