Recently a survey by the website “ilivehere.co.uk” branded Sunderland at 36 in the “50 worst places to live in the UK”. Whilst not at the very top, the survey has been rejected by locals on Wearside who said it was patronizing, insulting and those involved had probably never lived in the City. Here, in response to this hit piece, we table a series of reasons why Sunderland is in fact amongst the BEST Places to live in the UK!
- Sunderland has one of the best and most underrated seafronts in all Britain. With clean white sand, crystal clear water, a regenerated promenade, plenty of restaurants, a beautiful Victorian Public Park and clean air, you cannot get much finer than Roker and Seaburn
- It has a great Marina to go with it too!
- An impressive riverside with iconic bridges, including the Northern Spire
- Sunderland is an affordable place to live, with good priced homes of a reasonable size. People are not being priced out of existence like in London and its peripheries and have to commute with extortionate railway prices every single day.
- Sunderland has a number of other high quality, naturally beautiful recreational parks, such as the Barnes Park, Silksworth Park, Herrington Country, Doxford Park and Mowbray Park
- Sunderland has a great deal of internal green belt land which makes a refreshing exchange from never ending urban jungle and overcrowding, such as the Tunstall Hill Belt, Herrington, Hasting Hill, Fulwell Nature Reserve and Penshaw
- The city has incredible historical sites of interest, such as the newly renovated Hylton Castle, St. Peter’s Church, Bishopwearmouth Green, Holy Trinity Church, and just outside of its boundaries the Finchale Priory
- The area has great museums, including Sunderland Museum, the Sunderland AFC Fans Museum, the Ryhope Engines Museum, the National Glass Centre
- The Empire theatre is probably the grandest theatre in the North East of England, and hosts London west end shows
- The city has a fine range of pubs and bars, including some historic grand venues such as the Dun Cow and the Peacock