About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Kingsmere Guest House in South Shields offers family rooms with private bathrooms. Each room includes a TV, refrigerator, free toiletries, and carpeted floors. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a bar, and free parking. Additional amenities include bathrobes, tea and coffee makers, hairdryers, chocolates or cookies, and showers. Breakfast Options: A continental or full English/Irish breakfast is provided, highly praised by guests for its quality. Local Attractions: Sandhaven Beach is less than 1 km away, while Newcastle International Airport is 24 km distant. Nearby attractions include the Stadium of Light (11 km) and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (16 km).

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish

  • FREE parking!


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
1 double bed
1 double bed
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1 bunk bed
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Donovan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Breakfast was very good, the bed was ok, we are used to king size. The host was very welcoming.
  • Matthias
    Germany Germany
    We enjoyed the breakfast chats with Paul and the other hotel guests. The UNESCO world heritage site, Arbeia Roman fort is right around the corner. It was very informative and interesting. The explanations made me use all of my senses.
  • Paul
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Well located for the high street in South Shields and for travelling into Newcastle with a very welcoming and helpful host. Great sized accommodation, very clean with good shower room, TV, WiFi, nice beds and well decorated. Easy enough to park...
  • Kirsty
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I stayed in a single room with an en-suite shower room. The room had a double bed and the room was larger than I expected. It was very comfortable and also had a fan as the weather was hot. The room came with a dressing gown and slippers and...
  • Brian
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Smooth cheque. Customised breakfast. Helpful staff. I accidentally left an article in the room, staff held onto it securely and would have posted it back but I got someone to collect it
  • Martin
    Denmark Denmark
    Nice and quiet and very close to city center, ferry , train/busstation, Bent' amusements park, and river Tyne and the sea.
  • Terry
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I think the property was a georgian property 🤔🫠🙂 built in the 1900's. A couple from the south west moved up here nearly 10 years ago. I am very impressed!
  • Alison
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Friendly host, good location and breakfast, comfortable beds.
  • Laura
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    It was a good accommodation, and the owner was very helpful. Near the sea, quiet, many places to dine.
  • Glen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The room was spacious and comfortable. The staff (Paul) was great and lovely to meet his granddaughter.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

Company review score: 9.4Based on 393 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Property information

Kingsmere Guest House is located off of Ocean Road, which means you have ready access to the shops, restaurants and bars of South Shields. Our guest house has a comfortable tranquillity, being set back away from the main road, yet a five minute stroll in one direction will have you on the gorgeous beaches and access to Bents Park where there are many free concerts, exhibitions etc held throughout the year. New for 2021 is a dedicated fully licensed, tastefully furnished & decorated Lounge Bar for guests. With a wide variety of wines, beers, spirits & soft drinks, it is the perfect space for pre-dinner drinks or winding down when the kids are in bed! All but one of our rooms are en-suite, the remaining room has access to its own private shower room. There are colour TV's with Freeview, tea & coffee making facilities, bottled water & complimentary toiletries in each room. We offer a varied breakfast menu from The 'Full English' to American Pancakes with Golden Syrup. The Metro is a 5/7 minute walk from the guest house, which is a convenient way of getting about the county & Newcastle Airport. Our guest house is perfect for families, couples, cyclists, walkers etc. We can also accommodate well behaved dogs! If you would like to sail across the Tyne from South Shields, the ferry landing stage is a short walk away from the guest house. South Shields Colleges For guests visiting South Shields for training purposes, the South Tyneside Nautical College, the Sea Survival Centre and The North East Tiling Training Centre are all within walking distance from the guest house, in South Shields

Neighbourhood information

Within a five minute walk from the Guest House, you can be either on the beach, in the town centre or having a look around the Arbeia Roman Fort. South Shields has two beaches, Little Haven & Sandhaven both of which have their own separate qualities.

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

House rules

Kingsmere Guest House takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 21:00
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 3 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please let Kingsmere Guest House know your expected arrival time, and the ages of any children who may be staying. You can use the Special Requests box when booking to provide this information.

Kingsmere Guest House only accepts children aged over 3 years old.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property currently isn't accepting guests from certain countries, during dates where such guidelines exist.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.