Tynemouth is a Town in the county of Northumberland.

Tynemouth postcode: NE30 4LY

Retail in Tynemouth

There are great places to visit near Tynemouth including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.

Tynemouth has some unmissable villages nearby like Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Ancient Sites to visit near Tynemouth include Milfield North Henge.

There are a several good beaches in the Tynemouth area like Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.

Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham are some of Tynemouth best hiking areas to visit near Tynemouth.

Geological Features to visit near Tynemouth include Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

Don't miss Dunstanburgh Castle's castles if visiting the area around Tynemouth.

Tynemouth's best nearby ruins can be found at Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

There are a several good islands in the area around Tynemouth like Farne Islands.

Hexham is a great place to visit close to Tynemouth if you like towns.

Tynemouth's best nearby roman sites can be found at Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.

Flodden is a great place to visit close to Tynemouth if you like historic monuments.

Tynemouth History

There are some historic monuments around Tynemouth:

• Hylton Castle: a medieval fortified house, chapel, 17th and 18th century country houses and associated gardens
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
• Gloucester Lodge Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
• Lizard Lane Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
• Village of Jarrow
• Clifford's Fort
• First World War early warning acoustic mirror on Namey Hill, 570m north of Carley Hill Cricket Ground
• Marsden lime kilns
• Wardley moated site
• Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links
• Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend
• Roman fort, South Shields
• Tynemouth Iron Age and Romano-British settlements, monasteries, site of lighthouse, cross, motte, enclosure and artillery castles and later coastal defences