Aquarium · Tynemouth · Tyne and Wear

Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth

Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth stands in Tynemouth. Close by, within 5 km, are 12 more places to see. Add Tynemouth Priory and Castle, 1.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Tynemouth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Aquarium in Tynemouth

Inside Tynemouth

Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth is inside Tynemouth’s built-up area, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Tynemouth

Aim for June to September, when Tynemouth reaches 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°49 mm

Feb8° / 2°43 mm

Mar10° / 3°40 mm

Apr12° / 5°49 mm

May15° / 7°41 mm

Jun18° / 10°63 mm

Jul20° / 12°57 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep17° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tynemouth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Tynemouth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tynemouth’s full climate →

About

Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth

In Tynemouth, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Aquarium
Town: in Tynemouth
Official site: bluereefaquarium.co.uk/tynemouth

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases near Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth

By population, South Shields leads the 6 with 73,326. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Tynemouth

60,611 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Whitley Bay

36,876 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km south of it

South Shields

73,326 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km west of it

Shiremoor

6,965 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth is	People	Places to visit
Tynemouth	It’s in town	60,611	18
Whitley Bay	1.1 km northwest of it	36,876	16
South Shields	2.2 km south of it	73,326	23
Shiremoor	4.3 km west of it	6,965	10
Wallsend	4.3 km southwest of it	45,351	42
Jarrow	5 km southwest of it	29,467	19

Make a day of it

After Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.

Castle · English HeritageTynemouth Priory and Castle1.4 km away 2

MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum2.6 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey13 km away 4

MuseumTurbinia14 km away 5

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral13 km away 6

Theme parkSpanish City2.5 km away 7

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle13 km away 8

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock13 km away · 638K visitors a year

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth: questions

Where is Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth?

Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth is in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth?

Aquarium.

When is the best time to visit Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth?

June to September are the warmest months in Tynemouth, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Blue Reef Aquarium Tynemouth?

Within 15 km: Tynemouth Priory and Castle (1.4 km), Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (2.6 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (13 km) and Turbinia (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Tynemouth Priory and Castle: Chris McKenna (user:Thryduulf), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spanish City: Original author was Adam G. Bell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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