Jarrow in general Reviews

Newest Review: ... of modern art. Mill Dean Farm is within walking distance of the parks; the farm is a children’s town farm with all the usual animals, children can bottle feed lambs and watch sheep being sheared among other things. The farm has special family fun days and runs educational visits for schools. Monkton Stadium is the home of the Jarrow and Hebburn Athletics Club, Steve Cram and David Sharpe are former members of the club and Jarad Deacon still trains there, all three have represented Great Britain at Olympic Games level. West Park can be found on one ... more
Customer Jarrow in general Reviews (5)

by - written on 21/03/02, updated on 21/03/02 (Very useful, 494 readings)
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Like most small towns throughout the country Jarrow appears to have little to offer the visitor and when you ask people living in the town what they think of Jarrow you will probably be told there is nothing in Jarrow but most people can not see the wood for the trees and in fact Jarrow has a fair bit to offer. Parks and Recreation King George V playing field has four full size football pitches and hosts Sunday league matches, Saturday morning junior football matches and has a swing park for children. Valley View Park is divided in two by a road, which goes over the small River Don, which at this point is no more than a two metre wide, stream; ... Read the complete review

by - written on 19/10/01, updated on 30/06/02 (Very useful, 415 readings)
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Lying on the south bank of the Tyne estuary and approximately seven miles from Newcastle you find the town of Jarrow. Like most small towns that are close to large cities Jarrow does not have a lot to offer the visitor, but Jarrow will always be were my heart is, it’s home, it’s the place where I grew up and helped make me the person I am today. When I was a teenager the town had two cinemas, a nightclub, bowling alley, swimming pool and an abundance of bars and working men’s clubs but gradually all but the bars and working men’s clubs have disappeared and for evening entertainment youngsters now have to travel to Newcastle or South ... Read the complete review

by - written on 17/07/01, updated on 17/07/01 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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At the time of the Jarrow March-aside from Steve Cram and the Venerable Bede still probably Jarrow's main claim to fame- the town's MP, Ellen Wilkinson, referred to Jarrow as "the town that was murdered". As a born and bred Jarrovian it grieves me to say that there still isn't a great deal of life to be found here. If for some reason you are thinking of visiting Jarrow then I would, however, recommend a trip to the Bede's World Museum. Take the Metro to Bede station and it's a well signposted ten to fifteen minute walk from there in the general direction of the river. Combined with the adjacent St Paul's Church it's a good way to ... Read the complete review

by - written on 13/12/00, updated on 13/12/00 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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If you're from outside Jarrow, and especially if you come from the hated South, then you might find the place a charming, quaint, derelict backwater. The great irony that afflicts Jarrow is that everything is so cheap, yet no-one has any money so it doesn't matter anyway. As a visitor, you would benefit from the former part of that statement without necessarilly suffering the latter. As a student, I find my money goes a lot further outside term time than when I'm at college. A previous reviewer mentioned the abundance of young delinquents to whom he referred as "charvas". These people should not be seen as something to fear, but rather ... Read the complete review

by - written on 12/12/00, updated on 24/11/04
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Jarrow is famous for the Jarrow March... and little else. The Queen visited Jarrow on the 8th of December 2000. Little else happens, ever. Jarrow has: a small(ish) secondary school, quite a few small(ish) infant and primary schools, a hospital, a very cheap pub (the Ben Lomond - a pound a pint - visit it!) and a statue of a Viking. The Viking statue is next to the Viking shopping centre, surprisingly. Jarrow's main claim to fame is that STEVE CRAM went to school here. Wow. So did I. Having recently picked up a South Tyneside tourist brochure, I can assure you that Jarrow is nothing like it says in the brochure. The bus station smells, and its seats have been ... Read the complete review
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