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(S) From Tynemouth Priory (or Tynemouth Shore Car Park) walk down Pier Road past the Tynemouth Volunteer Lifebrigade Museum. Turn right at the bottom onto the promenade.
(1) Follow the promenade. The Collingwood Monument is to your right, walk up the path to visit the monument and then walk back down to the promenade. Continue along the promenade past the Low Lights Car Park, Mooring Buoy Artwork, and the Port Marker Buoy Artwork, keeping left along the shoreline to view the Fiddler's Green Fishermen's Memorial.
(2) On your right is Cliffords Fort which houses the Old Low Light community venue. Continue walking along the road and around the square lighthouse turning right sharply. You will find the entrance to the Old Low Light around the corner.
(3) At the junction turn left onto Union Quay, the North Shields Fish Quay. Continue walking along Union Quay until it becomes Bell Street. Look up to your right to view the Fish Quay High Lighthouse (you will need to look up the steps next to Dodgins Yard.
Continue down Bell Street. When you reach the end of the car park you will need to join the main footpath on the roadside into Liddle Street.
Continue past the Prince of Wales pub and the new housing developments on your left into Clive Street where you will find the ferry terminal.
(4) Take the ferry across the Tyne to South Shields.
As you exit the ferry terminal turn left and follow the path along the Tyne.
Cross the footbridge and keep left walking along the river edge passing the circular pavement, continue to the end of the promenade. On your left, you will see the Spirit of South Shields Sculpture (see link below). Cross the bridge, looking to your right you will see fleet (see link below).
At the end of the bridge, keep left following the river until the end of the car park.
(5) From the car park you will need to rejoin the road, walk along Wapping Street, this will become River Drive. When the road bends to the right, turn left at the South Shields Sailing Club building.
(6). At the end of the building, walk down the steps and across the slipway (there are signs here for the ECP.
Take the narrow sandy path around the boat yard walking around the back of the hotel.
(7) You can now walk to South Groyne Lighthouse. When you have visited this, retrace your steps to the corner of the hotel and turn left.
(8) Walk along the edge of the beach to the Conversation Piece (Weeblies) art installation. (See link below)
From here, continue walking along the promenade past the amusements until you reach the car park next to Gypsies Green Recreation Ground. (E)
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