Newbiggin-By-The-Sea to Blyth 10.90 miles
Blyth to Tynemouth 11.62 miles
South Shields to Sunderland 9.44 miles
Total miles this week 31.96
Total miles to date 2368.87
The “Land Couple”, a smaller version of Sean Henry’s 2007 “Couple”, a large (12.25 x 21 x 6 metre) sculpture on the breakwater at Newbiggin-By-The-Sea
Newbiggin-By-The-Sea
Newbiggin-By-The-Sea
Newbiggin-By-The-Sea to Blyth
Newbiggin-By-The-Sea to Blyth
Entrance to Blyth Marina
Blyth
Blyth
Blyth beach huts
Replica 6″ WWII guns, Blyth
National cycle network #1, Blyth to Tynemouth
Blyth to Tynemouth
Whitley, Blyth to Tynemouth
From 21st August to 1st November 2019, 50 big and 114 little individually painted elephant sculptures took over North East streets, parks and public buildings in the biggest and brightest art trail ever seen in the region, raising vital funds for St Oswald’s Children’s Hospice.
The Black Middens are a rock formation at the mouth of the River Tyne. In the past they were a particularly dangerous hazard to ships as they are mostly hidden below the water level at high tide. Many ships have been wrecked on the Black Middens over the years, particularly in high winds (Newcastle University, 2017)
Black Middens, North Shields
This 10ft 6ins (3.2m) sculpture in North Shields, called Fiddler’s Green, is a memorial to fishermen from Tyneside who have lost their lives at sea