Whitley Bay
Location
Situated on the lower promenade on East Parade, to the south of Spanish City, you will find our green container near the bottom of the ramp.
During high season our volunteers often open up to allow for ad hoc visits, show people our equipment or just to have a chat!
If you know you will want to borrow a chair then it is always best to book in advance or ring on the day to check our opening hours as this will vary based on volunteer availability.
Nearest town
Whitley Bay
Post code
NE26 1AP
Parking
The Links Road car park at Spanish City is a minute from our container on the lower promenade. This is pay parking (no cash option) but free to blue badge holders. There are eight designated disabled parking spaces. The RingGo location code for the car park is 5870.
Access to the beach
There is ramp access to the beach to the right of our container. On all ramps it is essential that someone is holding onto the chair while on the ramp to avoid risk of tipping. The soft sand at the bottom of the ramp is the most difficult to cross, once past this point the sand becomes much easier to wheel on. Please be aware that at high tide the beach may not be accessible. During winter months the sand can sometimes wash away from the bottom of the ramp causing a gap, in these, infrequent, circumstances it is not safe to access the beach.
Equipment
At Whitley Bay, we usually have
- Numerous Hippocampes in small, medium and large
- We are hoping to add the powered X8 in the near future but this is not yet available.
Please be aware the equipment available may change as we sometimes move equipment between sites.
Facilities
Toilet facilities are available at Watts slope (down from Spanish City). There is a disabled toilet. The nearest Changing Place can be found at Whitley park and Waves Leisure Centre Opens in a new window.
Dogs
During mid & high season dogs are only allowed on a small stretch of the north end of the beach. For detailed information you can check North Tyneside Council Website Opens in a new window.
About the area
The beautiful beach at Whitley Bay is two miles long. To the North it leads to St Mary’s Lighthouse and the South towards Brown’s Bay and Cullercoats.
The area to the North end is more rocky and may not be suitable for some equipment.
When the tide is high there can be very little sand to make use of, so it’s always advisable to check the tides before you come. You can do this on The Beach Guide website Opens in a new window.
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FAQs
Everything that happens here at BANE happens because of a volunteer. We are currently looking for additional volunteers for Whitley Bay and a pool of…
We are often asked if we can set up at a new beach. There are lots of factors to take into account when we look…
Anyone who, for whatever reason, has difficulty walking on the beach. This could be a permanent or temporary disability. The beach wheelchairs need someone to…