Whitley Bay beach
Water quality: Excellent — the highest water-quality rating the Environment Agency gives.
Photo: Glen Bowman (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Classification from the Environment Agency's designated bathing water profile — see the official profile for the latest sampling, pollution risk forecasts and any advice against bathing.
Places to stay near Whitley Bay
Within 5 miles of the beach, nearest first — straight-line distances.
0.1 miles from the beach
0.2 miles from the beach
0.3 miles from the beach
0.3 miles from the beach
The Coastal Retreat
🏖️ 0.33 miles from Whitley Bay (Excellent water quality)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England
Sleeps 4
£1,088 per break
Check availability0.4 miles from the beach
Dunes Hotel
✓ Family-run hotel in the heart of Whitley Bay
🏖️ 0.45 miles from Whitley Bay (Excellent water quality)
Whitley Bay
0.4 miles from the beach
0.4 miles from the beach
0.4 miles from the beach · 🐾 dogs welcome
Windsor Hotel
✓ Largest and most impressive hotel in Whitley Bay
🏖️ 0.38 miles from Whitley Bay (Excellent water quality)
Whitley Bay
0.5 miles from the beach
Saltair House
🏖️ 0.47 miles from Whitley Bay (Excellent water quality)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England
Sleeps 8
£1,440 per break
Check availabilityThings to do near Whitley Bay
Blue Reef Aquarium TynemouthAquariums · 1.6 mi
Watch House MuseumMuseums & Galleries · 2.6 mi
Old Lowlight Heritage CentreMuseums & Galleries · 2.8 mi
Stephenson Railway MuseumMuseums & Galleries · 3 mi
Arbeia Roman Fort MuseumMuseums & Galleries · 3.1 mi
South Shields Museum & Art GalleryMuseums & Galleries · 3.5 mi
👻 Haunted places near Whitley Bay
From Haunted Britain — our researched guide to Britain's most haunted castles, inns and halls, with the stories behind them and which ones you can sleep in.
