Monkseaton

Worth seeing in and around Monkseaton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Tynemouth Castle and Priory

   Tynemouth Priory and Castle is an historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of the Tyne at Tynemouth. The medieval Benedictine priory was protected by walls, towers, and a gatehouse.

   3.8 km · historic coastal site in north-eastern England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Mary's Lighthouse

   St Mary's Lighthouse is on the tiny St Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide.

   3.2 km · lighthouse at North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Chirton Hall

   Chirton Hall or Chirton House, occasionally spelled Churton and originally Cheuton, was a country house in Chirton, in what is now a western suburb of North Shields, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Historically, the house was in the county of Northumberland.

   3.9 km · country house in Chirton, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Christ Church, North Shields

   Christ Church is a church North Shields, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England is an Anglican church in the parish of North Shields Christ Church, Diocese of Newcastle.

   3.6 km · grade II listed church in North Shields, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Collingwood Monument

   The Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar.

   4 km · monument in Tynemouth, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Fish Quay Old High Light

   The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999.

   4 km · lighthouse in Tyne and Wear, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Stephenson Railway Museum

   The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Steam Railway are visitor attractions in North Shields, North East England. The museum and railway workshops share a building on Middle Engine Lane adjacent to the Silverlink Retail Park.

   3.8 km · Railway museum in North Shields, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Our Lady and St Oswin's Church, Tynemouth

   Our Lady and St Oswin's Church, also known as St Oswin's Church, is a Catholic parish church in Tynemouth, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was built in 1890 and designed by Edward Joseph Hansom and Archibald Matthias Dunn.

   3.7 km · church in Tynemouth, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Q139780082

   Blue Reef is a national chain of public aquariums in England owned by Aspro Parks.

   2.5 km · public aquarium and tourist attraction in Tynemouth, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Playhouse, Whitley Bay

    The Playhouse, Whitley Bay is a state of the art, 630 seater auditorium in the coastal resort of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. Having undergone a major and completed refurbishment by North Tyneside Council in 2009, the contemporary theatre has a glass foyer, front of house facilities, box office and bar facilities.

    700 m · theatre in Whitley Bay, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Monkseaton

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 15 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 132 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 157 km

Stations

Backworth railway station, 3.9 km · North Shields Transport Hub, 3.9 km

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  156 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £19–25
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  181 km · quickest by road, 3h 42m · £22–29
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