TOURIST HOME PAGE

This is the tourist section. Each area of the city has been or will be covered by this page to promote the tourism in the city.

Where it says Awaiting Virtual Tours it just means we have taken the images but have yet had time to either stitch them together or place them on the net.

Please remember we don't receive any payment for the tourism section so it is all done in our own free time.

Each map is drawn by hand from an aerial photograph and takes a large amount of time to undertake. Then each of the tours is stitched together and wrapped up to produce the final movie.

All Images and movies are available for license, contact us for more info.

River and Coast

All around Marina and the piers are covered.
27 virtual tours Click Here

South Hylton River Side between claxheugh rocks and the A19 fly over bridge,
10 tours.
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North Hylton River Side, Running from Penshaw north up to Queen Alexander Bridge.
Awaiting Tours.


Coast, running from whitburn, south to ryhope.
Hendon Beach 3 tours.
Ryhope Beach 1 tour.
Roker Beach
Outside Docks 2 tours.
Seaburn
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Hendon Docks, Even though only industry has been covered here, we have included this as it is one of the life lines of the city.
10 tours.
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Buildings & Monuments

Mowbray Park and Sunderland Museum with the Winter Gardens.
15 tours in the park and 37 inside the museum
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Hylton Castle,
From about the year 1400 this castle was built more for comfort than for defense.
With 16 Movies covering the castle and the grounds.
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Penshaw Monument, the monument resembling the athens Acropolis near the village of Penshaw.
Awaiting tours.
4 tours.
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The Windmill
Built in 1821 and used until 1949 this fully restored windmill is the most complete example in the North East UK.
Awaiting Tours

The National Glass Centre

The glass centre has a solid glass roof looking down about 2 or 3 floors straight into the restaurant, this roof can be walked upon, not recommended for vertigo problems.
One tour from the out side with many more awaiting.
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Washington Old Hall
Home of George Washington's ancestors for over 400 yrs.
Awaiting tours

St Peters church
The Earliest remaining christian church founded in

Walks parks & Areas

The Glass trail runs along the Coast to Coast cycle path, From the St Peters University campus through to the Alexander Bridge. Awaiting tours.

City Centre
The city centre in the last 5 yrs that i have lived in sunderland has taken some absolutely massive changes for the better.
5 tours of The Bridges Shopping Centre, and 15 more awaiting
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Tunstall Hill
I have been photographing the north east for over 10 years now, and this with out doubt is one of the most spectacular views. With vistas as far as south shields to the north and down as far probably close to hartlepool to the south and as far as the start of the pennines to the west.
Virtual tours taken in the dark with all the city lit up with street lighting, and one in the daylight.
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Back House park,
The Reg Vardy gallery and the Ashbrooke Uni campus is with-in this park, There are fitness trails and its perfect for walking the dog.
Awaiting Tours

Whitburn Village
Without doubt the most beautiful area of sunderland, Very traditional looking village, with little tiny antique shops and just a generally nice place.
9 Tours
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Newbottle (old quarry)
The old open cast quarry below penshow has now been reopened as a nature reserve and a open fitness trail.
5 Tours
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