Things to do in Tynemouth this week

Tynemouth Metro drops you under the station roof. Station Market Sunday 13 September, 9am–3:30pm, is PAST. Saturday 12 is PAST. Tynemouth Food Festival ended Sunday 6 September — PAST. Adults £5.50. Under-15s free. Tickets included the priory and castle grounds. Source: English Heritage. Weekend food, Friday 18–Sunday 20: Hidden Tiger 4-course set from £26.95 Friday and Saturday 12pm–5pm, Sunday closed; The Priory fish and chips £12 all day Friday and three small plates £17.50 every day; Salutation lunch and a drink from £8.50 Friday 12pm–4pm only; Miller & Carter fixed-price lunch Friday 12pm–5pm and Saturday 12pm–3pm (no Tynemouth lunch price listed) and 2-for drinks all weekend. Tynemouth Castle Inn midweek starters, coffee and cake, and two spritz stay on Offers (valid to 3 October). Allard’s is omitted until the official site recovers.

Longsands sea temperature is 14.5°C as of Saturday 19 September. Wetsuit water. North Pier is still shut (Chronicle, 25 August). Friday 18 September: cloudy, max 17°C, rain 40% at 1pm, max gust 36mph. Saturday 19: max 18°C, sunny intervals, light showers 50% at 6am, max gust 34mph. Sunday 20: max 17°C, sunny intervals, rain 30% at 11pm, max gust 29mph. Indoor cover: Spanish City. Jam Jar is closed Mondays.

Tynemouth Priory Theatre on Percy Street — the indoor amateur theatre, not the castle ruins — opens its 2026/27 season with Whisky Galore, 21–26 September. Individual tickets £12 Tuesday to Saturday / £10.50 Monday.