Newry City Park

In its 15-acre site at the Albert Basin, Newry City Park will be a destination leisure space for the people of Newry and beyond.

Among the features in Phase One of the park development are changing places facilities, an inclusive play park, a sensory garden, an outdoor event space, water and urban sports areas, a plaza area for artisan markets and pop-up vending locations. These are complemented by green space, woodland areas, walking, cycling and running paths, with the park also upgrading links to Victoria Lock and the Greenway.

The Council is progressing the project through detailed design, planning approval, contractor appointment and delivery on site through to completion in 2027, with a planning application for Newry City Park now due to be submitted in April 2025.

£16.2 million from the NI Executive’s Complementary fund through the Department for Communities is funding phase one of the park alongside £2.4 million from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

A temporary community space at the Newry City Park site is currently in operation following an award of £220,000 from the Department for Communities. The funding allowed an upgrade of part of the Albert Basin site for temporary community use while work progresses on Newry City Park.

Work continues with our partners and stakeholders on a vibrant, attractive and inclusive park of which Newry can be proud.