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Visit Tynemouth Priory and Castle car-free
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It’s easy to visit Tynemouth Priory and Castle car-free.
Buses from Newcastle city centre take about an hour.
Metro: Tynemouth station is 1⁄2 mile away, or a 10-minute walk.
Check out our recommended route (below) and then use our journey planner (above) for door-to-door train, bus and walking routes.
Discount: Receive 20% off your walk up ticket when you travel to Tynemouth Priory and Castle by metro, train, Shields ferry, bus or bicycle!
Simply show your ticket or bike helmet to a member of staff when you arrive to receive your discount. The discount can’t be used in conjunction with any other discount.
Within the North East Combined Authority area, visit by bus for a maximum of £2.50 single or get a day’s unlimited bus, Metro and Shields Ferry travel from anywhere within the North East Combined Authority area for £7.50 by buying a TNE Day Saver.
For journeys wholly within Tyne and Wear (including Metro and Shields Ferry and Sunderland to Blaydon rail) you can buy a Tyne and Wear Day Rover and travel all day for just £6.80.
Passengers aged 5-21 can get £1 single or £3 regionwide day tickets. However, kids aged 5-11 travel free on the bus with an adult during school holidays (up to three children aged 11 and under). This offer applies within the North East Combined Authority – County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, and Sunderland.
All other bus tickets and passes are also valid for the discount offer.
See full fares, offers and information at www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/bus.
For more money-saving travel tips see our handy guides to UK trains and buses.
Kids’ activities can be downloaded from Metro or Go North East for your journey.
Cycle path National Route 1 runs largely off-road from the River Tyne past the Coast and Castles. Plan your route here to the bike racks.
Walk the Northumberland Coast Path from North Shields or Whitley Bay. The Way of the Sea pilgrimage incorporates Tynemouth Priory, too.
Maps of Tyne and Wear are available from tourist information services.
Find accessibility information for Tynemouth Priory and Castle and buses and trains. Metro and Newcastle train station have step-free access.
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Getting to Tynemouth Priory and Castle car-free
Here's our recommended route to Tynemouth Priory and Castle. To get bus and train times and walking routes use our journey planner.
By bus
Buses run to Tynemouth (toward Whitley Bay) from:
- Gateshead Interchange (Coaster bus 301, 75 mins)
- Metrocentre Interchange (Coaster bus 301, 2 hrs)
- Newcastle Central Station or Monument (Coaster bus 301, 65 mins)
- Newcastle Haymarket bus station (bus 306, 50 mins)
Jump off on Front Street at the shops. You will see the priory ahead.
By ferry
From South Shields you can take the Shields Ferry to North Shields. The journey takes 5-10 minutes.
Walk for 10-15 minutes up Borough Road (away from the river) to North Shields metro and bus interchange.
Coaster bus 301 from North Shields takes 5-10 minutes.
Metro from North Shields takes under 5 minutes.
By Metro
There are direct services to Tynemouth (zone C) station on the Yellow line from:
Byker (20 mins), Chichester (60 mins), Four Lane Ends (20 mins), Gateshead (35 mins), Haymarket (30 mins), Heworth (40 mins), Jarrow (50 mins), Monument (25 mins), North Shields (under 5 mins), Northumberland Park (15 mins), South Gosforth (25 mins), South Shields (60 mins),
Change at Monument or walk from: Central Station.
You will need to change if you travel from: Airport, Regent Centre, Sunderland.
It’s then about a 10-minute walk. Exit the train station onto Hunt Street. Turn Right onto Front Street. Walk forward past the shops, until you see the priory ahead of you.
By train
There are direct trains to Newcastle from:
- Gateshead (5 mins), Hartlepool (55 mins), Middlesbrough (65 mins), Sunderland (20 mins).
- Northumberland Line: Ashington (35 mins) via Blyth.
- Tyne Valley Line: Carlisle (80 mins), Haltwhistle (55 mins), Hexham (35 mins).
- Northern East Coast Mainline: Alnmouth (25 mins), Berwick-upon-Tweed (45 mins), Chathill (60 mins), Morpeth (15 mins) and Edinburgh (85 mins)
- Southern East Coast Mainline: Darlington (35 mins), Durham (10 mins), Northallerton (45 mins), York (55 mins).
- Further south: Doncaster (90 mins), London (3 hrs), Peterborough (2 hrs).
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From Central Station, you can catch a Metro (2 mins) to Monument or walk (10 mins on Grainger Street). Next, change for the Metro to Tynemouth, which takes about 25 minutes on the Yellow Line.
Alternatively, Coaster bus 301 takes about 65 minutes from Central Station or Monument.
About Tynemouth Priory and Castle
A natural stronghold with all-round sea views, Tynemouth Priory and Castle’s steep-sided headland commands the entrance to the river Tyne.
You enter Tynemouth Priory through the 14th-century monastic gatehouse, a powerful miniature castle.
Explore the headland with the help of interactive displays featuring characters from Tynemouth’s long history. Listen to the voice of a Second World War gunner describing air raids, sinking ships and primitive living conditions.
The ruins of the great medieval monastic church rise amid intriguing tombstones of Tynemouth mariners. Look out for the priory’s greatest treasure, the tiny 15th-century ‘Percy Chantry’ chapel, with a beautiful rose window and a vaulted roof crowded with carved saints.
Venture down into the underground gun batteries to explore life here during the two World Wars.
For any queries about visiting contact Tynemouth Priory and Castle on 0191 257 1090 or [email protected]
Address: Tynemouth Priory and Castle, Pier Road, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4BZ. Visit Website