Tynemouth is an exciting and vibrant village on the North East coast. It is eight miles east of Newcastle-upon-Tyne with easy access to the city by metro within twenty minutes.
The village itself is an attractive coastal community with a rich maritime heritage complimented by a modern and cosmopolitan scene. The mouth of the river is dominated by the ruins of Tynemouth Priory, and a statue to Admiral Lord Collingwood: a hero of the battle of Trafalgar. Both are visible from the apartment, as are the dreamy vistas out to sea and over South Shields.
Tynemouth's vibrant community life is on display at its cafe bars with their pavement café culture, restaurants and traditional pubs. The weekend flea market at the Grade II listed metro station is an interesting diversion, as is the monthly farmer's market at the station.
Tynemouth boasts two fabulous sandy beaches both awarded a blue flag for cleanliness. Longsands in particular is popular with surfers and boasts a beach-side café - an ideal spot to watch the world go by. Alternatively, why not take surfing lessons organised through one of the local surf shops.
Alongside the sandy beaches, The Tynemouth Coast boasts a wealth of attractions enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. Rock pools, crazy golf, a park, boating lake, along with the Sea Life Centre, Toy Museum and Watch House Museum. The medieval ruins of the English Heritage maintained Tynemouth Priory dominate the coastline. Whitley Bay with its amusements, funfair and nightlife are a short walk along the promenade.
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More enthusiatic walkers may venture on to St. Mary's Lighthouse. Walkers and cyclists will find Tynemouth as a start or end point for long distance trails to either Edinburgh along the beautiful Northumberland Coast, or to Whitehaven in Cumbria using the Trans-Pennine Coast to Coast route. Another enjoyable walk could be to the Fish Quay and onto South Shields and Marsden Bay thanks to the Shields Ferry.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne combines its rich heritage of trading coal with a bustling, vibrant and cosmopolitan city centre catering for a huge array of cultural tastes. The Georgian splendour of Grainger Town is comparable with the beauty of Bath and Edinburgh happily co-existing with stunning modern architecture. This is no sleepy city pickled in aspic, instead world class attractions such as The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art or the Sir Norman Foster designed Sage Music Centre add a modern sophisticated dimension to the city’s profile.
The village is also well connected for other attractions and facilities of North East England. Headline attractions such as Hadrian’s Wall, Alnwick Garden, Cragside, Beamish, Durham City, aswell as the unspoilt and desolate beaches of Northumberland are no more than an hour away. Northumberland National Park, Holy Island and Lindisfarne, and the World Heritage Site of Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns are potential day trips.
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