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Annie's Guest House is a popular choice of accommodation for visitors, temporary staff and examination candidates visiting South Tyneside District Hospital, Harton Lane, South Shields, NE34 0PL.
We are located two miles from the main hospital site on Harton Lane, South Shields, NE33 0PL. This is approximately an eight minutes drive or ten minute journey using public transport. Or if you prefer, there are numerous local taxi firms who can transport you door-to-door for a few pounds.
Parking is free and unrestricted outside our South Shields B&B although the car parking facilities at South Tyneside District Hospital are charged for at the following rates: up to 1 hour - £1.20; up to 24 hours - £3.60; weekly pass - £8.50 (correct Winter 2010). There is no charge for registered disabled "Blue Badge" holders.
If you plan to travel to South Tyneside District Hospital by public transport then this is easily possible. The closest Metro (train) station to South Tyneside Hospital is Tyne Dock however travelling to/from our B&B accommodation to the hospital using the bus is faster. There are several local bus routes to choose from, we recommend using bus service #88 which can be boarded at the bottom of our street (on Westoe Road) and will take you to South Tyneside District Hospital entrance in nine minutes. The timetable for this route may be found here.
A detailed (pdf) map of all South Tyneside bus routes may be found here - South Tyneside District Hospital is to the right of the centre of the map, just above the large grassed area of Temple Memorial Park. The bus numbers and their stopping points are shown in black.
Also available is a specific guide to all buses that stop at South Tyneside Hospital here. Whilst the full bus timetable list for all routes may be found here.
To assist you in planning your journey to/from the hospital North East Traveline website's Journey Planner tool can be accessed here. We recommend using South Shields Town Hall on Westoe Road, NE33 2RL which is at the bottom of our street, as your starting location. Alternatively you can call Traveline on (+44 first then drop the first zero if calling from abroad) 0871 2002233. Services to/from the town centre (the area of our B&B) to South Tyneside Hospital are very frequent.
To assist you in choosing the right bus stop/car park for the hospital department you require we have also included this hospital site map:
For a downloadable copy (pdf) click here.
As you can see from the map above, recommended bus route #88 stops on Harton Lane (lower right on map) and the main entrance to the hospital site is straight ahead.
For a downloadable copy (pdf) click here.
The above map shows all the South Tyneside Hospital sites, these are:
(Numbers in blue) 1) Flagg Court Health Centre (a two minute walk from our accommodation); 2) Stanhope Parade Health Centre; 3) Marsden Road Health Centre; 4) Boldon Lane Clinic; 5) Boker Lane Clinic; 6) Glasgow Road Clinic; 7) Hebburn Health Centre.
(Numbers in yellow) South Tyneside District Hospital main site, Harton Lane, South Shields, NE34 OPL; 2) Primrose Hill Hospital and St Clare's Hospice, Primrose Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5HA; 3) Monkton Hall Hospital, Monkton Lane, Jarrow, NE32 5NN; 4) Palmer Community Hospital, Wear Street, Jarrow, NE32 3UX; 5) Former Hebburn Hospital site.
All are within easy reach of our accommodation by both car (via either the A1018 or the A194) or by public transport. Please consult the guide to public transport to all South Tyneside Hospital sites here.
