TOP 10 Things to do in Sunderland, England 2023!
TOP 10 Things to do in Sunderland, England 2023!
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Number 5. North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
At the former RAF Unsworth on the way to Washington, this transport museum is mostly about the history of flight.
Special attention is paid to the early years of jet aviation, and there’s a serious collection of British-made planes like an Avro Vulcan, a Gloster Meteor, a Hawker Hunter, a De Havilland Comet and a De Havilland Vampire, as well as American and French models like a Lockheed T-33A, an F-86D Sabre and a Dassault Mystère IV. You’ll have lots of engines to check out, and a host of military land vehicles like armoured personnel carriers, tanks and trucks.
Number 4. St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth
The history of this fascinating church by the Wear and University of Sunderland campus goes back to 675 when it was founded by Benedict Biscop as a priory, making it one of the oldest stone churches in the country.
What is very rare is just how much of that first building remains, and you can see it in the porch, west wall and fragments of stone carvings.
The green space surrounding the church has recently been landscaped to illustrate the size of the complex in Benedict Biscop’s day.
The Venerable Bede, often cited as “The Father of English History”, lived and studied here from the late 7th century.
Number 3. Penshaw Monument
Above the Herrington Country Park in Houghton le Spring there’s a striking folly atop Penshaw Hill, looking like a Greek temple has been transplanted to Wearside.
Built from local gritstone, the Penshaw Monument dates from 1844 and commemorates John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, the Whig statesman who had an important role in the British colonisation of New Zealand.
At 30 metres long and 20 metres high, this National Trust property has the scale and detail of a Classical temple, with Doric columns, an architrave, a frieze, a cornice and a pediment.
One of the pillars conceals a spiral stairway to access a scenic viewing platform, open from Easter to the end of September.
Number 2. Mowbray Park
Among the North East of England’s oldest urban parks, Mowbray Park is right in the city centre, behind the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.
The park opened in 1857 but had been in the pipeline for more than 20 years after the city realised it needed more green space following a cholera epidemic in 1831. As you wander over the little hillocks around Mowbray Park you may be interested to know that these bumps were caused by forgotten limestone quarries.
The park was the showpiece for the city centre’s regeneration in the 1990s and has fine monuments like the cast-iron William Hall Drinking Fountain from 1878 and a bandstand giving concerts that people watch on deckchairs.
Number 1. Ryhope Engines Museum
Founded in 1868, the Ryhope Pumping Station, in the suburb of the same name, functioned for a century before finally shutting down in 1967. The site is still owned by Northumbrian Water and still houses its pair of awesome Hawthorn beam engines, which have just celebrated their 150th anniversary.
The station no longer pumps water but those engines are in working order, and you can come and see them on Sundays, along with a set of smaller engines, three boilers from 1908, a waterwheel and a blacksmith’s forge.
There are also special “Steaming Weekends” five times a year when you’ll get to watch the engines and their 18-ton flywheels in motion.
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Seaburn, Sunderland. (4K)
Seaburn is a seaside resort and northeastern suburb of Sunderland, North East England. Seaburn lies within historic County Durham. The village of Whitburn borders the area to the north. To the west and south-west is Fulwell and to the south the coastal resort of Roker.
Virtually all of Seaburn consists of low-density private housing interspersed with open parkland, laid out in the middle of the 20th century. Much of the housing is amongst the most expensive in Sunderland, with many large mansion houses situated along the coast, and on adjoining streets.
The seafront is home to a sandy blue flag beach, seaside promenades, two amusement arcades, children's playgrounds, fish and chip shops, small guest houses and one four star hotel, operated by Marriott. The main shopping street is Sea Road, which runs from the seafront up through Fulwell to the Seaburn Metro station.
The area around Queens Parade hosts a 'strip' of popular eateries, with three Italian, two Indian and two Chinese restaurants in operation as of 2009. Also trading are several pubs and coffee shops. In the late 1980s, the old Seaburn Hall site was redeveloped, with a Morrisons supermarket, new amusement park and leisure and fitness centre. Previously, Seaburn Hall had been a famous dance hall and live music venue. It was built in 1939 as part of a development scheme which also included the seafront and a funfair.
Seaburn was a favourite place of the painter L. S. Lowry.
A large Lowry painting is displayed in the local Morrisons supermarket.
The popular Sunderland International Airshow is held on the coast at Seaburn and Roker and is the largest free event of its kind in Europe, with a variety of aircraft, civilian and military aircraft on display.
On the Tyne and Wear Metro Seaburn is served by its own station.
The suburb is part of the Fulwell ward on Sunderland City Council, and is represented by three Conservative councillors.
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Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England. It lies between Sunderland to the north, Hartlepool to the south, the Durham Coast to the east and Durham to the west. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946. The act also created the nearby settlement of Newton Aycliffe and later Washington, Tyne and Wear.
Hendon Beach, Sunderland. England. (4K)
This urban beach is a strip of sand and shingle to the south of Sunderland Docks. The sloping beach is interspersed by wooden groynes and rocky sea defences and is backed by a sea wall above which is a promenade.
From the beach there are views over the industrial buildings of the city and port area. A section of the England Heritage Coastal Path passes the beach.
A Walk in Houghton Le Spring Sunderland Tyne & Wear UK
A Walk in Houghton-le-Spring a town in North East England, which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the local government district of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham 7 miles southwest and Sunderland about 7 mi (11 km) northeast. The town of Seaham and the North Sea lie about 5 mi (8 km) directly east. The villages and towns of Newbottle, Fencehouses, and Hetton-le-Hole lie nearby. It has a population of 36,746.
Other villages within the Houghton-le-Spring postal district include Philadelphia, Shiney Row, Chilton Moor, and Woodstone Village.
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Includes snippets of saddle tanks in the Yorkshire coastlines and superb aerial footage of Newcastle station in its heyday.
As far as we know, this footage has never been seen on video and is a feast of activity for all steam enthusiasts. Originally shot on 16mm cine film.
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Ryhope Beach. North England
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Ryhope Dene to Seaham - Part 1
From Ryhope Dene on the Sunderland / County Durham border to Old Seaham, with its ancient church of St Mary the Virgin, via some dodgy cliffs and a world famous sea glass hunting ground.
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Hendon, Port of Sunderland. (4K)
Hendon is an eastern area of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, North East England, the location of much heavy industry and Victorian terraces and three high-rise residential tower blocks. The area is commonly referred to as the East End of Sunderland. Hendon is west of Sunderland Docks.
Shipbuilding in Sunderland began in Hendon with the opening of a shipyard by Thomas Menvill in 1346.
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Situated on the North East coast at the mouth of the river Wear; Sunderland Marina offers its berth-holders immediate access to the open sea at all states of tide.
Sunderland Marina is unique in that it is owned by and operates alongside an independent Charitable Trust (Adventure Sunderland)
The Marina consists of 132 pontoon moorings and 95 fore and aft moorings; staffed 24 hours a day we aim to provide our customers with a friendly service in a safe and secure environment. We have an onsite fuel pump, water and electricity supplies. Berth holders are all entitled to free parking throughout the year (when available) We also have a slipway and tidal maintenance shelve available.
The marina also has a host of restaurants and other facilities available to berth holders, visitors and members of the public.
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Whitburn Coastal Walk & Souter Lighthouse. Part 1 (4K)
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Enjoy a coastal walk around the Souter Lighthouse, Whitburn Coastal Park and Lizard Point on the South Shields coast. The park and lighthouse are located just to the south of South Shields at the village of Marsden. You can park at the Souter Lighthouse car park off the A183 at Marsden Quarry to start your walk. Alternatively follow the traffic free cycle and walking path along National Cycle Route 1 from South Shields to the site. It's a nice trail passing Frenchman's Bay, Marsden Bay and the Leas. The park is also just a few miles north of Sunderland and can be reached by walking or cycling along the same National route.
This route starts at the lighthouse car park and heads to the coastal viewpoint at Lizard Point. You then head west along the coast to Marsden Cliff and the Leas. Here you will find two and a half miles of magnesian limestone cliffs, wave-cut foreshore and coastal grassland. It's a fine cliff top walk with great views along the coast.
After exploring the Leas the route turns round and returns to Whitburn Coastal Park. The park is a nature reserve with trees, a bird observatory, viewing screens and wetland habitats. There's also a new National Trust wildlife garden with ponds, wildflowers, trees, berry bearing shrubs, a bog garden and hibernation areas.
The reserve is great for wildlife watching with cormorants, shags, kittiwakes, fulmar and herring gulls.
At the end of your walk you can enjoy refreshments at the National Trust cafe.
The long distance Great North Forest Heritage Trail runs through Marsden so you can pick this up to extend your walk. It will take you inland towards Cleadon Park and Boldon.
You could also head south along the traffic free cycle path to Whitburn Bay and Sunderland.
A Guided Off-Road Ride in the City of Sunderland UK #1 Warden Law to Lumley Dean
A Ride after few days of Rain Starting at Warden Law heading to Lumley Dean via Hetton & Rainton Meadows on the 15 6 19 it is around 10 miles long. I always try to avoid any road main or other but there a a few sections that are mostly unavoidable. Please use this as guide to further your own exploration of our fair city. This is a point to point route, You can retrace to return but hopefully i will be posting Alternate return routes in the next few months.
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Sunderland Marina Situated on the North East Coast at the Mouth of the River Wear,Sunderland (/ˈsʌndərlənd/ (About this sound listen), locally /ˈsʊndlənd/) is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 10 miles southeast of Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 miles northeast of Durham, 101 miles southeast of Edinburgh and 240 miles north of London. It is a coastal city at the mouth of the River Wear with beaches at Roker and Seaburn. The etymology of Sunderland is derived from sundered land, meaning land sundered, or set aside for a special purpose, from those belonging to the monastery at Monkwearmouth.[4]
Historically in County Durham, there were three original settlements on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side of the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when Benedict Biscop founded the Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey. Opposite the monastery on the south bank, Bishopwearmouth was founded in 930. A small fishing village called Sunderland, located toward the mouth of the river (modern day East End) was granted a charter in 1179.
Over the centuries, Sunderland grew as a port, trading coal and salt. Ships began to be built on the river in the 14th century. By the 19th century, the port of Sunderland had grown to absorb Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth. More recently, Sunderland has seen growth as a commercial centre for the automotive industry, science & technology and the service sector.
A person who is born or lives around the Sunderland area is sometimes colloquially known as a Mackem. This word is a late 20th century coining, and was initially an exonym, not used by the people of Sunderland until the 1980s.Redevelopment of the Monkwearmouth Colliery site, which sits of the north bank of the river Wear opposite the Vaux site, began in the mid-1990s with the creation of the Stadium of Light. In 2008, it was joined by the Sunderland aquatic centre. The Sheepfolds industrial estate occupies a large area of land between the Stadium and the Wearmouth Bridge. Sunderland arc are in the process of purchasing land in the Sheepfolds, with a view to relocate the businesses and redevelop the site. The emphasis of development plans include further sporting facilities, in order to create a Sports Village. Other plans include a hotel, residential accommodation, and a footbridge linking the site with the Vaux development.Each year on the last weekend in July, the city hosts the Sunderland International Airshow. It takes place primarily along the sea front at Roker and Seaburn,
Sunderland also hosts the free International Festival of Kites, Music and Dance, which attracts kite-makers from around the world to Northumbria Playing Fields, Washington.
Every year the city hosts a large Remembrance Day memorial service, the largest in the UK outside London in 2006.[125]
Sunderland's inaugural film festival took place in December 2003 at the Bonded Warehouse on Sunderland riverside, in spite of the lack of any cinema facilities in the city at that time, featuring the films of local and aspiring directors as well as reshowings of acclaimed works, such as Alan Bleasdale's The Monocled Mutineer, accompanied by analysis.[126] By the time of the second festival commencing on 21 January 2005, a new cinema multiplex had opened in Sunderland to provide a venue which allowed the festival to showcase over twenty films.
Attractions[edit]
Notable attractions for visitors to Sunderland include the 14th century Hylton Castle and the beaches of Roker and Seaburn. The National Glass Centre opened in 1998, reflecting Sunderland's distinguished history of glass-making. Despite sustained support from the Arts Council the centre has struggled to meet visitor targets since it opened.
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, on Borough Road, was the first municipally funded museum in the country outside London.It houses a comprehensive collection of the locally produced Sunderland Lustreware pottery. The City Library Arts Centre, on Fawcett Street, housed the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art until the library was closed in January 2017. The library service was relocated to the Museum and Winter Gardens and the Gallery for Contemporary Art,
The City of Sunderland has been commended several times on its commitment to preserving its natural facilities. As such, Sunderland has been awarded prestigious titles by the Britain in Bloom collective in 1993, 1997 and 2000Each year on the last weekend in July, the city hosts the Sunderland International Airshow. It takes place primarily along the sea front at Roker .