Beaches · North East England
South Gare
South Gare in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
South Gare is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
South Gare is an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England. It is accessed by taking the South Gare Road (private road) from Fisherman's Crossing at the western end of Tod Point Road in Warrenby. Before the building of South Gare, permanent dry land stopped at Tod Point, at the western end of Warrenby, and there was only Coatham Sands and the mudflats of Bran Sands. The creation of South Gare extends this by a further 2.5 miles (4.0 km). The building of South Gare offers a safe harbour in stormy weather to ships off the coast and allowed for the dredging of the River Tees entrance. South Gare itself was a settlement but the houses there were demolished many years ago.
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Background
Architecture
Building the 22 mi of slag training walls in the Tees was started in 1859. Blocks of solid blast furnace slag were cast and moved into position along the banks of the River Tees, then back filled using 70,000 tons of material dredged from river bed. using 5 million tonnes of blast furnace slag and 18,000 tons of cement at a total cost of £219,393. Work was planned and supervised by John Fowler, engineer to the Tees Commissioners. With construction complete, the breakwater was formally opened by the Right Hon W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury on 25 October 1888.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6403, -1.1392
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS10 5NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
Sources
- wikidata: Q7567330 (CC0)
- wikipedia: South Gare (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Gare?
- South Gare is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS10 5NX), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- Is South Gare free to visit?
- Yes, South Gare is free to enter.
- How do I get to South Gare?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS10 5NX. It sits within the Redcar parliamentary constituency.