Whitley Bay this week
Jam Jar today: Verity 4:00pm · Street Fighter 4:15, 7:15pm · Forgotten Island 4:30pm · Hadestown: The Musical 7:00pm · The Social Reckoning 7:45pm. Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday.
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Coastal North East
What's on this week on the North Tyneside coast
Tuesday 20 October. Tha Alkaholiks at The Cluny, doors 7:30pm, £20 + booking fees, 16+ — West Coast hip-hop trio (21 & Over, Coast II Coast). BONG II with Thraa + GREET at Cluny 2, doors 7:30pm, free / pay what you feel, 16+ — drone and dark-folk. Jam Jar today: Verity 4:00pm · Street Fighter 4:15, 7:15pm · Forgotten Island 4:30pm · Hadestown: The Musical 7:00pm · The Social Reckoning 7:45pm. Weekday deals: two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner; Fox Hunters flame-grilled from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday; Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday.
Cloudy and breezy, 13°C. Drier around midday, then rain from late afternoon, heavy tonight. Gusts up to 32mph. Wednesday more rain, 13°C. Thursday is the dry, sunny day this week. Heavy rain and strong winds on Friday. Sea 12.6°C. Tides North Shields: Low 05:19 · High 11:58 · Low 18:00. Sunset 17:55.
No storm overflow running on our coast this morning. Beach Aware reads Normal at all five. Cullercoats Poor (2025) is the yearly class, not a spill. Check Beach Aware before you swim.
Metro running normally to the coast this morning. West Jesmond station subway is closed for about eight weeks — use the footbridge. Ahead: no Metro between St James and Monkseaton Saturday 24 October–Sunday 1 November, replacement bus 900. Trains back Monday 2 November.
Food suggestions for the week, Monday 19 to Thursday 22 October: Victors, Boquerones, The Mayfair, Bistro du Vin, Chez Mal and 21. Official links on Food suggestions.
Weekday deals: two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner, North Shields. Fox Hunters flame-grilled deal from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday. Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday. Prices on Offers.
The strip this week
All placesWhitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth and North Shields on one weekly. Metro, sewage/bathing water, and dated deals — not a stay.
Last week: Spanish City Summer Funfair finished 31 August.
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Cullercoats beach
Bathing water is still classed Poor (2025) — the yearly class, not a spill. Beach Aware reads Normal. Check Beach Aware before you swim.
Tynemouth this week
North and South piers are still shut. Sea 12.6°C. Tides at North Shields: Low 05:19 · High 11:58 · Low 18:00. Sunset 17:55. The Priory two selected mains £17.50 Monday to Thursday; three small plates £17.50 every day. Salutation lunch and a drink from £8.50, Monday to Friday 12–4pm.
North Shields this week
Weekday deals: two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner. Fox Hunters flame-grilled deal from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday. Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday.
Cullercoats Poor. Whitley Bay Excellent
Cullercoats is Poor (2025) — the yearly class, not a spill. Whitley Bay, Longsands and King Edward’s Excellent. No storm overflow running on our coast this morning. Beach Aware reads Normal at Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Longsands North, Longsands South and King Edward’s Bay. Check Beach Aware before you swim. Sea 12.6°C. Cloudy and breezy, 13°C. Tides: Low 05:19 · High 11:58 · Low 18:00. Sunset 17:55.
Food suggestions for the week
Victors set menu, Boquerones tapas, The Mayfair wraps and wings, Bistro du Vin prix fixe, Chez Mal steak night, and 21 fixed price.
Victors set menu 2 courses £20 / 3 courses £25
Set menu 2 courses £20 / 3 courses £25. Available from 5pm on Sundays through to 5pm on Fridays (all day Monday to Thursday). Check with the venue before you go.
Boquerones 3 tapas £19.95
3 tapas £19.95. Kitchen Tuesday to Thursday 5–9pm. Closed Monday. Check with the venue before you go.
The Mayfair wrap Wednesday and wings Thursday
Wednesday: wrap and a soft drink (Pepsi, Lemonade, Vimto or Irn Bru) £6.95. Thursday: wings 40p each. Check with the venue before you go.
Bistro du Vin prix fixe £24.95 / £29.95
Prix fixe 2 courses £24.95 / 3 courses £29.95. Lunch 12–2:30pm and early dinner 5–7pm. Check with the venue before you go.
Chez Mal 50% off steak night and prix fixe
50% off steak night Thursday 5–9pm. Prix fixe 2 courses £24.95 / 3 courses £29.95, lunch and 5–7pm. Check with the venue before you go.
21 lunch £32/£38 and dinner £34/£40
Fixed price lunch 2 courses £32 / 3 courses £38; dinner 2 courses £34 / 3 courses £40. Tuesday to Friday, lunch 12–2:30pm and dinner 5:30–9pm. Check with the venue before you go.
Today on the strip
Tha Alkaholiks, The Cluny, doors 7:30pm, £20 + booking fees, 16+ — West Coast hip-hop trio (21 & Over, Coast II Coast). BONG II with Thraa + GREET (Tyne & Queer, Mercury Prize Fringe), Cluny 2, doors 7:30pm, free / pay what you feel, 16+ — drone and dark-folk. Jam Jar today: Verity 4:00pm · Street Fighter 4:15, 7:15pm · Forgotten Island 4:30pm · Hadestown: The Musical 7:00pm · The Social Reckoning 7:45pm. Weekday deals: two pub classics £13.49 at The Gunner; Fox Hunters flame-grilled from £9.99, Monday to Wednesday; Spanish City cocktails 2 for £15, Sunday to Thursday.
Coming up this week
The Sound of Springsteen, PLAYHOUSE, Wed 21; SexyTadhg, Cluny 2, Wed 21; Too Much Too Young, PLAYHOUSE, Thu 22; The Emerald Dawn, Cluny 2, Thu 22; Kraken Quiz, Salt Market Social, Thu 22, 6pm; 80s Mania, PLAYHOUSE, Fri 23; Omega Nebula, Cluny 2, Fri 23; Swindled, The Cluny, Fri 23; Smash Hits Party Band, Crescent Club, Fri 23, 8:30pm; iC1s, Cluny 2, Sat 24; The Dishwasher (Dish, Texas), The Cluny, Sat 24; The Creedence Clearwater Review, PLAYHOUSE, Sat 24; Hotel Motel Pitbull party, Salt, Sat 24 2–7pm; The Bates Motel Band, The Cluny, Sun 25 afternoon; Ger O'Donnell, Cluny 2, Sun 25; The Parish, Crescent Club, Sun 25, 3pm; Vintage Market, Salt, Sun 25.
Halloween Maze Pumpkin Trail
Tynemouth Park Halloween Maze Pumpkin Trail, Saturday 24–Saturday 31 October, 9:30am–4:30pm. Pre-book. £17.50 per child; £15 early bird 24–25 October; adults £2.50 on the door.
WBMTC: We Will Rock You
Whitley Bay Musical Theatre Company amateur production. 19:15 nightly plus Saturday 31 matinee 14:15. Booking fee applies.
Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us
Saturday 14 November, 20:00, doors 19:00. Tickets £22.50. Official Exchange listing.
Metro to the sand
Metro running normally to the coast this morning. West Jesmond station subway is closed for about eight weeks — use the footbridge. Ahead: no Metro between St James and Monkseaton Saturday 24 October–Sunday 1 November, replacement bus 900. Trains back Monday 2 November.
Creedence Clearwater Review at PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay
PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay · Whitley Bay
News
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North and South piers still shut
Port of Tyne. Vandalism after the North Pier reopened.
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Cullercoats Poor · yearly class
No storm overflow running on our coast this morning. Beach Aware reads Normal at Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Longsands North, Longsands South and King Edward’s Bay. Cullercoats still Poor (2025) — the yearly class, not a spill. Whitley Bay, Longsands and King Edward’s Excellent. Check Beach Aware before you swim. Sea 12.6°C. Tides North Shields: Low 05:19 · High 11:58 · Low 18:00.
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Cloudy and breezy, 13°C
Cloudy and breezy, max 13°C, feels like 8–9°C. Drier around midday, then rain from late afternoon, heavy tonight. Gusts 29–32mph. Met Office Whitley Bay, updated 6:06am Tuesday 20. Wednesday more rain, 13°C. Thursday is the dry, sunny day this week. Heavy rain and strong winds on Friday.
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West Jesmond subway closed
Metro running normally to the coast this morning. West Jesmond station subway is closed for about eight weeks — use the footbridge. Ahead: no Metro between St James and Monkseaton Saturday 24 October–Sunday 1 November, replacement bus 900. Trains back Monday 2 November.