Royal Quays is an area of

North Shields North Shields () is a town in the Borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth. Since 1974, it has been in the North Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wea ...

North Tyneside North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It forms part of the greater Tyneside conurbation. North Tyneside Council is headquartered at Cobalt Park, Wallsend. North Tyneside is bordered ...

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, beside the

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. Built on the site of former docks, and containing the pre-existing North Shields International Ferry Terminal, the area was renamed Royal Quays in 1990 and redeveloped with housing, a

shopping centre A shopping center ( American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof. The first known colle ...

, Brewers Fayre restaurant, large public parks and a

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known as ''Wet n Wild''. A Premier Inn hotel, sports centre, ten-pin bowling complex and a trampolining centre are also part of the development.

History

The area is centred on the Albert Edward Dock which now houses the Royal Quays Marina.

Transport

The nearest Metro stations are Meadow Well and Percy Main which with local bus routes 10,11 and 317 serve the area. In addition to the North Shields International Ferry Terminal, cruise ships regularly dock at the Port of Tyne terminal. A car and lorry terminal is adjacent.

Royal Quays Outlet Centre

Royal Quays Outlet Centre, officially known as Royal Quays Outlet & Independent Centre is an outlet centre in Royal Quays,

. The centre has been used by the BBC to film scenes for children's programmes and ITV for an episode of Vera

Vera %28TV series%29 ''Vera'' is a British crime drama series based on the Vera Stanhope series of novels written by crime writer Ann Cleeves. It was first broadcast on ITV on 1 May 2011, and to date, eleven series have aired, with the latest debuting on 29 Aug ...

in July 2022.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Shopping centres in Northeast England Shopping centres in Tyne and Wear Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside North Shields