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Christ Church

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.01159, -1.44797

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Blackbird
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Longsands Apre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thale Cress, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Henbit Dead-nettle +227 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thale Cress, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Henbit Dead-nettle +227 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stride out walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to AmbleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bede's WayWalking route19 km

Route linking linking the twin Anglo-Saxon monasteries of St Peter’s in Wearmouth and St Paul’s in Jarrow

Named routeLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Coast Road cyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRef (14) / (72)National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Waggonways Cycle Route C - BackworthMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route D - Rising SunMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route E - Silverlink Albert Edward DockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waggonways Cycle Route F - Wallsend DeneMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harton Branch RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Milestone, Christ Church, North Shields

📷 Geoff Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Milestone, Christ Church, North Shields

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🌱Northumberland ParkUrban park1 km→🌱South Marine ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Bents ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱North Marine ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Tynemouth ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱South Marine ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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