Pictures from Sandhaven Beach in South Shields on Christmas morning.Pictures from Sandhaven Beach in South Shields on Christmas morning.
Pictures from Sandhaven Beach in South Shields on Christmas morning.

Eight pictures of dogs, dippers and walkers enjoying Christmas morning on Sandhaven Beach in South Shields

What better way to start Christmas Day than a trip to the beach.

North News and Pictures were out this morning capturing the scenes, with even some hardly souls taking in a dip – in festive hats, of course!