Guidebook for Whitley Bay

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Guidebook for Whitley Bay

Food Scene

Delicious salads or sandwiches on tasty breads, and home made cakes and tray bakes.
Park View Deli Bar
188 Park View
Delicious salads or sandwiches on tasty breads, and home made cakes and tray bakes.
Day time tasty vegan and raw food meals, smoothies and tray bakes. I'd recommend the raw 'snickers' bar. Also open on a Sunday.
Pulp Fiction
195 Park View
Day time tasty vegan and raw food meals, smoothies and tray bakes. I'd recommend the raw 'snickers' bar. Also open on a Sunday.
Great fish and chips!
Pantrini's
11-13 Marine Ave
Great fish and chips!
My favourite local ice-cream shop! The vanilla is amazing!
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Di-Meo's
9 Marine Ave
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My favourite local ice-cream shop! The vanilla is amazing!
Excellent value, really affordable Italian restaurant. Simple but very effective!
Sambuca
4 Park Ave
Excellent value, really affordable Italian restaurant. Simple but very effective!
Fancy, but ever so nice Turkish restaurant. I recommend the asparagus starter and then the veggie moussaka. Lovely cocktails. I wouldn't bother with the puddings.
Turknaz Restaurant
North Parade
Fancy, but ever so nice Turkish restaurant. I recommend the asparagus starter and then the veggie moussaka. Lovely cocktails. I wouldn't bother with the puddings.
Food and drinks. Part of the Weatherspoons chain. Good for food and drinks at night, or a quiet coffee and a bit of studying during the day.
The Fire Station
18 York Rd
Food and drinks. Part of the Weatherspoons chain. Good for food and drinks at night, or a quiet coffee and a bit of studying during the day.
Takeaway Indian. My favourite Indian in the area. Feel free to pick one up and eat it at ours. They do a special deal on a Thursday and a Sunday night.
Spice Junction
2 Norham Rd
Takeaway Indian. My favourite Indian in the area. Feel free to pick one up and eat it at ours. They do a special deal on a Thursday and a Sunday night.
Favourite Chinese - take away or eat in.
Chengs
150-152 Whitley Rd
Favourite Chinese - take away or eat in.
Nice wee coffee shop where you can get tasty scones and a good coffee at a reasonable price. Good if you're wanting to have a little rest before/after your metro journey. Very pleasant as light but under the cover of the metro station.
Coffee Central
Station Road
Nice wee coffee shop where you can get tasty scones and a good coffee at a reasonable price. Good if you're wanting to have a little rest before/after your metro journey. Very pleasant as light but under the cover of the metro station.
Favourite veggie café with vegan options. Sooo amazing!! Definitely worth a visit. Check the days they open and booking in advance for the evenings is essential.
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Sky Apple Cafe
182 Heaton Rd
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Favourite veggie café with vegan options. Sooo amazing!! Definitely worth a visit. Check the days they open and booking in advance for the evenings is essential.
Haven't been here myself before, but heard good things. Veggie and vegan choices always, including a Sunday dinner. Rather small place, so try and book if you can.
Cornerstone
96 Oxford Street
Haven't been here myself before, but heard good things. Veggie and vegan choices always, including a Sunday dinner. Rather small place, so try and book if you can.
Lovely soup, scones, homemade cakes. The locals love this one!
129 Coffee Shop
129 Park View
Lovely soup, scones, homemade cakes. The locals love this one!
American style veggie place with excellent vegan options. The puddings are lush. Cocktails too!
Bohos
261 Welbeck Rd
American style veggie place with excellent vegan options. The puddings are lush. Cocktails too!
Vegan café - wide ranges of teas, in addition to soup, paninis, salads and vegan and raw desserts. Lovely and relaxing area.
Tea Sutra Teahouse
2 Leazes Park Rd
Vegan café - wide ranges of teas, in addition to soup, paninis, salads and vegan and raw desserts. Lovely and relaxing area.
Cat cafe - the posh cats
Popolo Newcastle
77 Quayside
Cat cafe - the posh cats
Cat cafe - gorgeous friendly moggies, adopted from the same place we got Scampi, Zinc and Sam.
Mog on the Tyne
24 Pudding Chare
Cat cafe - gorgeous friendly moggies, adopted from the same place we got Scampi, Zinc and Sam.

Essentials

For any mini-supermarket needs, in case you need any additional drinks or nibbles - open until 11pm, 7 days a week.
The Co-operative Food
Marine Avenue
For any mini-supermarket needs, in case you need any additional drinks or nibbles - open until 11pm, 7 days a week.
For any mini-supermarket needs, in case you need any additional drinks or nibbles - open until 11pm, 7 days a week.
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Sainsbury's Local
138 Stanhope Rd
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For any mini-supermarket needs, in case you need any additional drinks or nibbles - open until 11pm, 7 days a week.
Normal sized supermarket for most of your grocery needs. - try the peas pudding (in the savoury fridge section) as a local invention
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Morrisons
Hillheads Road
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Normal sized supermarket for most of your grocery needs. - try the peas pudding (in the savoury fridge section) as a local invention
Normal sized supermarket for most of your grocery needs.
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ALDI
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Normal sized supermarket for most of your grocery needs.

Sightseeing

Lovely place to visit when the tide is low. Sometimes there are seals nearby. Also during the day there is a chippy van and an ice-cream van. Bright your buckets and spades!
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St. Mary's Lighthouse
Saint Mary's Island Causeway
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Lovely place to visit when the tide is low. Sometimes there are seals nearby. Also during the day there is a chippy van and an ice-cream van. Bright your buckets and spades!
Historical remains - very pretty. Nice to bring a picnic and enjoy the view!
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Tynemouth Priory en Castle
Pier Road
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Historical remains - very pretty. Nice to bring a picnic and enjoy the view!
Earl Grey (the tea man) statue at the top. In the centre of where all the shops are!
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Monument station
Lisle Street
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Earl Grey (the tea man) statue at the top. In the centre of where all the shops are!
Iconic bridge. A special moment is running across it as part of the Great North Run when the Red Arrows fly over!
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Tyne Bridge
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Iconic bridge. A special moment is running across it as part of the Great North Run when the Red Arrows fly over!
Area down by the river/quay which has loads of lovely bridges and a Sunday market, access to The Baltic, The Sage, Tyne Bridge, Castle Keep... and a few nice cocktail bars down there.
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Quayside
Quayside
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Area down by the river/quay which has loads of lovely bridges and a Sunday market, access to The Baltic, The Sage, Tyne Bridge, Castle Keep... and a few nice cocktail bars down there.
Appeared in Harry Potter.
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Alnwick Castle
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Appeared in Harry Potter.
The Newcastle town wall is a medieval defensive wall, and Scheduled Ancient Monument, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was built during the 13th and 14th centuries, and helped protect the town from attack and occupation during times of conflict. It was approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) long, at least 2 metres (6.5 ft) thick, up to 7.6 metres (25 ft) high, and had six main gates: Close Gate, West Gate, New Gate, Pilgrim Gate, Pandon Gate and Sand Gate. It also had seventeen towers, as well as several smaller turrets and postern gates. The town wall was kept in good repair whilst there was a threat of invasion from Scottish armies.
West Walls
Stowell Street
The Newcastle town wall is a medieval defensive wall, and Scheduled Ancient Monument, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was built during the 13th and 14th centuries, and helped protect the town from attack and occupation during times of conflict. It was approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) long, at least 2 metres (6.5 ft) thick, up to 7.6 metres (25 ft) high, and had six main gates: Close Gate, West Gate, New Gate, Pilgrim Gate, Pandon Gate and Sand Gate. It also had seventeen towers, as well as several smaller turrets and postern gates. The town wall was kept in good repair whilst there was a threat of invasion from Scottish armies.

Arts & Culture

All sorts of brilliant musical and theatrical performances are held here. Something on most nights.
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PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay
Marine Avenue
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All sorts of brilliant musical and theatrical performances are held here. Something on most nights.
Stately home, that you can look around and enjoy the gardens. Park of the National Trust.
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Seaton Delaval Hall
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Stately home, that you can look around and enjoy the gardens. Park of the National Trust.
Climb up to the top and it has a lovely view. Also lots of historical interest inside.
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Newcastle Castle
Castle Garth
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Climb up to the top and it has a lovely view. Also lots of historical interest inside.
Lovely view from the top of this building. Free entry, and there might be some decent art on some of the floors too!
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
South Shore Road
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Lovely view from the top of this building. Free entry, and there might be some decent art on some of the floors too!
Concerts gallore. Lovely building too.
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Sage Gateshead
Saint Mary's Square
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Concerts gallore. Lovely building too.
Not been here... but if you like railways and trains, this is the place for you!
Stephenson Steam Railway
Middle Engine Lane
Not been here... but if you like railways and trains, this is the place for you!
Large piece of art that is now very symbolic of the North East of England. Quite nice to have a little walk around and a photo opportunity
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Engel van het Noorden
Durham Road
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Large piece of art that is now very symbolic of the North East of England. Quite nice to have a little walk around and a photo opportunity
Lovely art gallery. Often has good exhibits such as Quentin Blake recently
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Laing Art Gallery
New Bridge Street West
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Lovely art gallery. Often has good exhibits such as Quentin Blake recently
Natural history museum - free entry
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The Great North Museum
Barras Bridge
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Natural history museum - free entry
Science based museum, local interest and boats
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The Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
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Science based museum, local interest and boats
A Jacobean home with a romantic history, Bessie Surtees House now contains offices, an exhibition space and splendid period interiors that are open to the public and free to visit.
Bessie Surtees House
41-44 Sandhill
A Jacobean home with a romantic history, Bessie Surtees House now contains offices, an exhibition space and splendid period interiors that are open to the public and free to visit.
This is where I (Joy) goes to uni. They sometimes do talks for the public that are of interest.
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Newcastle University
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This is where I (Joy) goes to uni. They sometimes do talks for the public that are of interest.
Today, Segedunum is once again a major site on Hadrian's Wall. It is the most excavated fort along the Wall with surviving foundations of many buildings and part of the Wall itself. There is a large interactive museum plus full-scale reconstructions of a bath house and a section of Wall. The 35 metre high viewing tower provides outstanding views across this World Heritage Site.
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Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum
Buddle Street
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Today, Segedunum is once again a major site on Hadrian's Wall. It is the most excavated fort along the Wall with surviving foundations of many buildings and part of the Wall itself. There is a large interactive museum plus full-scale reconstructions of a bath house and a section of Wall. The 35 metre high viewing tower provides outstanding views across this World Heritage Site.

Drinks & Nightlife

Lush cocktails and fancy tapas style bites.
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Allard's Lounge
74 Front St
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Lush cocktails and fancy tapas style bites.
Local pub.
The Fat Ox
278 Whitley Rd
Local pub.
Mini-pub!
The Dog And Rabbit
36 Park View
Mini-pub!
Often have live musicians playing. Nice place to have a cocktail.
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Lola Jeans
Front Street
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Often have live musicians playing. Nice place to have a cocktail.
Right next to Monkseaton Metro. Newly opened local pub.
Left Luggage Room
Norham Road
Right next to Monkseaton Metro. Newly opened local pub.
Cocktails and tapas. Haven't tried it personally.
Noir Drinks Lounge
13-17 E Parade
Cocktails and tapas. Haven't tried it personally.

Entertainment & Activities

Good for a fun couple of hours of exercise! Late at night there are sometimes matches on with the local ice hockey teams.
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Whitley Bay Ice Rink station
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Good for a fun couple of hours of exercise! Late at night there are sometimes matches on with the local ice hockey teams.
A mini local cinema - profits go to bringing cinema to those who can't make it out to go to the cinema (nursing homes etc). Open on certain days, check before going and book up.
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Jam Jar Cinema
18-24 Park Ave
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A mini local cinema - profits go to bringing cinema to those who can't make it out to go to the cinema (nursing homes etc). Open on certain days, check before going and book up.
My favourite place to have a massage. So relaxing!!
Thai Orchid Spa and Massage
Park Avenue
My favourite place to have a massage. So relaxing!!
Swimming pool
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Waves Leisure Centre
The Links
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Swimming pool
A challenge room where you have to solve puzzles to escape. Never been myself but I've heard it's fun!
Pirate Escape Rooms Whitley Bay
4A Park View
A challenge room where you have to solve puzzles to escape. Never been myself but I've heard it's fun!
Paint your own crockery to take home! Fun for all ages!
Hotpotz
156 Park View
Paint your own crockery to take home! Fun for all ages!
Pretty cool outdoor skate park!
Whitley Bay Skate Park
The Links
Pretty cool outdoor skate park!
Little park with boating lake (minature boats), swans, mini-golf etc.
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Tynemouth Park
Grand Parade
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Little park with boating lake (minature boats), swans, mini-golf etc.
A place to hire bikes and kayaks!
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CBK's Adventure Co.
1A Norma Cres
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A place to hire bikes and kayaks!
Science museum. Hands on. Often special exhibits here.
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Life Science Centre
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Science museum. Hands on. Often special exhibits here.
Converted 7-storey Victorian warehouse and book shop, staging creative exhibitions and events. Children orientated.
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Seven Stories
30 Lime St
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Converted 7-storey Victorian warehouse and book shop, staging creative exhibitions and events. Children orientated.
Self-explanatory!
Whitley Bay Golf Club
Claremont Road
Self-explanatory!
A little independent cinema. Lots of modern, old and foreign movies of interest.
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Tyneside Cinema
10 Pilgrim St
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A little independent cinema. Lots of modern, old and foreign movies of interest.
All sorts of activities for the young.
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Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Sea Road
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All sorts of activities for the young.
Climbing Centre
Newcastle Climbing Centre
285 Shields Rd
Climbing Centre
Gym with climbing wall
Eldon Leisure Centre
Gym with climbing wall
Climbing walls
Climb Newcastle
Shipley Walk
Climbing walls
Aircrafts
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
Aircrafts
Learn to scuba dive in a tank, do a dive course, or for trained divers, join a trip to the Farne Islands and other local dive sites.
Deep Blue Sports
55 Marden Rd
Learn to scuba dive in a tank, do a dive course, or for trained divers, join a trip to the Farne Islands and other local dive sites.
Beamish is a world famous open air museum, telling the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s & 1940s
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Beamish, het levende museum van het noorden
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Beamish is a world famous open air museum, telling the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s & 1940s
Newcastle United Football Ground
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St James' Park
Barrack Road
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Newcastle United Football Ground

Everything Else

Post-office, inside McColls grocery shop. Closed on Sunday.
Whitley Bay Post Office
Post-office, inside McColls grocery shop. Closed on Sunday.
Nearest Pharmacy
Boots Pharmacy
95 Park View
Nearest Pharmacy