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.

There are a number of villages near Tynemouth including Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh.

Ancient Sites to visit near Tynemouth include Milfield North Henge.

Don't miss Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Tynemouth.

Hiking Areas to visit near Tynemouth include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.

There are a number of geological features near Tynemouth including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.

There are a number of castles near to Tynemouth including Dunstanburgh Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the Tynemouth area like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.

There are a number of islands near to Tynemouth including Farne Islands.

Tynemouth is near some unmissable towns like Hexham,

Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are great places to visit near Tynemouth if you like roman sites.

Places near Tynemouth feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Flodden.

Tynemouth History

There are some historic monuments around Tynemouth:

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