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South Shields » Leisure And Entertainment

South Shields Leisure And Entertainment

Search our leisure and entertainment directory, and never have a dull moment again! Displaying UK wide leisure and entertainment entries for days out and nights out, providing great ideas for birthdays, hen parties, and giving you every excuse to have another party. Popular days out include paintball, but here you will also find entertainment to keep the kids amused while the adults play. The corporate events section offers a broad spectrum of executive entertainment, including team building activities and nights out to embarrass your boss. Sites include entertainers and music industry entertainment, and for that something extra special, Las Vegas style gambling in the UK. Try your hand at gambling, with less risk and more fun. For more romantic entertainment, you will also find here the perfect suggestions for eating out. Never be stuck for entertainment ideas again.

About South Shields - show infohide info

South Shields is a town on the east coast of England, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. South Shields lies on the south bank of the River Tyne, and has a population of about 90,000. The town is situated on the site of an excavated Roman fort. A Roman gatehouse and barracks have been reconstructed on the original foundations. In 1499, salt panning began in the town, and achieved major importance. It is recorded that up to 200 boiling-pans were located in the town. Other important industries for the town were coal mining, glass and chemical manufacture. South Shields had the worlds largest alkali works. another important industry of the town was shipbuilding. However, today the town relies largely on service industries such as shops, and South Shields has become a dormitory town for workers in nearby Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland. The town's economy also benefits from tourism through its beach, and by marketing itself as 'Catherine Cookson County', encouraging thousands of visitors annually to view the place of her birth, and to enjoy the attractions on the promenade at South Shields. South Shields sees Tyne and Wear Metro services to Newcastle and Gateshead, from where connections to London, Scotland and across the Pennines can be made. Nearby towns to South Shields include North Shields, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Washington, Sunderland, Jarrow, Wallsend and Whitley Bay.

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