How to Find Us

St. Mary's Church hall

By car: If you drive into Whitley Bay past Morrisons on Hillheads Road you will see St. Paul's Church on your left at the traffic lights. At these lights, turn left up Park View and continue around the corner, as the road bends to the right. Drive down Park View and cross the lights at the bottom into Ilfracombe Gardens. Continue in the same direction, past Nursery Times Toy Shop on your left. The road becomes Claremont Gardens just past outdoor World Camping Shop on your left. The church is a large (modern-ish) building on your left, with easy parking nearby. You can approach form the other end of Claremont Gardens by driving down Monkseaton Drive from Sainsbury's (coming from Backworth and Earsdon) and taking the right-hand turn before the sea front. The Church is then on your right, past Shaftsbury Avenue, on the corner of Claremont Gardens and Davison Avenue.

By Metro: Leave Monkseaton Metro station and head towards the sea front, down marine Avenue. About ¼ mile down this road you come to traffic lights at Ilfracombe Gardens. Turn left at the lights and walk past Nursery Times Toy Shop on your left. The road becomes Claremont Gardens just past Outdoor World Camping Shop on your left. The church is a large (modern-ish) building on your left, with a car park front and rear. It is about 20 minutes walk from the Metro.

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The Scout Hut

The Scout Hut is at the Old Quarry next to Marden Wildlife Park, just off the Broadway at the Whitley Bay end. The Park is great for picnics, feeding ducks, enjoying daffodils when the weather is good!

Directions from Newcastle: Take the A1058 out to the coast and head for Tynemouth along Beach Road. Turn left at the roundabout by the New Broadway pub, continue along the Broadway for about half a mile, and you will find the Scout Hut on the left opposite the Quarry pub. There is a large free car park.

By Metro: It is a ten minute walk from Whitley Bay Metro Station. Get off and leave the station on the opposite side to the town, and walk up Chollerford Avenue until you reach the main road, the Broadway. You need to turn left and then cross this busy road in front of the Quarry pub and walk a few metres over the grass, up a small slip road and the Scout hut is on your right, with green railings all around the outside of the buliding. Buggies are easiest brought into the rear of the building, via the carpark on the edge of Marden Wildlife Park. Just keep walking around the Scout hut and you'll find the gate at the back.

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Holy Trinity Church Hall

The Holy Trinity Church Hall is in Churchill Gardens, Jesmond.

Directions from Newcastle: Take Jesmond Road as if you were heading for the coast on the A1058, but turn off just before entering the Cradlewell bypass, following the brown sign for Jesmond Dene.

Directions from the coast: Come in towards Newcastle on the A1058, past the People's Theatre and the Corner House pub, through the Cradlewell Bypass, and turn right immediately at the traffic lights, following the brown sign for Jesmond Dene.

There is a sandwich shop on the right and Rehill's Deli on your left. Go past these shops and the church is on your right. The hall is just beyond the church, and there is plenty of space to park on the street outside. Please do not use the Church car park, which is private.

By Metro: Holy Trinity Church Hall is about a twenty minute brisk walk from Jesmond Metro Station, heading east along Jesmond Road, until you reach the traffic lights just before the Cradlewell bypass. You turn left following brown sign for Jesmond Dene, then follow the directions above.

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