About Us

Robinson Crusoe's can be found on the south side of long sands beach, opposite the grand hotel, turn down the slope as if you were heading onto the beach and Crusoe's is located at the bottom of the slope, you can't miss us. Tynemouth is an area of extreme natural beauty and history. The area that was to become Tynemouth was probably first inhabited during the later part of the iron age as its position on the headland would serve as an excellent defensive position. For many centuries it followed this tradition with several nations building forts and later castles on the site. Whilst being a site of military importance the area is moreover associated with a long history of religion with the first monastery being built in the 7th Century. The site was used for this purpose until the reformation when Henry VIII took control of the estate and reverted it to a coastal defence. The site was used in this way against Napoleon and in both World Wars.