South Shields Food and Heritage Map

Let us show you the incredible food and heritage history of South Shields, a coastal port town in South Tyneside that lies on the south bank of the mouth…

5. Metro Station & King Street

5. Metro Station & King Street

44 King St, South Shields NE33 1HZ
44 King St, South Shields NE33 1HZ

For those arriving into South Shields by Metro, this is where you can join the South Shields Food & Heritage Trail. Make your way from the Metro Station to King Street.

Initially created as a residential area in the 1700s for the middle class such as merchants, doctors and solicitors, during the nineteenth century King Street became more commercial and less residential until it was a thriving shopping area, before becoming pedestrianised in the 1980s.