Marsden Bay

Marsden Bay lies on the South Tyneside coast between South Shields and Whitburn and it is dominated by one of the most magnificent rock formations in Britain. The most striking features of the bay are several magnesian limestone pillars formed due to erosion of the surrounding cliff by the sea. The largest pillar is known as Marsden Rock and stands over one-hundred feet high and was pierced by a natural arch; the pillar on one side of the arch was about one-hundred feet wide and the other pillar about two-hundred feet wide at its base; the Rock is flat topped and at one time had a ladder fixed to its side to allow locals to reach the top, in the past a choir and ...  Read the complete review