What went wrong? The town is a destination of choice for low budget stag and hens, pubs in the centre are populated by the hard driking get ni at 9am and drink steadily until closing time crowd. "Guest" houses have, in the main, turned to the lucrative trade of putting up those people that the council refuse to house. Beaches... More

Whitley Bay has great bars, restaurants and the best beaches, fun for all and close to so many other places, More

The beach at Whitley Bay is a nice day out and easily accessible from Newcastle by Metro. The trip down to St Mary's Lighthouse is worth the walk. More

I love the beaches but the seafront is very tacky in places More

Beautiful beaches, a great place for a picnic with the kids plenty of places for take away food. Has also lovely theatre, & good shopping centre More

not a lot to do apart from a few amusements and pubs had declined in years especially since fairground went xx More

Whitley is tired. The strip is dying, but there are some good bars with a good Wetherspoons and the excellent Rockcliffe Arms. More

Over the past 15 years or so the seafront at Whitley Bay has slowly but surely declined. The area around the Spanish City is a run down, disgraceful mess. Promises have been made for years by the local council to improve the area but so far little has been done. The town once was a magnet for tourists now has... More

Run down and dirty buildings line the sea front. Meeting place for horrible, nasty drunk young people. More