Tyne & Wear Heritage Way (Rough)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 105.25 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 32h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 807 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 802 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 194 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sunderland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.90739° / W 1.442627°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 1.02 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 1.03 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 1.05 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B1405
  5. 5 : km 1.71 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto European Way, B1405
  6. 6 : km 1.83 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Pallion New Road, B1405
  7. 7 : km 2.49 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Pallion New Road, B1405
  8. 8 : km 2.55 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pallion New Road, B1405
  9. 9 : km 2.97 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Pallion New Road, B1405
  10. 10 : km 3.03 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right onto A1231
  11. 11 : km 3.1 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.12 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Trimdon Street West, A1231
  13. 13 : km 3.73 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto St. Mary's Boulevard, A183
  14. 14 : km 4.27 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto A1018
  15. 15 : km 4.59 - alt. 26 m - Keep right onto Dame Dorothy Street, A183
  16. 16 : km 4.65 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right onto Dame Dorothy Street, A183
  17. 17 : km 5.38 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dame Dorothy Street, A183
  18. 18 : km 5.66 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Sand Point Road
  19. 19 : km 5.69 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Sand Point Road
  20. 20 : km 6.16 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 6.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.25 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Barbary Drive
  23. 23 : km 6.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 6.42 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 6.51 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 6.6 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 6.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 7.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.28 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 7.28 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 8.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 8.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 9.14 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 9.16 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 9.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 9.51 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Whitburn Bents Road, A183
  37. 37 : km 13.54 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 13.55 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 13.58 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 15.63 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 15.9 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 16.63 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 16.97 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 16.97 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Promenade
  45. 45 : km 17.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 17.39 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Ocean Road, A183
  47. 47 : km 17.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Ocean Road
  48. 48 : km 17.55 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Sea Road, B1344
  49. 49 : km 18.8 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Wapping Street
  50. 50 : km 19.05 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 19.35 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 19.37 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Long Row
  53. 53 : km 19.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Broad Landing
  54. 54 : km 19.93 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  55. 55 : km 19.95 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 20.83 - alt. -1 m - Turn left onto North Shields Ferry Terminal
  57. 57 : km 20.91 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Ferry Mews
  58. 58 : km 20.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto New Quay
  59. 59 : km 21.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Duke Street
  60. 60 : km 21.05 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Clive Street
  61. 61 : km 22.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 22.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 22.52 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 22.53 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Tynemouth Road, A193
  65. 65 : km 23.07 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Bath Terrace
  66. 66 : km 23.24 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Front Street
  67. 67 : km 23.5 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 23.51 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 23.52 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 23.59 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 24.04 - alt. 18 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 24.64 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 24.79 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  74. 74 : km 25.46 - alt. 16 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 25.47 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right onto Beverley Terrace
  76. 76 : km 25.66 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto John Street
  77. 77 : km 25.97 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto John Street
  78. 78 : km 26.03 - alt. 17 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Whitley Road
  79. 79 : km 26.68 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  80. 80 : km 26.82 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Esplanade Place
  81. 81 : km 26.93 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto South Parade
  82. 82 : km 27.1 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left onto Promenade
  83. 83 : km 27.35 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 27.52 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 27.62 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 27.85 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  87. 87 : km 27.89 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 27.9 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  89. 89 : km 28.13 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto The Links, A193
  90. 90 : km 31.18 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Blyth Road, A193
  91. 91 : km 31.21 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Beresford Road, A193
  92. 92 : km 31.46 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 32.32 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Waterford Close
  94. 94 : km 32.36 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Waterford Close
  95. 95 : km 32.38 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Waterford Close
  96. 96 : km 32.42 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Collywell Bay Road
  97. 97 : km 32.44 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  98. 98 : km 32.63 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 32.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Links Road, A193
  100. 100 : km 32.92 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto A193
  101. 101 : km 32.94 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Fountain Head Bank, A190
  102. 102 : km 36.21 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto A190
  103. 103 : km 36.23 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Avenue Road, A190
  104. 104 : km 36.89 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto A190
  105. 105 : km 36.92 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A190
  106. 106 : km 38.74 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Annitsford Road, A190
  107. 107 : km 40.17 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto A190
  108. 108 : km 40.22 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto B1505
  109. 109 : km 40.34 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Fordley Bypass, B1321
  110. 110 : km 41.08 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 41.08 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 41.38 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Southfields
  113. 113 : km 41.38 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Weetslade Road, B1319
  114. 114 : km 41.58 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 41.58 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 41.84 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Wansbeck Road
  117. 117 : km 41.85 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Dudley Lane, B1321
  118. 118 : km 43.74 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Front Street, B1318
  119. 119 : km 43.92 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Chapel Place
  120. 120 : km 44.08 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Blagdon Terrace
  121. 121 : km 44.11 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 44.26 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 47.15 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto West Acres
  124. 124 : km 47.22 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Main Road
  125. 125 : km 47.23 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 47.26 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight right
  127. 127 : km 47.35 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Main Road
  128. 128 : km 47.43 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto North View
  129. 129 : km 47.52 - alt. 68 m - Keep left onto North View
  130. 130 : km 47.53 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto North View
  131. 131 : km 47.55 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Front Street
  132. 132 : km 48.16 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 48.53 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  134. 134 : km 52.42 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  135. 135 : km 52.45 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Callerton Lane, B6323
  136. 136 : km 53.59 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Callerton Lane, B6323
  137. 137 : km 53.62 - alt. 71 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Callerton Lane, B6323
  138. 138 : km 56.38 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Stamfordham Road, B6323
  139. 139 : km 56.72 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Ponteland Road, B6323
  140. 140 : km 58.04 - alt. 87 m - Keep left onto Ponteland Road, B6323
  141. 141 : km 58.16 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ponteland Road
  142. 142 : km 58.28 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Ponteland Road
  143. 143 : km 58.31 - alt. 83 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ponteland Road, A6085
  144. 144 : km 58.96 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Newburn Road, A6085
  145. 145 : km 60.83 - alt. 18 m - Turn sharp left onto Station Road
  146. 146 : km 60.88 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Conston Close
  147. 147 : km 61.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 61.09 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Grange Road
  149. 149 : km 61.43 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Grange Road
  150. 150 : km 61.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  151. 151 : km 61.7 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  152. 152 : km 61.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Blayney Row
  153. 153 : km 66.03 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  154. 154 : km 66.08 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Falcon Terrace
  155. 155 : km 66.22 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Main Road
  156. 156 : km 66.27 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Woodcroft Road
  157. 157 : km 66.66 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Main Road
  158. 158 : km 67.76 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Sled Lane
  159. 159 : km 67.79 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Sled Lane
  160. 160 : km 67.8 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 68.52 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  162. 162 : km 68.56 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  163. 163 : km 69.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Main Street, B6317
  164. 164 : km 69.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Wesley Grove
  165. 165 : km 69.21 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Old Main Street
  166. 166 : km 69.28 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  167. 167 : km 69.37 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Greenside Road
  168. 168 : km 69.77 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Crawcrook Bypass, A695
  169. 169 : km 69.94 - alt. 106 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A695
  170. 170 : km 69.99 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  171. 171 : km 70.39 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Woodside Lane, B6315
  172. 172 : km 70.46 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Folly Lane
  173. 173 : km 70.8 - alt. 130 m - Keep left onto Folly Lane
  174. 174 : km 71.48 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Alma Terrace
  175. 175 : km 71.5 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Long Ridge Road
  176. 176 : km 72.98 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Burn Road
  177. 177 : km 73.34 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  178. 178 : km 73.4 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Barlow Lane
  179. 179 : km 73.42 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  180. 180 : km 73.61 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Hanover Drive
  181. 181 : km 73.63 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  182. 182 : km 73.76 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  183. 183 : km 73.82 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left
  184. 184 : km 74.05 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Hanover Drive
  185. 185 : km 74.08 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  186. 186 : km 74.16 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Half Fields Road
  187. 187 : km 74.19 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Rectory Lane
  188. 188 : km 74.35 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  189. 189 : km 74.75 - alt. 112 m - Keep right onto 'The Black Path'
  190. 190 : km 75.51 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto Mill Lane
  191. 191 : km 75.66 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Holly Avenue
  192. 192 : km 75.69 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Mundle Avenue
  193. 193 : km 75.81 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto May Avenue
  194. 194 : km 76.02 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Noel Avenue
  195. 195 : km 76.21 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto A694
  196. 196 : km 76.41 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left
  197. 197 : km 76.44 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  198. 198 : km 76.67 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  199. 199 : km 76.83 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  200. 200 : km 76.87 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  201. 201 : km 78.09 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Fellside Road
  202. 202 : km 78.42 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  203. 203 : km 79.28 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  204. 204 : km 80.69 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  205. 205 : km 80.83 - alt. 187 m - Turn left
  206. 206 : km 80.84 - alt. 187 m - Turn right
  207. 207 : km 81.15 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto St Cuthbert's Road
  208. 208 : km 81.16 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  209. 209 : km 81.45 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  210. 210 : km 81.53 - alt. 154 m - Keep right
  211. 211 : km 81.78 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  212. 212 : km 82.59 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight right
  213. 213 : km 82.63 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  214. 214 : km 82.69 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  215. 215 : km 82.99 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  216. 216 : km 83.03 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight right
  217. 217 : km 83.21 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  218. 218 : km 83.22 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  219. 219 : km 83.31 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  220. 220 : km 83.32 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  221. 221 : km 83.5 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  222. 222 : km 83.54 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  223. 223 : km 83.74 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  224. 224 : km 83.76 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Causey Road, A6076
  225. 225 : km 83.78 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  226. 226 : km 84.14 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Beamishburn Road
  227. 227 : km 84.62 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  228. 228 : km 84.69 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  229. 229 : km 84.82 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  230. 230 : km 85.38 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Coppy Lane
  231. 231 : km 85.48 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp left
  232. 232 : km 86.89 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight left
  233. 233 : km 87.08 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  234. 234 : km 87.11 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  235. 235 : km 87.13 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road
  236. 236 : km 87.18 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Cranberry Bog Road
  237. 237 : km 87.24 - alt. 144 m - Keep left onto Cranberry Bog Road
  238. 238 : km 87.39 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  239. 239 : km 87.79 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  240. 240 : km 87.81 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  241. 241 : km 88.32 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  242. 242 : km 88.36 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  243. 243 : km 88.52 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  244. 244 : km 88.95 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Baytree Terrace
  245. 245 : km 88.96 - alt. 80 m - Keep right onto Baytree Terrace
  246. 246 : km 89.12 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right
  247. 247 : km 89.19 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Baytree Terrace
  248. 248 : km 91.27 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  249. 249 : km 91.75 - alt. 45 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Station Lane
  250. 250 : km 93.21 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Durham Road, A167
  251. 251 : km 93.84 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
  252. 252 : km 93.85 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  253. 253 : km 93.88 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  254. 254 : km 93.89 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right onto Durham Road, A167
  255. 255 : km 93.91 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Sanders Gardens
  256. 256 : km 94.22 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Highridge
  257. 257 : km 94.31 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Blackfell Way
  258. 258 : km 94.39 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Aspen Close
  259. 259 : km 94.41 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  260. 260 : km 94.78 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left onto Blackfell Way
  261. 261 : km 94.81 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  262. 262 : km 94.98 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right onto Bewicke View
  263. 263 : km 95.01 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  264. 264 : km 95.04 - alt. 100 m - Keep left onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  265. 265 : km 95.07 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A1231
  266. 266 : km 95.63 - alt. 113 m - Keep right onto A1231
  267. 267 : km 95.88 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right onto Sunderland Highway, A1231
  268. 268 : km 97.25 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  269. 269 : km 97.65 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  270. 270 : km 97.93 - alt. 55 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  271. 271 : km 98.08 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  272. 272 : km 98.23 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  273. 273 : km 98.24 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right
  274. 274 : km 98.27 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  275. 275 : km 98.39 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left
  276. 276 : km 98.46 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  277. 277 : km 99.8 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Brady Square
  278. 278 : km 99.89 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  279. 279 : km 99.93 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  280. 280 : km 99.96 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Swan Road
  281. 281 : km 99.99 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  282. 282 : km 100.19 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left
  283. 283 : km 100.2 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Wilden Road
  284. 284 : km 100.73 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  285. 285 : km 100.76 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  286. 286 : km 100.96 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  287. 287 : km 101.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  288. 288 : km 101.24 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left
  289. 289 : km 101.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  290. 290 : km 104.68 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left
  291. 291 : km 104.7 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  292. 292 : km 105.23 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  293. S/E : km 105.25 - alt. 36 m

Useful Information

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Walking Wearmouth Bridge to South Hylton - Way of Learning

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↔6.57 km ↗+71 m ↘-42 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Sunderland (England)

This 4th stretch of the Way of Learning follows the north bank of the River Wear taking in the industrial and commercial areas of Sunderland. The highlight of the walk are the 3 impressive bridges across the River Wear. The walk starts at the Wearmouth Bridge, passes the Queen Alexandra Bridge and then crosses the new Northern Spire Bridge. Along the way, look out for remnants of Sunderland's mining and shipbuilding past.

Walking Ashbrooke, Sunderland (Accessible)

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↔3.70 km ↗+4 m ↘-10 m ◔1h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Sunderland (England)

A walk through the conservation area of Ashbrooke in Sunderland including many fine buildings, Mowbray Park, Backhouse Park and finishing at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.

Walking Historic Buildings of Sunderland's East End

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Historic Buildings of Sunderland's East End
↔3.91 km ↗+31 m ↘-30 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Sunderland (England)

The East End of Sunderland has undergone a lot of redevelopment, however there are a large number of historic buildings, many of them listed. This walk starts and ends at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens in the town centre and first drops down to follow the south bank of the River Wear before circling Old Sunderland.

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