Armed police were also called to the scene and officers carried out searches around Tynemouth Priory, but those believed to be involved had left the area. A Northumbria Police spokeswoman today ...

However, the town boasts the stunning Tynemouth Castle and Priory, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding area and a 2000 year old history that began as an Iron Age settlement, reports the ...

who had fought in the early years of the war, who named the pub the Gibraltar Rock when they were stationed at Tynemouth Priory and Castle in 1837.