Theme park · South Shields · Tyne and Wear

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is a fairground in South Shields. Nearby, Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (1 km) heads a list of 68 within 15 km.

Photo: Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, Jimmy McIntyre - Editor HDR One Magazine (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In South Shields

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Theme park in South Shields

Inside South Shields

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is inside South Shields’ built-up area, with 14 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

Weather, month by month

Highs in South Shields reach 19°C in July and August.

Jan7° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar10° / 3°39 mm

Apr11° / 5°48 mm

May14° / 7°42 mm

Jun16° / 10°60 mm

Jul19° / 12°56 mm

Aug19° / 12°67 mm

Sep17° / 10°54 mm

Oct13° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 5°74 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

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

About

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

Fairground in South Shields.

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

Type: Theme park
Town: in South Shields
Official site: oceanbeach.co.uk

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

The map

Mapping Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

Numbered points are the places near Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, which is in orange.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

The 6 towns are led in size by South Shields, with 73,326 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

South Shields

73,326 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Tynemouth

60,611 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Jarrow

29,467 people · 19 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km northwest of it

Whitley Bay

36,876 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is	People	Places to visit
South Shields	It’s in town	73,326	23
Tynemouth	1.2 km northwest of it	60,611	18
Jarrow	3.1 km southwest of it	29,467	19
Whitley Bay	4.1 km northwest of it	36,876	16
Wallsend	4.3 km west of it	45,351	42
Cleadon	4.6 km south of it	4,599	19

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km are 68 places, among them 3 museums, 3 castles and an abbey or priory.

MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum1 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageTynemouth Priory and Castle1.8 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey10 km away 4

MuseumTurbinia14 km away 5

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral13 km away 6

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle13 km away 7

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock13 km away · 638K visitors a year 8

Castle · English HeritageHylton Castle9 km away

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

Visiting Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

Where is Ocean Beach Pleasure Park?

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ocean Beach Pleasure Park?

Fairground in South Shields.

When is the best time to visit Ocean Beach Pleasure Park?

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 Ocean Beach Pleasure Park?

Within 15 km: Arbeia Roman Fort Museum (1 km), Tynemouth Priory and Castle (1.8 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (10 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 (9)

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park: Jimmy McIntyre - Editor HDR One Magazine, 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
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
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
Hylton Castle: Craigy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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