Whitley Bay this weekend · 28–31 Aug
Bank-holiday weekend on the North Tyneside coast. Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, Cullercoats and North Shields.
The weekend
Monday is the clearer outdoor window this bank holiday: sunny intervals, 20°C, with crowds and Metro on Sunday times. The funfair runs through Monday. The sea is about 15°C. If you swim, watch Cullercoats.
Water
Cullercoats is still classed Poor and is rain-impacted. Whitley Bay is Excellent. Longsands sea temperature is 15.1°C. There is no live sewage spill this morning.
Beach
Longsands is 15.1°C. That is wetsuit water.
Friday 28 August: max 20°C. Rain about 30% at 11am picnic time, then 70–80% from 3–4pm. Saturday starts dry; rain from late morning, about 80% in the evening. Sunday is not the better window — 17°C and wet, 40–80% all day. Monday 31: sunny intervals, 20°C. Source: Met Office Whitley Bay.
Saturday low tide is 11:17, 0.69m. Monday high tide is 5.27m.
Events · 28–31 Aug
- Spanish City Summer Funfair — Watts Slope / The Links, Friday 28–Monday 31, 11am–6pm.
- Tynemouth Station Market — Saturday 29 and Sunday 30, 9am–3:30pm. Not Monday.
- Salt Market Social — Saturday 29 only, Fish Quay. Boujie Wonderland 2–7pm, 18+. Tottenham vs NUFC at 5:30pm. They overlap. Rain from 4pm.
- St Mary’s Lighthouse 128th birthday picnic — Friday 28, 11:30am, free. Rain about 30% at picnic hour. Leave the island by 14:33 (safe crossing 06:37–14:33); rain rises after lunch. Crossing times: North Tyneside Council.
- Coast Fest ’26 — Friday 28, 6pm, Percy Park RFC.
- Jam Jar Cinema — Friday 28–Sunday 30. Closed Monday.
- White Denim — Monday 31, doors 7:30pm, The Cluny. Official tickets from the venue.
- Dinky Dinosaur Adventure Day — Monday 31, Stephenson Steam Railway.
- Whitley Bay Beer Festival — Friday 28 and Saturday 29, Rockcliff RFC.
- Soul Street Summer Special — Friday 28, 7–11pm, The Greenhouse, Tynemouth Park.
- Bay Games — Lego Club Saturday 29, tournament Monday 31.
- Whitley Bay parkrun — Saturday 29, cancelled.
- Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne — until 14 September.
All listings with date and place →
Travel
Metro resumed South Gosforth–South Hylton/South Shields from 07:24 on Friday 28 August. Ticket acceptance on Stagecoach, Arriva and Go North East stays in the affected area until regular frequency. Northumberland Park lift still out since 26 August. Travel North East.
Tide Tour 300 is in its last days. Go North East says it runs through 31 August. Travel NE says it is withdrawn from Sunday 30. Check the app. Go North East 300.
Metro runs a Sunday frequency on bank-holiday Monday.
North Pier is still shut (Chronicle, 25 August).
Deals
Trenchers: kids eat for £1. Not bank-holiday Monday.
Champagne Bar: oysters £1.50, Friday 5–7pm.
Allard’s: one-third off pizza, Thursday from 5pm. Allard’s Lounge.
Hidden Tiger, Tynemouth: 4-course set menu from £26.95. Official hours differ on the venue site — check before you book. Hidden Tiger.