South Shields regeneration: Foreshore
Aims for the Foreshore
Current role
- Family leisure / entertainment
- Days out
- Sport and recreation
- Events including Great North Run and Summer Festival
- Watersports
- Food and drink
- Hotels / chalet / accommodation
Objectives
- Extend the visitor season
- Increase visitor numbers
- Increase visitor spend
- Improve overnight accommodation offer
- Improve links to the town centre / Ocean Road
- Improve all weather attractions / activities
- Expand the visitor offer with new activities
- Encourage day trippers to stay overnight
- Attract a different demographic by offering new activities to increase spend
- Expand the demographic of visitors to include higher spenders and overnight visitors
