Summary
A short cruise; a few glasses of best bitter; a nip of Glenfiddich or a charming Cabernet Sauvignon - is there any more pleasant way to spend a summer Sunday evening?
The prospect is undoubtedly appealing but, tough, you can't do it any more - not on the Shields Ferry, at any rate. Crossing the Tyne from North Shields to South Shields (or vice-versa) for a drink is one of the region's great pleasures and has been since the 14th Century. The breeze from the North Sea may send shivers through your whole body at times, but generally it's just fresh enough to whet the appetite. However, ferry operator, Nexus, decided in February to cut the service on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, meaning that a summer Sunday, seven-minute, pounds 1.95-return cruise has to be taken before 6pm, or you're marooned.See the full content of this document
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Discerning Drinkers Left High and Dry
Around 500,000 people used the crossing last year, down by one- fifth on the 1997 figures. Transport chiefs have blamed the numbers on "a decline in attractiveness of shops in South Shields" and that some Monday to Wednesday nigh...
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