page_title: Monkseaton
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Monkseaton / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: Monkseaton Front Street
context_page_description: Monkseaton is a village absorbed into Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, in the North East of England. Historically in Northumberland, it is in the north-east of the borough, ³⁄₄ mile from the North Sea coast and 1 ¹⁄₂ miles north of the River Tyne at North Shields. A mile to the north of Monkseaton, the extensive built-up areas of North Tyneside change abruptly into green belt stretching north into south-east Northumberland. The village is at an elevation of 130 feet above sea-level.
context_section_description: Churchill Playing Fields are located within the vicinity and the North Tyneside International Youth Football Tournament takes place here every year. Bowling greens, tennis courts and a cricket pavilion accompany the park.
  Monkseaton Metro station was moved to its current position in 1915 and the tennis courts in Souter Park South are now where the station was originally located. The station is one of the village's two stops on the circular Tyne and Wear Metro which connects it to Newcastle, the other being West Monkseaton.  Another rail route, heading north up the coast, is now disused and has been adapted into a footpath and cycle route leading to the A190 road that links Seaton Sluice to the town of Seaton Delaval.
  Monkseaton has three centrally-located pubs situated close to each other on the north side of Front Street, the main thoroughfare of the village. Heading west from Monkseaton station, the first of these is the Monkseaton Arms, next is the Black Horse, and finally, set back from the street somewhat, is the Ship Inn. Two other pubs, the Hunting Lodge and the Beacon, are located west and north not far from West Monkseaton Metro station. There are several local schools, including Monkseaton Middle School, Valley Gardens Middle School, Monkseaton High School and Whitley Bay High School.
caption: Front Street, Monkseaton
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