Place · Tynemouth

Things to do in Tynemouth this weekend

Station Market, Front Street, Longsands and the Priory. Last updated 28 August 2026.

Last updated 28 August 2026

Tynemouth Metro drops you under the station roof. Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August the market is there, 9am–3:30pm. Not Monday.

Longsands sea temperature is 15.1°C. Wetsuit water. North Pier is still shut (Chronicle, 25 August). Friday max 20°C; rain about 30% at 11am, then 70–80% mid-afternoon. Sunday is wet, 17°C. Monday 31 is the clearer outdoor window: sunny intervals, 20°C, with bank-holiday crowds and Metro on Sunday times.

Next dated weekend: Tynemouth Food Festival, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2026, 10am–5pm, at Tynemouth Priory and Castle. Adult tickets £5 plus booking fee. 15 and under free with an adult. Source: North Tyneside Council, 20 Aug 2026.

Tynemouth Priory Theatre on Percy Street — the indoor amateur theatre, not the castle ruins — opens its 2026/27 season with Whisky Galore, 21–26 September. Individual tickets £12 Tuesday to Saturday / £10.50 Monday.

Metro

Yellow line to Tynemouth. Station Market is under the station roof. Front Street and the Priory are a short walk through the village. Longsands is toward the sea.