Geordies, Mackems and Northumbrians will all have their favourite beach in the region, but does it match up to those recommended by a global travel magazine?
This week, Condé Nast Traveller rounded up the ten best beaches close to Newcastle. There was a mixture of popular beaches and hidden gems from Sunderland all the way up to Northumberland, while there were a few which surprisingly missed out too.
The most glaring omission is Bamburgh Beach, which was recently voted the 8th best in Europe at the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards, while there was also no place for Tynemouth Longsands - a beach that everyone and their dog seems to go to... at least when dogs are not banned from the south of the beach from October 1 to April 30.
