South Shields

South shields is a good day out it has a lovely long stretch of beach which seems to go on forever, children have great fun playing in the sand. There is a fun fair next to the beach which has lots of exciting rides and is not too badly priced, there are amusements, burger stands and ice cream vans there so plenty of choice for everyone. Across the road from the fun fair there is a really nice park which has a lake where you can feed the ducks, a play park and also has a train which you can pay to have a ride on and it takes you around the park. South Shields also has a few good bars and pubs so a good night out drinking could be had by all, or if you do not want to go ...  Read the complete review

On the south bank of the Tyne, seven miles east of Newcastle and a few miles north of Sunderland, South Shields has been inhabited since the Stone Age. It's the birthplace of Monty Python's Eric Idle, Hollywood directors Ridley and Tony Scott, authors Catherine Cookson and Elinor Brent-Dyer and the actress Dame Flora Robson, as well as the location of some of the best beaches in the whole of Britain. The first recorded inhabitants of the town were from a Celtic tribe called the Brigantes, who founded a settlement called Caer Urfa ("The Town on the Rock") and used the river to trade with the Phoenicians. The Romans came in AD80, built a fort to ...  Read the complete review

Shields - Advantages: None - Disadvantages: Devine, Near Sunderland