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Hillheads Road, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 8HZ

Approaching the junction with Haig Avenue on the right.

This post box dates from the reign of Elizabeth II and stands on Hillheads Road close to the junction with Haig Avenue. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

A residential street off Hillheads Road in Whitley Bay.

A large building housing an ice rink on Hillheads Road. The facility offers public skating as well as being the home rink of the Whitley Warriors ice hockey team.

A branch of the Aldi supermarket chain off Hillheads Road. The car park was full of shoppers cars on a cold Sunday afternoon.

Built by the then owner of Durham Ice Rink, Mr. J. Smith (commonly known as 'Icy Smith') at a cost of over £100,000, Whitley Bay Ice Rink opened its doors to the public in May 1955. It is home to Whitley Warriors ice hockey team (formerly known as Whitley Bees) who have, over the years, produced a number of international ice hockey players. It was, for a period, the north east premier concert venue hosting the likes of; Status Quo, AC/DC, The Cure, Wham!, Iron Maiden, KISS, Metallica, Kylie Minogue, New Kids on the Block, Oasis and the Pet Shop Boys. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

Whilst the history of allotments goes back many centuries, it was not until the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 came into force that local authorities were legally obliged to provide "sufficient allotments according to demand". This duty was further extended with the passing of the Land Settlement Facilities Act 1919 with the rights of allotment holders being strengthened by the Allotments Act 1922. However, the most important change was introduced when the Allotments Act 1925 established statutory allotments which local authorities could not sell off or covert to other uses without Ministerial consent. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This public bridleway runs from Hillheads Road next to Whitley Bay Ice Rink and ends at this point, where it then links with a public footpath. This footpath follows a course similar to a footpath shown on the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area published in 1865 at which time the area was part of the extensive Whitley Bay Limestone Quarry. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

The Cricket Club was formed in 1926 and the Club's 1st and 2nd XI teams compete in the Tyneside and Northumberland Cricket League. When the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area was published in 1865, the area now occupied by the cricket ground formed part of the extensive Whitley Bay Limestone Quarry (Whitley Quarry). The Clubhouse is the white building at the far side of the ground. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This public footpath, which stands close to the site of the former Marden Well, leads to Hillheads Road adjacent to Whitley Bay Ice Rink. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk