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The north-east

Swingers in Tyne and Wear.

Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and the coast. The north-east's big city county, joined up by the Metro.

Tyne and Wear members · free to join · adults

Local knowledge

The scene in Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is the north-east's metropolitan county – Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Shields, Tynemouth and Washington: two cities and a string of coastal and riverside towns.

Tyne and Wear has one of the best balances in England: alongside the single men there is a good group of couples and an unusually high share of single women, many of them under 35.

Newcastle and Gateshead

A compact, sociable city centre either side of the Tyne bridges, with nightlife it is famous for.

Sunderland

A second city on the Wear, with its own identity and its own centre.

South Shields and Tynemouth

The coast at the mouth of the Tyne – seafronts, harbours and an easy Metro ride from Newcastle.

Washington

A planned town between the two cities, handy for meeting people from either side.

Getting around: the Metro connects most of the county, and the A1 and A19 run north to Northumberland and south to Durham and Teesside. VIP's distance search covers the whole area, not just your postcode.

Meeting up: the Metro makes it easy to meet across the river without driving, and Newcastle city centre is busy enough to stay anonymous. From Sunderland or the coast, a drink in Newcastle keeps things away from your own doorstep.

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Members across Tyne and Wear – photos blurred, towns hidden.

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Tyne and Wear

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