Royal Quays
Royal Quays is an area of North Shields, North Tyneside, England, near the River Tyne.
Royal Quays | |
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Area | |
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  Royal Quays Location in Tyne and Wear | |
| Coordinates: 54.993°N 1.461°W | |
| OS grid reference | NZ345666 |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| District | Tyne and Wear |
Built on the site of former docks, and containing the pre-existing North Shields International Ferry Terminal, the area was renamed Royal Quays in 1990 and redeveloped with housing, a shopping centre and a water park known as Wet n Wild. A hotel, sports centre and trampolining centre are also part of the development.
History
The area is centred on the Albert Edward Dock which now houses the Royal Quays Marina.[1]
Transport
The nearest Metro stations are Meadow Well and Percy Main.
In addition to the North Shields International Ferry Terminal, cruise ships regularly dock at the Port of Tyne terminal. A car terminal is adjacent.[2]
Royal Quays Outlet Centre
The centre has been used by the BBC to film scenes for children's programmes.
As of September 2020, the shopping centre was home to:
- Baggage Factory
- ferryhomely
- B2F Luggage
- Beauty Outlet
- Body Shop
- C Bomb Trading
- Canny Clever IT Services
- Clarks Outlet
- Costa Coffee
- Cotton Traders
- Designer Warehouse Outlet
- Dreams
- The Edinburgh Woollen Mill
- Ellie K Photography
- Gap Outlet
- The Gift Company
- Hallmark
- Julian Charles
- L4P
- Moss
- Mountain Warehouse
- Next Clearance
- Olivia’s Baby Boutique
- Pavers
- Ponden Home Interiors
- Poundland
- Quay Pets and Aquatics
- Roman
- Subway
- Tog24
- Trespass
- Unique Boutique
- Vapour Logic
- The Works Outlet[3]
References
- https://www.visitnorthtyneside.com/activities/activity/6/
- Maker], Port of Tyne [Fin Page. "Port of Tyne - About us | www.portoftyne.co.uk". www.portoftyne.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- "Stores | Royal Quays". royalquaysoutletcentre.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
