Itt's been a lovely day. Here's Longsands Beach, Tynemouth, today | The Northern Echo

Tynemouth Castle and Priory is a stunning historic site perched on a rocky headland overlooking the North Sea, in Tynemouth, England.The complex history of Tynemouth headland spans over 2,000 years. It is dominated by the remains of a medieval priory, which was protected like a castle by walls, towers and a gatehouse.After the monastery was suppressed in the reign of Henry VIII (1509–47), Tynemouth headland became a coastal fortress and remained so until 1956, because of its strategic position a