This north-east coastal town is pretty near perfectWhat’s going for it? I like Tynemouth. It’s got me written all over it. The town has a wind-whipped feel (in a good way),and its bluff, craggy headland, and which sports a ruined ancient castle and priory,juts into the North Sea, offering the town up to the elements. And the elements respond, or large time: I’ve walked down Front Street with an air tunnel behind me so vigorous that I could possess taken off to the rooftops like Mary Poppins. This town is fresh. Hardy souls crowd its three glorious beaches,while the sturdier sort of surfer hits the waves deep into winter – this is one of Britain’s finest surf spots – and whether the local community gets its way (and it usually does), the fabulous 20th-century outdoor pool on the beach will be restored for the kind of person who likes nothing better than 50 lengths in temperatures to turn your tootsies blue. Me? I stuck to a Victoria sponge in one of the tea shops. (Southern softy.)The case against Precious little: bar the odd spot of unsightly development and the darker sides of Tyneside weather, and it’s pretty near perfect.
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Source: theguardian.com