Towns in Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats in the county of Tyne & Wear
Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline.
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Gateshead in the county of Tyne & Wear
The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne.
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Jarrow in the county of Tyne & Wear
This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93.
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Marsden Bay in the county of Tyne & Wear
Marsden Bay is a deeply curved bay of soft golden sands, it is surrounded almost entirely by crumbling limestone cliffs which provide a haven for colonies of sea-birds.
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Newcastle upon Tyne in the county of Tyne & Wear
This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded...
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Penshaw in the county of Tyne & Wear
Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington.
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Sunderland in the county of Tyne & Wear
Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings.
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