Whitley Bay Wondering

 

Wednesday 20 September 2023

Whitley Bay and Surroundings!

Todays trip would take the lads Derek, Colin and Glenn to Whitley Bay via Newcastle Central. 

Catching the 09:27 Dewsbury Train although only Derek would board at Dewsbury, Colin and Glenn boarding at Leeds and departing at 09:40. Passing through York, Northallerton and Darlington as we raced North. 

Arriving at Newcastle Central at 11:15 we made our way to The Metro where we purchased our Super Savers for our A+B+C tickets @ £6.50 that gave us access to the whole network just in case for our journey to Whitley Bay. 

We arrived in Whitley Bay with a storm crashing down and wind and rain blowing in all directions. 

Nevertheless, we then made our way to the Promenade to locate our Lunchtime eatery called FISHERMAN’S BAY and were shown to our table almost immediately. By this time the storm had almost disappeared and ordering the pensioner’s portion for £10.50 consisting of Fish & Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartar/ Tomato sauces, bread and butter and three teapots of tea we tucked in to our delightful dishes with a passion. 

Almost an hour had now passed and the sun was shining although there was a fresh wind still lurking. 

We walked up the promenade the sand and sea looking beautiful whilst deciding what to do next,  first we saw The Spanish City that had been completely revamped and had been made into a number of retail outlets and a Wedding Venue that was luxurious with a dining  room and looking resplendent with a dome. We travelled up in the lift to the second floor and looked down to the public dining below. 

We then decided to have an ice cream and crossed over the road to find The Di Meo’s Ice Cream Parlour and Coffee Emporium full of Geordie Characters which we bantered with in good nature. 

Leaving the Parlour we headed towards Monkseaton which had a plethora of shops selling a wide variety of merchandise. The streets were spotless and extremely busy.

 

We travelled in a circular motion passing through Monkseaton, Blyth and Cullercoats, eventually returning to Whitley Bay Station for our Metro back to Newcastle Central.  

However, on the way back to Newcastle we alighted at an earlier station called “Monument” and walked down to the Railway Station for the 17:43 to Manchester Piccadilly and as we still had plenty of time we each got a coffee before boarding the train. 

We set off on time from Newcastle and the train journey was extremely comfortable and with a table we were made up! 

We arrived in Leeds @ 19:15 where Colin and Glenn would be alighting and Derek finally arriving at Dewsbury @ 19:26. 

Another lovely day out even with the weather being hostile at the outset but changing as we went through the day.