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Photo of Tynemouth Long Sands North, a swimming spot in Tyne and Wear, north east England.

© Graham Robson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tynemouth Long Sands North

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Tynemouth Long Sands North is a designated bathing water in Tyne and Wear. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of ten bathing waters in the county.

Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) Station is 5.8 km away to the west. Tynemouth Cullercoats and Tynemouth Long Sands are among the bathing waters within 0.8 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Tynemouth Long Sands North

Photo of Tynemouth, a village in Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Tynemouth

Village

Handsome coastal town of grand terraces and a lively Front Street above the sands and priory headland.

1.4 km S · Tyne and Wear

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.

1.5 km SE

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.

2.3 km NW

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.

4.8 km N

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.

6.5 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.

6.7 km SE