Welcome to the Sunderland Guide!
For those unfamiliar with it, Sunderland is a city in the North East of England known for its incredible beauty, iconic history and unique local culture. Here at the Sunderland Guide we are creating most comprehensive directory of everything to see, do and visit in our city available on the internet!
At SGM, we are proud of Sunderland and want to encourage greater pride, understanding and confidence on Wearside. As a result we strongly believe Sunderland is a place you should visit. The following pages will provide to you everything you need to know regarding places to see, visit, eat and drink. Don’t miss out and visit Sunderland as soon as you can!
Getting in and around
- Five ways to travel to Sunderland WITHOUT going through Newcastle
- Five great places to stay when visiting Sunderland!
Attractions and Places of Interest
- Backhouse Park
- Barnes Burn (Barnes Park Extension)
- Barnes Park
- Bishopwearmouth Green (Town Park)
- Claxheugh Rock
- The Bridges Shopping Centre
- The Dolphin Pub
- Dun Cow Pub
- Fans Museum
- Farringdon Country Park (Foxy Island)
- Fire Station Bar and Auditorium
- Foxcover Wood
- Hasting Hill
- Herrington Country Park
- Holy Trinity Church
- Hylton Castle
- Jacky Whites Market
- Keel Square
- Minster Quarter
- Mowbray Park
- The Mountain Daisy (Pub)
- National Glass Centre
- Northern Spire Bridge
- The Peacock
- Roker Beach
- Roker Park (Public Park)
- Roker Promenade
- Ryhope Beach
- Ryhope Village Green
- Seaburn Lighthouse, Cliffe Park
- The Shiprights Pub
- The Secret Garden, Doxford Park
- STACK Seaburn
- Silksworth Lakeside Park and Ski Slope
- South Hylton Riverside Walk
- Southwick Village Green
- St. Luke’s Terrace, Pallion
- St. Michael & All Angels Church, Houghton
- St. Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth
- Sunderland Empire Theatre
- Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
- Sunderland Royalty Theatre
- Sunderland Marina
- Sunniside
- St Andrew’s Church, Roker
- The Tram Car Inn, Southwick
- Tunstall Hills
- Wearmouth Bridge
Walking Routes and Pub Crawls
- The Historic Bars of Sunderland: City Centre Pub Crawl
- Exploring Sunderland: A walk across the Tunstall Belt
- Exploring Sunderland: The Hasting-Barnes Trail
- Exploring Sunderland: The Herrington-Hasting Circuit
- Exploring Sunderland: The Hetton Colliery Walk, Farringdon to the City Centre
Restaurant Reviews
- Liberty Browns, North Hylton
- Bellini’s, Seaburn
- Mexico70, Bishopwearmouth
- 808 Bar and Kitchen, City Centre
- The House of Zen
- Seaburn Inn
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