Heritage & culture

Find out about our rich Roman, Christian, maritime and industrial heritage.

Souter Lighthouse

This famous landmark was the world's first to be built to be powered by electricity.

Arbeia is one of the UK's most important archaeological sites.

Find out more about this fantastic cultural venue at the heart of South Shields.

Discover Jarrow Hall's Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and Bede Museum.

St Paul's Church, once the home of the Venerable Bede, has been a place of Christian prayer and worship for over 1300 years.

Discover South Tyneside's past at this free museum in the heart of South Shields Town Centre.

A beautiful bay with stunning views and spectacular rock formations, located in Marsden, South Shields in South Tyneside.

Enjoy the theatre, cinema and much more at one of the leading cultural venues in the North East.