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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
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| 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. Click Here 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 Click Here 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. Click Here |
Buildings
& Monuments Mowbray Park and Sunderland Museum with the Winter Gardens. 15 tours in the park and 37 inside the museum Click Here 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. Click Here Penshaw Monument, the monument resembling the athens Acropolis near the village of Penshaw. Awaiting tours. 4 tours. Click Here 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. Click Here 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 Click Here 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. Click Here 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 Click Here 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 Click Here |
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