Lizard Lane Holiday park is a tranquil sloping grassy site offering spectacular sea views, which…
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Souter was the first lighthouse in the world to be powered by electricity when it opened in 1871. Although it was decommissioned in 1988, it remains an iconic beacon, hooped in red and white, standing on the coastline midway between the Tyne and the Wear. From the top you can see north to the Cheviots, and south to Roseberry Topping. The Leas is a two and a half mile stretch of wildflower meadows, magnesian limestone cliffs, wave-cut foreshore and coastal grassland. A walk through Whitburn Coastal Park is ideal for bird-spotting, as the local reserve provides water and rest for birds making their way across the sea and along the coast.
Facilities – at a glance
Assist dogs allowed
Refreshments
Suitable for all child ages
Features
- Suitable for children of all ages
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
- Facilities: Braille guide, induction loops, tactile exhibits
- Accessible toilets
- Opening Times: Open 13 Feb-30 Oct, daily 11-5; 31 Oct-27 Nov, daily 11-4; 3-18 Dec wknds only 11-4
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About the area
Discover Tyne & Wear
The metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear encompasses Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland, as well as part of Hadrian’s Wall. The county is cut through by the two rivers after which it is named. The area grew prosperous on coal and shipbuilding, and buildings of Victorian grandeur reflect its heyday. George Stephenson established an ironworks here in 1826, and the first engine on the Stockton and Darlington railway was made in Newcastle.
Newcastle’s ‘new castle’ is believed to date from the 11th century, though the present keep dates from the 12th. Other ancient buildings include the cathedral and Guildhall, while contemporary constructions include the Metro, which links Newcastle to Gateshead (along with several bridges), and the Metro Centre in Gateshead, Europe’s largest indoor shopping and leisure complex.
Jarrow, five miles east of Newcastle, is remembered for the Jarrow Crusade of 1936, when 200 men marched to London to bring attention to the plight of unemployed shipbuilders. The town was also the home of monk-scholar, the Venerable Bede, whose 8th-century work, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, was the first important history written about the English.
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