Scotland to Newcastle Ferry

Heading down the other end of the bay we come to Tynemouth Castle and Priory which dominate the headland and once formed one of the largest fortified areas in England. There was a settlement here during the Roman period, and in the 7th century a monastery was esablished on the site. That first monastery was destroyed in a Danish raid, and a new monastery based on the Benedictine rule was established in about 1090.