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Pier Guest House

Recently refurbished to a very high standard with fully en-suited rooms, situated in town centre, close to shops, coast and night life. Friendly and immaculate accommodation.

Landmarks and tourism:
As well as being the oldest and largest town in South Tyneside, South Shields is also one of the region's most popular seaside resorts, a status it has built up by marketing itself as Catherine Cookson Country. Thousands of people come to see where the famous author was born and brought up before visiting the town centre and coastal attractions. The local council and its partners intend to make further improvements and develop new additions to the seafront.

The town has much to offer both locals and visitors alike:

* The reconstructed Roman Fort and excavations at Arbeia, which form part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site

* The town's museum & art gallery, including a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and times of Catherine Cookson

* The Customs House theatre and arts venue and the historic Mill Dam riverside

* Traditional, continental and farmers' markets and high street shopping

* Seafront complete with promenade, parks, fairground and amusement arcades, crazy golf, skate complex, quasar laser, miniature steam railway and boating lake and live entertainment

* Coastal scenery, beaches and dunes at Littlehaven, Sandhaven and Marsden Bay

* The National Trust-owned Souter Lighthouse and The Leas cliff tops

* Temple Park Leisure Centre, and

* An extensive network of cycle paths and trails

There is a good choice of restaurants, cafes, public houses and nightlife as well as hotels, guest houses and caravan parks. South Shields plays host to an annual free summer festival and each autumn the town is the seaside finish to the world-famous Great North Run.