WolvertonWorks
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We were in Newcastle for a few days and on Monday wanted to visit a few places over the course of the day so at 9:48 purchased Adult DaySavers A+B+C - helped by a very helpful staff member at Central Metro station as it wasn't obvious what to look for on the ticket machine.
Our first trip was from Central to Wallsend, then after visiting the Roman Fort (excellent signage from the Metro station) back on the Metro to Whitley Bay (where I wanted to see if the lovely mosaic was still on the wall of the station - yes it was and I was pleased to see it wasn't vandalised).
After spending some time there we took the Metro back to North Shields where we walked down to the ferry dock - better signage needed from the Metro station here - and took the ferry across to South Shields.
After a walk on the beach we took the Metro back to Monument. We did consider staying on and doing the whole yellow circuit from South Shields round the loop and ending at St James but were too tired so decided against it.
So five journeys Central-Wallsend, Wallsend-Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay-North Shields, Ferry and South Shields-Monument, and the option of more, for £6.20 was a bargain!
Maintenance works were happening on a number of stations we visited - good to see the lovely old features being maintained.
Interesting to watch the reaction of some of the passengers on one train when an announcement was made that revenue officers would be boarding at the next station. It was obvious some didn't have tickets and were making a quick decision to get off now or risk carrying on with their journey and being caught.
Our first trip was from Central to Wallsend, then after visiting the Roman Fort (excellent signage from the Metro station) back on the Metro to Whitley Bay (where I wanted to see if the lovely mosaic was still on the wall of the station - yes it was and I was pleased to see it wasn't vandalised).
After spending some time there we took the Metro back to North Shields where we walked down to the ferry dock - better signage needed from the Metro station here - and took the ferry across to South Shields.
After a walk on the beach we took the Metro back to Monument. We did consider staying on and doing the whole yellow circuit from South Shields round the loop and ending at St James but were too tired so decided against it.
So five journeys Central-Wallsend, Wallsend-Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay-North Shields, Ferry and South Shields-Monument, and the option of more, for £6.20 was a bargain!
Maintenance works were happening on a number of stations we visited - good to see the lovely old features being maintained.
Interesting to watch the reaction of some of the passengers on one train when an announcement was made that revenue officers would be boarding at the next station. It was obvious some didn't have tickets and were making a quick decision to get off now or risk carrying on with their journey and being caught.
