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Posts on our bed and breakfast accommodation blog about South Shields Town Centre, South Shields, Deans and High Shields in South Tyneside, NE33.
Home > Tyne & Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne > Great North Run
Looking for a room for this years Great North Run?
We received a last minute cancellation today due to injury, please check our Book Online page for more information.
Update: both of these rooms have now been sold.
Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Denmark Centre
If you are staying with us this weekend and are looking for some live music then you may be interested in Metal Militia who are performing live at Trocaderos at the Denmark Centre.
Metal Militia are a Metallica tribute band and they will be performing live at Trocaderos on Friday 2nd September 2016.
Trocaderos can be found at 23 Denmark Centre on Prince Georg Square, South Shields, NE33 2LR.
If you are looking for hotel accommodation near Trocaderos in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.
Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.
For more pubs, clubs and bars visit Pubs, Clubs & Bars.
Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > The Customs House
If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation in South Shields between now and Saturday 3rd September 2016 then you may like to watch a new musical being performed at The Customs House theatre – ten minutes walk from our accommodation.
The Dolly Mixtures is a brand new musical by John Miles and Tom Kelly and it is being performed at The Customs House from today until Saturday 3rd September 2016.
This heart warming musical is inspired by a true story of eight South Shields women who set-up the variety act, The Dolly Mixtures when one of their husbands’ Ken was diagnosed with cancer in 1972.
For 15 years the eight South Shields women performed in working men’s clubs throughout the North-East to raise money for charity with every penny going to cancer research.
Tickets cost £17.50, to book call The Customs House on 0191 454 1234 or visit their website here The Customs House (opens in a new window).
If you are looking for hotel accommodation near The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.
Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.
For more theatrical productions being performed in North East England visit Theatre.
Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum
Arbeia Festival takes place this weekend on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August 2016, entry is free.
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is located ten minutes walk from our bed and breakfast accommodation on Baring Street in South Shields, NE33 2BB.
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum was built in around AD160 and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne and played an essential role in the mighty Roman frontier system.
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is located four miles east of the end of Hadrian’s Wall at Lawe Top in South Shields and is a World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. World Heritage Sites are judged to contain “cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity”.
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum was originally built to house a garrison and soon became the military supply base for the seventeen forts along Hadrian’s Wall.
Visitors to Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum this weekend can experience Mercatus Roman market, Centurian school, birds of prey, fantastic food & drink; storytelling & live music; demonstrations & activities – all for free.
If you are looking for hotel accommodation close to Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum on Baring Street in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.
Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.
For more events in North East England visit Events.
Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Sea Road
Scoop & Bean is a new ice cream parlour and coffee shop that has opened on Sea Road, South Shields, NE33 2LD.
Scoop & Bean is adjacent to The Sea Hotel, South Marine Park, Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, the New Sundial pub and Sandhaven Beach in South Shields.
If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation in South Shields then Scoop & Bean is just a five minute walk at the bottom of our street.
Scoop & Bean currently offer 36 different ice cream flavours, the full list is below…
You can see Scoop & Bean’s full menu along with a few discount coupons here…
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If you are looking for hotel accommodation near Sea Road in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.
Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.
For more places to eat & drink visit Places to Eat & Drink.