There is so much to see and do. Southcliff apartments are just around the corner from Cullercoats Bay – great for building a sandcastle or dipping your toes into the icy North Sea.

In Whitley Bay you can climb to the top of St Mary’s Lighthouse. In Tynemouth you can visit the Priory or browse lazily through the Saturday or Sunday flea market at the metro station.

If it’s city life you like then Newcastle with its newly re-vamped quayside is the place to be. Why not walk across the Millenium Bridge and take in a concert at the Sage or an exhibition at the Baltic?

But if it’s history and dramatic landscapes you crave then the castles and cathedral of Durham and Northumberland are easily accessible from Southcliff Apartments.