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Photo of Whitley Bay, a swimming spot near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

© Graham Hogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitley Bay

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Whitley Bay is an official bathing spot 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.

The closest station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 5.1 km to the west. Tynemouth Cullercoats and Tynemouth Long Sands North are among the bathing waters within 2.3 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Whitley Bay

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.

0.2 km SW

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.

2.6 km N

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.

3.9 km SE

Photo of Seaton Delaval Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Tynemouth, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Seaton Delaval Hall

House & garden near Tynemouth

Vanbrugh's last great baroque house, a bold pile of towers and columns near the Northumberland coast

4.7 km NW

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

8.6 km SW · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

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.

8.9 km SE