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North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England. It is located eight miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Traditional industries in the town include fishing and ship-building.

The town has recently undergone an extensive regeneration programme which has seen the revitalisation of the redundant docks. The Wet 'n' Wild indoor water park, an outlet shopping centre, and a marina form the centrepiece to the 'Royal Quays'. Similarly, major regeneration of the Fish Quay to the south of the town centre has included the construction of luxury apartments and the conversion of existing buildings into restaurants and bars. The North Shields Fish Quay is home to an annual festival to celebrate the history of the importance of the fishing industry to the town's history.

The Stephenson Railway Museum is located here.

Transport

The Tyne and Wear Metro links North Shields to Newcastle city centre, and to other destinations in Tyne and Wear including Whitley Bay, Newcastle Airport, and Sunderland.

An international ferry terminal based at Royal Quays is a gateway to overseas destinations, including NorwayThe Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country west of Sweden on the Scandinavian Peninsula. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway's famous fjords are found. In addition to Sweden, it borders R, SwedenThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf, and the Netherlands. A half-hourly ferry service connects the North Shields Fish Quay to the town of South ShieldsSouth Shields is a town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. It has a population of about 90,000. Several famous people were born in South Shields including Catherine Cookson and Hollywood dire on the opposite bank of the Tyne.

Towns in Tyne and Wear

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