North Shields

Worth seeing in and around North Shields

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
   Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey

   The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, England. Its first house was St Peter's, Monkwearmouth, on the River Wear, founded in AD 674–5.

   3.7 km · Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Arbeia

   Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s.

   1.1 km · Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   1.9 km · historic coastal site in north-eastern England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Hilda's Church, South Shields

   St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England.

   1.5 km · Grade II listed building in South Shields, South Tyneside, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Jarrow Hall

   Jarrow Hall is a museum in Jarrow, South Tyneside, England which celebrates the life of Bede; a monk, author and scholar who lived in at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow, a double monastery at Jarrow and Monkwearmouth,, England. The site features a museum dedicated to the life and times of the famous monk, with other features and attractions – including a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon farm and the 18th-century Georgian building Jarrow Hall house itself – reflected in a calendar of activities, including special themed events, an educational programme for schools and heritage skills workshops, alongside space for businesses and events.

   3.6 km · museum in Jarrow, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   1.1 km · country house in Chirton, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   300 m · grade II listed church in North Shields, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Wallsend Town Hall

   Wallsend Town Hall is a municipal building on High Street East in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of North Tyneside Council from 1974 to 2008, is a Grade II listed building.

   5.6 km · town hall in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   1.7 km · monument in Tynemouth, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Tyne South Pier light

    South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.

    2.8 km · lighthouse in Tyne and Wear, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Tynemouth Aquarium

   Large walk-through aquarium, with sharks, stingrays, seals and, er...

2. 02
   Tynemouth Castle and Priory

   Apr-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM; Nov-Mar: Sat Sun 10AM-4PM.

3. 03
   Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Museum

   The Volunteer Life Brigades were founded in the mid 19th century, and at their peak there were 40 around England.

4. 04
   Black Middens
5. 05
   Tynemouth Pier Lighthouse stands at the end

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Things to do

Beaches are sandy. King Edward's Bay is just north of the Priory and Castle, Long Sands is the half-mile strip north, then beyond is a grassy headland then Cullercoats Bay. There's a sea arch on the headland, and caves cut into the bluffs overlooking the bay. It's unclear which King Edward the first bay is named for - local legend says Edward II, perhaps frolicking in the surf with Piers Gaveston.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Riley's Fish Shack

   King Edward's Bay, NE30 4BY (by Priory and Castle),.

2. 02
   Little Lobo

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Getting to North Shields

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 16 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 128 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 160 km

Stations

Brockley Whins, 5.7 km · Percy Main, 2.2 km · Backworth railway station, 5.4 km · Chichester, 2.7 km · Tyne Dock, 3.7 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → North Shields

  136 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £15–21
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → North Shields

  158 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £19–25
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → North Shields

  178 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · £21–29
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