Piers · North East England
Whitley Bay Pier
In or near Monkseaton.
Whitley Bay Pier in England North East, United Kingdom.
Alan Heardman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Whitley Bay · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Whitley Bay Pier is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whitley Bay Pier was an unrealised pleasure pier to be built at Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, on the north-east coast of England. Substantial proposals for such a pier were first made in 1908; next in 1935-39 and lastly in 1966–72. Although orders and local acts of Parliament permitting the development were repeatedly passed, construction of the various schemes never started.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Whitley Bay developed into a holiday resort in the late 18th- and early 19th-centuries; it was provided with a railway station in 1882, from which an Esplanade road lead to a sea-front Promenade. Discussing a 1908 pier proposal, the Evening Chronicle noted that the notion of a pier at Whitley bay had been 'heartily supported' by visitors to the town and had occupied the attention of public men. Although schemes had been promulgated, nothing definite or practical had arisen out of any of the projects.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0444, -1.4399
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE26 2AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Nearest railway station
- Whitley Bay — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.laurelswhitley.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q123582977 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whitley Bay Pier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitley Bay Pier?
- Whitley Bay Pier is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE26 2AF), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Whitley Bay Pier?
- Whitley Bay Pier in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Whitley Bay Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Whitley Bay, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE26 2AF.
- Is Whitley Bay Pier a protected site?
- Yes — Whitley Bay Pier is part of the Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Whitley Bay Pier free to visit?
- Yes, Whitley Bay Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whitley Bay Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Whitley Bay, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE26 2AF.