Welcome to Visit Tynemouth Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Tynemouth
Visit Tynemouth places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Tynemouth places to visit. A unique way to experience Tynemouth’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Tynemouth as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Until 1974, the town was a county borough, including North Shields. It is 8 mi (13 km) east-northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne with a population of 17,056 in 2001. The Tynemouth ward population in North Tyneside was 10,472 at the 2011 Census. When you visit Tynemouth, Walkfo brings Tynemouth places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Tynemouth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tynemouth
Visit Tynemouth – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 50 audio plaques & Tynemouth places for you to explore in the Tynemouth area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Tynemouth places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Tynemouth history
Monastery of Tynemouth was anciently called by the Saxons Benebalcrag— John Leland at the time of Henry VIII. Monastery was sacked by the Danes in 800, rebuilt, and destroyed in 875. Three kings are reported to have been buried within the monastery: Oswin, Osred II, King of Northumbria (792) and Malcolm III of Scots.
Why visit Tynemouth with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Tynemouth places with Walkfo Tynemouth to hear history at Tynemouth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tynemouth has 50 places to visit in our interactive Tynemouth map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Tynemouth, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Tynemouth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tynemouth & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 50 audio facts unique to Tynemouth places in an interactive Tynemouth map you can explore.”
Walkfo: Visit Tynemouth Places Map
50 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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| Walkfo Tynemouth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Tynemouth | |||
Best Tynemouth places to visit
Tynemouth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Tynemouth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Tynemouth’s information audio spots:
North Shields
North Shields is a coastal town on the north bank of the River Tyne. Historically part of Northumberland, it now falls within the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside. The town’s name derives from Middle English schele meaning “temporary sheds or huts used by fishermen”
Visit Tynemouth plaques
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here Tynemouth has 29 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Tynemouth plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Tynemouth using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Tynemouth plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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