Marsden Rock
You reach Marsden Rock, an attraction, by heading 100 m east of South Shields. Around it, within 15 km, lie 49 more places, Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (7.2 km) first on our list.
Attraction near South Shields
Just outside South Shields
Marsden Rock is 100 m east of South Shields. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in South Shields
The warmest months in South Shields are July and August, with highs of 19°C.
Marsden Rock
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 100 m east of South Shields
The area around Marsden Rock
On this map, Marsden Rock is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Marsden Rock
Largest of the 8 is Sunderland, home to 168,323. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
South Shields
Whitburn
Cleadon
South Bents
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Marsden Rock is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shields | 100 m west of it | 73,326 | 23 |
| Whitburn | 1.7 km south of it | 5,082 | 13 |
| Cleadon | 2.4 km southwest of it | 4,599 | 19 |
| South Bents | 3.8 km south of it | 1,113 | 13 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 4.2 km southwest of it | 6,795 | 16 |
| Sunderland | 4.3 km south of it | 168,323 | 21 |
| Jarrow | 4.7 km west of it | 29,467 | 19 |
| Tynemouth | 5 km northwest of it | 60,611 | 18 |
Beyond Marsden Rock
Choose from 49 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey7.2 km away2
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum4.7 km away3
Castle · English HeritageTynemouth Priory and Castle5.2 km away4
Castle · English HeritageHylton Castle7.5 km away5
Art galleryBALTIC Centre14 km away6
Theme parkSpanish City9.1 km away7MuseumMuseum · National TrustSouter Lighthouse1 km away8
Museum · National TrustWashington Old Hall12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Marsden Rock
Where is Marsden Rock?
Marsden Rock is 100 m east of South Shields, Tyne and Wear.
What is Marsden Rock?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Marsden Rock?
July and August are the warmest months in South Shields, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Marsden Rock?
Within 15 km: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (7.2 km), Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (4.7 km), Tynemouth Priory and Castle (5.2 km) and Hylton Castle (7.5 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 (7)
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tynemouth Priory and Castle: Chris McKenna (user:Thryduulf), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylton Castle: Craigy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spanish City: Original author was Adam G. Bell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Old Hall: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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