I went to visit my granny oop north over the holiday, she lives about 15 mins away from where we stayed in South Shields.
This is Marsden Rock, spectacular isnt it? Its a good place to take the kids to play as theres a pub carved out of the rock right on the beach.
Its quite a big beach but sadly it wasnt sunbathing weather, a nice breeze and not too cold was just as much fun though.
This is a bit further down the coast, theres ruins on the outcrop but we've been there too many times to bother going this time.