South Tyneside

Worth seeing in and around South Tyneside

7 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.

   3.2 km · Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.5 km · museum in Jarrow, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Parish Church of St Paul, Jarrow

   St Paul's Church, Jarrow, is a Church of England parish church in the Parish of Jarrow and Simonside, on the south bank of the River Tyne in northern England. It was founded in 681 as a part of the Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey.

   3.2 km · church in Jarrow, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jarrow Bridge

   Jarrow Bridge is a bridge in Jarrow, South Tyneside, England. Built from stone in the early 18th century, it previously carried the main road from South Shields to Jarrow across the River Don.

   3.1 km · bridge in South Tyneside · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Roman Catholic Church of St Bede and attached Presbytery including attached walls and detached wall to south

   St Bede's Church is a Catholic parish church in South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was built from 1874 to 1876 in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.

   3.9 km · Catholic church building in South Tyneside, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Tyne Coast College

   South Tyneside College is a large further education college in South Tyneside in North East England. Its main site is in the town of South Shields.

   3.2 km · college in South Tyneside, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Q93995130

   Temple Memorial Park is a park in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, given to the public by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1946 and named after William Temple, the former archbishop of Canterbury.

   1.4 km · park in South Shields · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Arbeia Roman Fort

   Apr-Sep: Mon-Fri 10AM-5PM, Sat 11AM-4PM, Sun 2-5PM.

2. 02
   South Shields lighthouse is at the end

   It's just a stubby navigation light, like its counterpart on the north pier from Tynemouth: the long-range lighthouse is Souter, see below.

3. 03
   Jarrow Hall
4. 04
   Souter Lighthouse

   This lighthouse, completed in 1871, was the first to use AC electricity, from its own generator.

5. 05
   Cleadon Windmill

From Wikivoyage: South Tyneside, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Customs House in South Shields has a cinema and theatre and music hall. It's on Mill Dam 200 yards south of the ferry pier, Box Office +44 191 454-1234. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is in Marine Park at the foot of South Shields pier. Golf: nearby courses are Whitburn Golf Club, South Shields Golf Club and Boldon Golf Club. You can also reach Tynemouth GC via the ferry.

From Wikivoyage: South Tyneside, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

South Shields eateries are in town centre around the Metro station and along Ocean Road towards the pier. They include Colman's (see below), The Wouldhave (see below), Mambo Wine & Dine, Tuscano's, Turkuisine, Orange Grass, Clover and Wolf, Bell Passi, Radhuni, Italianish, Pacino's, Kuzey, Zeera and Sambuca. Colman's Seafood Temple, Sea Road, South Shields NE33 2LD,.

1. 01
   Colmans

   176-186 Ocean Rd, South Shields NE33 2JQ,.

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Getting to South Tyneside

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 18 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 122 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 164 km

Stations

Brockley Whins, 1.5 km · Bede, 2.4 km · Chichester, 3.1 km · Fellgate, 3 km · Simonside, 1.8 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → South Tyneside

  131 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £15–20
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → South Tyneside

  162 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · £19–26
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → South Tyneside

  173 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £21–28
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