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What To Do When You Visit Whitley Bay Newcastle s Playground
acing the bracing North town's numerous pubs and bars and
Sea, Whitley Bay has a long bring a sense of youthful
stretch of golden sand and liveliness to the town. Which
used to host a permanent means that depending on your
fairground, The Spanish City, mood, you will either want to
although nowadays the fair only head for South Parade or avoid it
returns on Bank Holiday weekends. altogether!
Around 9 miles from Newcastle Eating out is well catered for
upon Tyne, Whitley Bay is often and you can choose from a wide
used as an out of town variety of cuisines, from Indian
destination by natives of that and Chinese through to Mexican,
city as it is less than half an Thai or good old-fashioned fish
hour away on the Metro service. and chips.
There are a wide variety of Sports fans can take in a game
shops, including the recently played by Whitley Bay F.C. at the
opened Park View Shopping Centre. Hillheads Stadium. That said,
Locally there is a good range of most locals are more likely to
independent shops, which makes a support the successful Newcastle
refreshing change from the United.
homogenous shop fronts often
experienced in Britain's high The successful Whitley Warriors
streets. Women's fashion is play their ice hockey games at
especially well catered for. the Ice Rink. The games are good
quality – they were recently
On Bank Holiday weekends, as well crowned Northern League
as at other times of the year, Champions.
Whitley Bay is host to many stag
and hen parties, who frequent the Rockcliff RFC offer rugby
supporters a chance to see this The North Sea often offers good
sport at their grounds in Lovaine surfing conditions and you can
Avenue. hire boards, wet suits and other
gear locally at Tynemouth Surf
If you want to take in a play Company, which claims to be one
when you visit the town, check of the leading surfing centres in
out the Playhouse which is the north east. Or if you want to
undergoing refurbishment to bring learn how to surf, they also
it back to playing a full part in offer lessons tailored to all
the local culture. In season, ages and agilities.
what better to do than relive
lost youth and watch the annual Golfers are catered for with a
Pantomime! championship standard 18 hole
course, located in Claremont
Close by is St Mary's lighthouse. Road. Although it isn't strictly
You can reach this across a a "links" golf course, there are
causeway when the tide is in your regular views of the sea and you
favour. The lighthouse is over can also see St Mary's Lighthouse
100 years old and was fully from the course. The Brier Dene
operational until 1984. This does river provides a number of
mean that the more energetic challenges as you negotiate the
amongst us can climb up 137 steps course.
to the top of the lighthouse and,
on a clear day, experience some
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