Whitburn Colliery

Whitburn Colliery was a coal mine located about three miles south of South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast.

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Marsden, Tyne and Wear

Marsden, historically Marsdon, is located on the outskirts of the seaside town South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast. It lies within historic County Durham.

Marsden Rock is a rock in Tyne and Wear, North East England, situated in Marsden, South Shields. It is overlooked by the Marsden Grotto. The rock is a 90 feet (27 m) sea stack of Magnesian Limestone which lies approximately 300 feet (91 m) off the main cliff face. It was formerly known for its naturally-formed arch. The arch collapsed in 1996 following a winter of storms creating two separate stacks. The smaller of the two was demolished in 1997 due to safety concerns. The remaining stack is reachable on foot during low tide but is completely surrounded by water at high tide. The cliffs surrounding Marsden Rock are an important breeding ground for seabirds and colonies can often be seen on top of the rock itself, including kittiwakes, herring gulls, and razorbills.

Marsden Grotto

The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a gastropub located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. It is partly dug into the cliff face and fronted with a more conventional building opening onto the beach. The pub is one of the very few "cave bars" in Europe, another being Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham. The venue includes a large bar, the inside cave with another bar and pool room, a bistro, a heated terrace on the beach and a seafood restaurant upstairs. Access is either by lift from the car park or by a zigzag staircase on the cliff at the side of the building. The lift is housed in a brick shaft rising from the front of the building.

Harton Down Hill

Harton Down Hill or Harton Downhill, also known locally as Blackberry Hills, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Horsley Hill area of South Shields in the South Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. This area is protected because of the special combination of plant species that grow on the shallow soil above the Magnesian Limestone rocks here. The land area designated as Harton Down Hill SSSI is within a larger area along Coast Road that is designated as a Local Nature Reserve called Harton Downhill. This protected area is close to Bramble Court Assisted Housing.