Whitley Bay Travel Information
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 Whitley Bay is a busy town north of
Newcastle with good beaches and promenades. Whitley Bay is well
placed to make use of the connections and road rail and airport
links available to the major towns which surround it. |
TRAVELLINE at www.traveline.info |
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Whitley
Bay - Travel by coach - If you'd like
to speak to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline
on 0871 200 22 33. |
www.stagecoachbus.com |
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Whitley
Bay - Travel by train - Whitley Bay is
connected to Newcastle Central Station by the Metro. Newcastle
is a key stop on the East Coast Main Line. GNER, Virgin Trains,
Northern Rail, First Transpennine Express, First ScotRail between
them run services through Newcastle to many UK destinations. |
Northern Rail. Main regions: North West, North East, Yorkshire
and Humberside. Tel: 0845 00 00 125. www.northernrail.org |
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Whitley
Bay - Travel by road - Whitley Bay is
connected to the Motorway system by the A19. The Tyne Tunnel
site consists of three tunnels, one each for Vehicle, Cyclist
and Pedestrian Tunnels. The Vehicle Tunnel joins two parts of
the A19. |
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Newcastle
International Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13
8BZ. Tel: 0870 122 1488. The A1 by-passes
the city centre and leads directly to the airport via the dual
carriageway A696. Restaurants, cafes and bars available within
Newcastle International Airport. Newcastle airport is about 12
miles from Whitley Bay. |
newcastleairport.com |
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Whitley
Bay - Car Hire - All the major car hire
firms have offices in and around Newcastle. A local Whitley Bay
company is Lisles Auto Hire, 31a Front Street, Monkseaton, Whitley
Bay, NE25 8AQ. 0191 252 1895 |
www.lislesautohire.co.uk |
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Whitley
Bay - Cycle Hire - Hire a bike and discover
amazing Tyneside! There is so much on the banks of the Tyne and
you can see it all by bicycle, mostly on traffic-free paths!
You can also hire us to drop you and your bike off at the start
of the many excellent long distance cycle routes in the North.
0191 2772441. Tyne Bridge Bike Hire, The Guildhall, Quayside,
Newcastle, NE1 3AF. The Tyne Tunnel Cyclist Tunnel joins with
the C2C Cycle Route. |
www.tynebridgebikehire.co.uk |
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Whitley
Bay - Ferries - Whitley Bay is connected
to Newcastle ferry port via the Metro. It is situated 8 miles
east of Newcastle City Centre on the north bank of the Tyne and
Newcastle ferries arrive and depart from Royal Quays dock. Local
ferries cross the Tyne between North and South Shields. |
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Whitley
Bay - Tram - The Tyne and Wear Metro is
based around Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, and extends
to Whitley Bay. The Metro also gives Whitley Bay a link to Newcastle
Airport, and also to the Newcastle Ferries operating between
the UK and Scandinavia. |
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www.nationalrail.co.uk |
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Whitley Bay is about 10 miles from
the centre of Newcastle, 35 miles from Hexham, 300 miles from
London. |
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Ferry indicated is North Shields.
Airport indicated is Newcastle International.
Whitley Bay is connected to the Motorway system by
the A19.
Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is no station in Whitley Bay, it is connected to Newcastle Central
Station by the Metro.
................ for your photo of a long
established business in Whitley Bay - please send jpeg
by email
with name of establishment
- Woodhorn, Northumberland
Museum and Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington,
Northumberland NE63 9YF.
- Gateshead Angel of the North, Durham Road, Low Eighton, Gateshead
Tel: 0191 477 3478
- Discovery Museum, Blandford
Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 4JA. (0191) 232 6789.
- Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum, Buddle Street, Wallsend,
NE28 6HR. Tel: 0191 236 9347.
- Newcastle Racecourse,
High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HP. Tel: 0191 236
2020. newcastle-racecourse.co.uk.
- Beamish - The North of England Open Air Museum, Co. Durham,
DH9 0RG. Tel: 01207 231811. beamish.org.uk.