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 Tynemouth, December 2006 by toonsarah
My favourite walks are around the point at the mouth of the Tyne in Tynemouth or along the long sands in Cullercoats, but the Links at the northern end of Whitley Bay are also good. Or if you're feeling really energetic, why not do the whole length from Whitley Bay to Tynemouth?! Directions: Take the yellow line on the Metro to any of the above places
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 Durham Cathedral by sourbugger
A full set of tip can be found on my Durham page at ....
....Sourbugger's salad days
In the words of Bill Bryson :
"If you have never been to Durham, go at once. Take my car. It's wonderful."
( Notes from a Small Island (1995), pp 234-35.) Leave a Comment Directions: Get a train from central Station - it's that easy.
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 by Richard2784
Just to the North is fantastic coastline with superb views. Don't miss Bamburgh Castle which is just to the North of Seahouses. It is perched right on a wide expanse of beautiful beach. Just down the road in Seahouses you can get a boat trip to the Farne Islands which has one of the largest seabird colonies in Europe as well as seals. You can land on the island and the trip coast about £8 - £10. Just North of this is Holy Island with Lindisfarne castle on. You can drive across a causeway to the island at low tide. The times of this are posted near the islands. This stretch of coast is one of the most magical I have been to. Here is a picture of Bamburgh Castle from the boat to the Farne Islands. Leave a Comment
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 by Sarah_Jane
Very unique to the North East of England..you won't find anything else like it! Leave a Comment
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If you have the time and like coastal experiences, start in Saltburn and going through Sunderland and then head towards Whitley Bay and then onto Blyth - just follow the coast road and you will take in some magical scenery.
If you prefer sites and things to do, the new Centre for Life is absolutely fantastic - its about £6.50 per adult but you can lose yourself all day in there - the theme is DNA and the growth of life as we know it - everything is interactive and if you like a bit of educational fun - go for it. (its in the centre of Newcastle, next to the train station)
No visit to Newcastle would be complete without a visit to the hallowed ground of NUFC - the new stand makes this a place totally awesome and you can get a great pint in The Strawberry pub opposite - not on match days - stay clear!!
The thing that makes Newcastle so unique is that it has a bit of everything.
Great shopping (Metro Centre and Eldon Sq), fabulous views, endless amounts of bridges to view and walk over, fantastic social life (8th best city in the world rating) museums and art galleries (The Laing) and plenty of history to walk around but its the people of Newcastle that make it so special - stand still for more than five minutes and you will have made a new friend - we are a very friendly bunch and love to talk! Leave a Comment Directions: For further information on activities and things to do or see in Newcastle, visit the Tourist Information Centre which is located in the British Rail station, right next to W H Smiths.
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 by maykalLeave a Comment Directions: Seahouses and Bamburgh are located on the Northumbrian coast north of Newcastle. It is difficult to get there by public transport...even though a railway track passes nearby, the nearest train stationOther Contact: See my travelogue for more photo
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 by maykal
I forgot to mention in the travelogue that Lindisfarne produces its own variety of alcohol, called Lindisfarne Mead....it is very strong and tastes vaguely of honey, and you can try a free sample at the imaginitively titled 'Lindisfarne Mead Shop'. Small bottles start at £1.50. Leave a Comment Directions: About an hour and a half by road from Durham, lying off the coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Bamburgh.Other Contact: Before travelling to Lindisfarne
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 by maykal
Whitley Bay with it's Spanish City amusement arcade and funfair is tacky and brash, but has a nice beach ending in St Mary's Lighthouse on an island reached only at low tide. Cullercoats has the Sealife Centre, then further south is the nicest of the Tyneside resorts, Tynemouth. A small beach backed by tall cliffs and a ruined castle and priory, Tynemouth is my favourite place around Newcastle. As for shops, there is an unusual shopping centre built inside a church, consisting of some good craft shops. On the Tyne estuary is the ferryport of North Shields. Apart from the quayside(where there are music festivals in summer) there is little to do in North Shields apart from taking the Shields ferry to it's counterpart South Shields. Famous as the finishing point of the Great North Run (Newcastle's half marathon which attracts over 40,000 runners each year), South Shields has a decent beach and is the start of the National Trust coastline which stretches south to Sunderland. Highlights of this walk include Marsden Bay (in picture), Marsden Rocks bird sanctuary and Souter Lighthouse. In summer, you'll hear Sunderland before you get there, as the funfair behind the beach obviously thinks that it should be heard along the length of the beach (about 2 miles). Having said that, the beach is long, sandy and clean, and Sunderland surprised me as I had expected something more industrial and depressing!! Leave a Comment Directions: Within the city limits of Newcastle, all of these resorts can be visited using the Metro. A day ticket which covers the whole metro system and the Shields Ferry costs £3...and since the opening of theOther Contact: For more pictures, please see th
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 by MartinRLeave a Comment Directions: Craster. Park in the village, you then have about a mile along the cliffs to walk
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