Lovely little beach. Shallow and clean. Lifeguards on duty. Tide comes in quick so don't set up near the water or you'll have to keep moving

My local beach, calm water if you swim between the piers and lifeguards. Great cafes and chippy at the top of the hill or a nice Italians. Great Silent Disco in the summer.

Like the best beach in the world ever! Geet lush like out ☀️

This is my favourite beach in this part of town. It's very sheltered due to its horse shoe shape and because of the high cliffs you can easily forget that you are in the city. Access is easy due to the nearby metro with step free access to the sand. There are also toilets. Because of this it can get busy. Although the end of the beach furthest from the metro seems to stay quieter. There are also some caves to explore but be aware, they get cut off at high tide.

We only live a couple of hundred yards away from the bay so use it regularly. In my opinion it's one of the best places in the world. It's a reasonably shallow but large semi circular bay protected naturally by rocks and then two large stone piers. When the sun's shining and the weather is calm you can almost forget you're in the north east of England. That said the North sea will remind you quick enough! At high tide it's really good fun to jump off of the pier ends and the shock of the cold sea adds to the challenge! It's a really good set off point for paddle boarding or kayaking too. I think of the area as coastal rather than seaside as there aren't lots of seaside style shops or arcades which is a pleasant difference to Whitley bay up the road. There's plenty of good cafe's though selling hot and cold food and quality ice cream.