If you are staying with us on Sunday 13th or Sunday 20th March 2016 then you might be interested in this special offer discount code that entitles you to 25% off your Sunday lunch at several local pubs in across Tyne & Wear.
To receive your 25% discount you need to present a discount voucher obtained when you register on the Flaming Grill pub chain’s website here Flaming Grill Pub Voucher (opens in a new window).
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Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.
The new drive thru Starbucks coffee shop is located on the West-bound side of A194 Newcastle Road adjacent to the Simonside Esso petrol station and the Vic Young garage so it is an ideal spot for drivers to get their coffee fix.
The new SimonsideStarbucks opens this Thursday 28th January 2016 at 9am closing at 8pm.
SimonsideStarbucks’s normal opening hours will be 6am until 9pm Monday to Friday; 7am until 9pm on Saturdays then 8am until 9pm on Sundays.
If you are staying with us over the first few days of their opening there is a special offer available.
Simply present the voucher below (either a printed copy or on your phone screen) to receive a free tall drink.
The voucher is valid from Thursday 28th January until Sunday 31st January 2016 inclusive.
Please note the map shown on the Starbucks voucher is inaccurate.
If you are travelling from East to West from South Shields town centre you will pass Port of Tyne on the right then the Esso petrol station just before the Starbucks drive thru.
If you are staying with us this Halloween weekend then you might want to visit one of the many haunted places in North East England, we are often asked by guests who stay with us over Halloween for suggestions of places to go so we have made a series of blog posts with all the haunted venues in the North East region that you might like to visit…
Haunted Places In North East England – Marsden Grotto
Marsden Grotto, known locally as just The Grotto is the closest supposedly haunted location to our bed and breakfast accommodation in South Shields.
Marsden Grotto is one of the very few ‘cave bars’ in Europe, it is partly dug into the limestone cliff face.
Access to the Marsden Grotto via a lift or a zig zag staircase on the cliff at the side of the building.
The Marsden Grotto has a long history dating back to 1782 with a reputation for smuggling activities.
There are several tales of hauntings at Marsden Grotto, mainly relating to a smuggler named John the Jibber who was reputedly murdered by his fellow criminals after selling information to HM Customs.
It is said that he was hung in a barrel in a cave close to the present lift shaft and left to starve.
A popular story is that a former landlord of the pub would leave out a special tankard of ale each night after closing and in the morning it would be empty.
Local DJ and TV presenter Alan Robson drank from the tankard during one of his live Metro Radio shows, allegedly sparking off a series of supernatural phenomena that eventually forced the then landlord to quit.
This included flying ashtrays smashing against the wall and flooding in the cellar after all the beer taps were inexplicably turned on.
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Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.
