Please help the next visitor by writing a few lines about the beach, are there toilets? Is it shallow? Is there a jetty or maybe a kiosk?
Beaches close to Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The beach is approximately 2.5 kilometres in length and backed with a promenade for most of its length.
Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approximately 500 metres in length and is the northern end of a one kilometre bay with the rocks near the centre marking the end of the designated area. The beach has a road access at its northern end and a short promenade to the headland that marks the northern end of the bay.
Tynemouth Long Sands South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approximately 600 metres in length and is the southern end of a one kilometre bay with the rocks near the centre marking the end of the designated area. The beach has a road access at its southern end and a short promenade to the old outdoor swimming pool.
King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long ramp. The designated bathing beach measures approximately 200 metres.
Seaton Sluice Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach backed by dunes. It is the southernmost bathing beach of Northumberland. The designated bathing beach is approximately one kilometre long and is at the southern end of a four kilometre bay.
South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 kilometres long.
