In the centre of South Shields, a 5-minute walk to beaches and parks, the 4-star Visit England Silver Award Forest Guest House offers cooked breakfasts and inviting bedrooms with free WiFi A Visit England award-winning full English breakfast, cooked in the open-plan kitchen, is served every morning in the dining room A choice of cereals is also available and special diets can be catered for on request The bedrooms are decorated in modern, soft colours and all feature a kettle and a refrigerator Each room has an en-suite shower, a hairdryer, teacoffee making facilities and an alarm clock The bedding and towels are Egyptian cotton Duvets and pillows are hypo-allergenic, although feather pillows are available on request All rooms have a flat-screen TV and some of the larger rooms feature a 43-inch 4K flat-screen TV Forest Guest House is less than a 10-minute walk from the Metro and Newcastle Airport is a 40-minute drive away Newcastle itself can be reached in 30 minutes by car