Sandhaven Beach — Attraction in South Tyneside

Everything you could wish for on a beach..... clean air, clean sand ( some gulls mark their territory though !) and the tide goes out for miles. You don't have to worry about a blanket to sit on either. There are a vast array of lime stone boulders you can waggle into posit to perch on. I sat contemplating the view on one and took my first ever video on my Nokia 7.1 whilst doing it. The walk up to it and return is along grassland dunes with a well signposted promenade that takes you forward to Ocean Pleasure park or back to the open harbour at Little Haven. There are long picnic benches dotted along it, the occasional sculpture and information point. The light is superb so if you're a landscape artist this is an ideal spot to indulge yourself. It was quiet and peaceful for a Sunday stroll with my family and we weren't NB in any danger of being mowed down by overseen hoards of cyclists or electric scooters. How can you tell we are from...

Absolute gem in the North East

I grew up visiting South Shields and coming to Sandhaven and now I live here and come as often as possible.

There are many attractions on the sea front, don't miss Minchellas the ice cream parlour or the Marine Park.

And then go for a stroll along the Lees cliff tops and view the magnificent coastline, if you're lucky you may even spot some dolphins swimming out to shore

The beach is perfect for families and children and there is water sport equipment available to hire for the more...

This beach is my favourite.It has a long pier and we walk through this.Then there is sand beach. We walked in the beach. Some visitors were playing football, someone was playing with their dogs, some was doing surfing. Kids were also playing around there.There are several island like summit along with the beach. They look so beautiful. Beneath those summit, there is cave like structures. There is an amusement park besides this beach. Kids can have so...