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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay

Photo of Tynemouth King Edwards Bay, a swimming spot in Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Tynemouth King Edwards Bay

© John Watson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© John Watson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tynemouth King Edwards Bay

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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay is an official bathing spot in Tyne and Wear with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of ten bathing waters in the county.

The closest station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 6.6 km to the west. Nearby bathing waters include Tynemouth Long Sands, Tynemouth Long Sands North and Littlehaven Beach.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

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Photo of Tynemouth Priory and Castle, a ruined castle in Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Castle · Priory near Tynemouth

Priory ruin on a headland above the sea.

0.2 km S

Photo of Spanish City, a landmark near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Spanish City

Landmark near Tynemouth

White-domed Edwardian pleasure dome on Whitley Bay seafront, restored to eateries and a tearoom.

3.6 km NW

Photo: The Leas (Tyne and Wear), a viewpoint near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

The Leas (Tyne and Wear)

Viewpoint near Tynemouth

Two and a half miles of clifftop grassland and limestone stacks along the coast from South Shields to Souter.

5.2 km SE

Photo of Marsden Rock, a rock formation near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Marsden Rock

Rock formation near Tynemouth

Great sea-stack of magnesian limestone standing off Marsden Bay, loud with nesting kittiwakes and cormorants.

5.3 km SE

Photo of St Mary's Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

St Mary's Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Tynemouth

An island light off Whitley Bay reached by a causeway at low tide, a Tyneside landmark switched off in 1984 and now open to visitors.

6.1 km N

Photo of Souter Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Souter Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Tynemouth

Opened near Sunderland in 1871 as the world's first lighthouse purpose-built to use alternating electric current, its red-and-white bands now cared for by the National Trust.

6.5 km SE