Sarah's Guidebook
Sightseeing
A spot for great afternoon tea, fish and chips, souvenir buying (at For the Love o the North), and now craft beer!
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Spanish City
A spot for great afternoon tea, fish and chips, souvenir buying (at For the Love o the North), and now craft beer!
St. Mary's Lighthouse
Saint Mary's Island CausewayGreat for seal spotting and rock pooling
Go see the puffins and seals on a very real puffin island tour. We recommend Serenity Boat Tours.
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I-Farne Islands National Nature Reserve
Go see the puffins and seals on a very real puffin island tour. We recommend Serenity Boat Tours.
Stunning beach for picnic in the dunes with a castle backdrop and white sandy beach as far as the eye can see.
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Bamburgh Castle
40 The WyndingStunning beach for picnic in the dunes with a castle backdrop and white sandy beach as far as the eye can see.
A local secret beside Whitley Bay metro station. Pick some volunteer grown fruit or veg to taste, look for frogs in the pond or while away some time hidden in nature.
The Station Masters Community Wildlife Garden
Waterford CrescentA local secret beside Whitley Bay metro station. Pick some volunteer grown fruit or veg to taste, look for frogs in the pond or while away some time hidden in nature.
Good for surf, great cafes at either end of this long sandy beach.
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Long Sands Beach
Good for surf, great cafes at either end of this long sandy beach.
Cullercoats
Fab for paddleboarding, sea swimming, rockclimbing and caves
Food Scene
Riley's Fish Shack
Best fresh fish in the north.
PureKnead Artisan Bakery
111 Park ViewGet a cinnamon bun or the Pugliese bread. Both to die for!
Kith & Kin
172 Park ViewAmazing brunch and coffee
Weekend market running every Saturday with local food and crafts, inside the station.
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Tynemouth Market
Station TerraceWeekend market running every Saturday with local food and crafts, inside the station.
Cullercoats Coffee
22a John StAmazing coffee, right next to beach.
The Boatyard
1 John StGreat vegan offerings and cake, right between metro and beach.