Best Places to Visit Near Sunderland
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Sunderland with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, South Tyneside) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Sunderland
Where to go for a weekend trip near Sunderland? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Sunderland within a 50 mile radius.
City
![newcastle upon tyne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d7870c699cc9b8d0dfcdc491b1d18869.jpg?1588866741)
City
![durham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c7cd6fcb3578c91554389d496be62c84.jpg?1658332184)
Town
![south tyneside](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ef5343b4a86d0aa516ad7e3ecec2e59a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tynemouth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/179595aa5e755f475166e1a07f219a6b.jpg?1612191959)
Town
![hartlepool](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fff76b741a15f277071b3c02fe727511.jpg?1657026780)
Town
![stockton on tees](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fe2f75426922a739543c980953a9a16e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![middlesbrough](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2c3ab40b1f9561bee1ba701ad06bc98d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bishop auckland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/adc5efaae160f987be31daea5e50eeea.jpg?1625734310)
Town
![darlington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5916be8bb86d2d755cc4855c73495ffe.jpg?1657272914)
Town
![morpeth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/311a5a0e918c972a75212780b5fe7dc0.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![whitley bay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/aaa02a300c2a5cf4afb573bd9a57288a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![barnard castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3a9c1b6ff31bf563e618ec2bbea05680.jpg?1618941420)
Town
![amble](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b10bc6f0a1e1071f5ff96505204bbdd2.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![hexham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1432f3ae35f59c485fb4205d05ab48a5.jpg?1619341682)
Town
![guisborough](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/18dc15adea0c7bc20fff36461cc024bf.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![blyth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2ff7b7256a04d852b4ac788f41a3b044.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![yarm](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1420bd6398d575c73757788612da9212.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![redcar](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/812da61924d838e735e6ddc7db8f08b0.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![corbridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/30636ba45fea9254ccccf3dd9c3f0b49.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![saltburn by the sea](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fdab7df5edb8df1b64871a6196165cb7.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![chester le street](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b6f8eb6bf5fd476c8e3a48880bf5efce.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![cramlington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a3e0f5fe2a82fadba7c71867faf972e5.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![consett](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/db45a66b57af8bea25c29ca656baecb9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![beamish](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a2814f7df5ad78f68124588a9b00882c.jpg?1592816671)
Village
![seaton delaval](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4a13eb1b5d468d75832fd996a9c5b9e2.jpg?1590491246)
Town
![stanhope](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e9ff9fe34675840dddf2dc5203cb37cd.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sedgefield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8118fa9dde3a5167e3f3737e621f49f2.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![shildon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cb555152d73d4ac47ac9aa8b8dbc7156.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![seaham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/af15d87fa521dd3c73350a2b527a951d.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![ponteland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3f20a6f2626d435ba5c162f19da907eb.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![prudhoe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d80c137c657d7896f1e718cbed927ac6.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![newbiggin by the sea](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8d925b174cda79410c7d2ce724e0e9f8.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![newton aycliffe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4940a5ec8c569f9920fc6e7efa01b6b7.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![staithes](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a87f5d2bde41db6366701c285e34fff1.jpg?1648407958)
Town
![stanley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5b67b4f6789c0d6ce79292c76801ebbf.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![ashington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c454a3a84b84d1c0deb400b245d4b43f.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![middleton in teesdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/816704f8fbf0c460bf5b0379493040b0.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![wylam](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/aef357816775db896460dd6cf3389a70.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![great ayton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cddcb04facfc9f6006166d1ecba69084.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bedlington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/82a35f1f2330ffed561b241902989cf8.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![jarrow](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0ff16252defb73d9ded63a2a2e701b77.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![marske by the sea](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9c6bcda1bbed3ce6e9136271ed806057.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![peterlee](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/28225ba6c95b5f4ae236d0b88ec0ed5e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![ryton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/10b11ad5a4bdfe7443318058186d5fe1.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![burnopfield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f7a34e0ce10e60f81ae29360d7e209d1.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lanchester](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/40ae900f11853ae69917ac02a7281019.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![rowlands gill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/326ce64ff535a8c09cc715ae7f2afcf4.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![eaglescliffe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2b8cf8cfd0b819c5d09424a03711d09e.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![st marys island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c3115668df045b4cd5f0ab9cbc145099.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![trimdon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9733c7ab88ed0c609f46596af38b397f.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Sunderland
Best Day Trips from Sunderland
![Northumberland Street](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c00e3d4de9aa4f1e9c86b722ea90286e.jpg?1615619622)
![Great North Museum: Hancock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/307e6349c2026ca3e2dcb1e1553da54c.jpg?1582270511)
![Centre for Life](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cfb229e9154b2cadece0abc22b1ea5fb.jpg?1582270511)
![Durham Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f4e71aa7bd8ca5845b1710304320e279.jpg?1590334672)
Iconic, vaulted Romanesque building
![Great North Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/48cba9f6fd5db5eb06362b9748934123.jpg?1622827644)
![Seaton Delaval Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7ab38d0234a2631c784293ab83e68eb1.jpg?1590491315)
18th-century Vanbrugh mansion and grounds
![Locomotion](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9118fb212c2de7755b55b939218ea803.jpg?1590668707)
![Angel Of The North](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/aa5937703aeac079e34631f206eaa9b6.jpg?1594143591)
Anthony Gormley's iconic angel statue
![Metro Radio Arena](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e2b2071c4da515ea966ad4d54f0e4b68.jpg?1582270511)
![Beamish Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4905da72e307c32112e9d4984c3a6be7.jpg?1602608739)
Open-air living museum of historic life
![Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f310c9e60974e0043e38f209432e141a.jpg?1604772812)
![Tanfield Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/86632da11021975cd82eeba6ded9af32.jpg?1605205005)
![Gateshead Millennium Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/94ba51a9a038dd3764ccd0d39c342e18.jpg?1606642555)
Contemporary pedestrian and cyclist bridge
![Sage Gateshead](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d35b89ed42dd65014fe2600dde3a2708.jpg?1609240785)
![Tynemouth Priory and Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3063acc2f34533ab95c15980818da70c.jpg?1612191397)
![Lord Collingwood Monument](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a3aedf0dd5757132d8107f72019e9bf4.jpg?1641566758)
![Newcastle Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/12fdb5b4c532eb78a4450c8916a2bc10.jpg?1615619451)
![Teesdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cf4a99c62418dc0aff648d838b57f10e.jpg?1618941131)
![Hexham Racecourse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/33e62a0a77427d81d674d78389c98d56.jpg?1619341303)
![Wynyard Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/766d7a150a9a101c0ffa2ed8c39fad12.jpg?1621175303)
![Auckland Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cf621f731ee757aa0bf3c5509fca361d.jpg?1625729137)
![Saltwell Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/759a781cb5b08910604edec48f4342c0.jpg?1629621190)
![Bowes Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ee1cb567a52e0d76855f1cd8194ff753.jpg?1582270511)
![Dalton Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c040bc272f7a75bcb9123b82af455412.jpg?1582270511)
![Durham Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1a1889b77f08be21700166d5dd6a2fe4.jpg?1658332814)
![Riverside Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3992c74da742777696f5df89ab55be0a.jpg?1657113831)
![Belsay Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/72a2d595af7932ff67d9b4700af1f98f.jpg?1582270511)
![Matfen Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1f2916d6ec802ae44b84ae8e3d68fa90.jpg?1582270511)
![Wallington Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/dbfe33e6c943eb68d01c3e1fd5ea8f08.jpg?1582270511)
![Newcastle Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2ccc81349ee8f49128ac4ac2ae4ba1d6.jpg?1582270511)
11th-century edifice and an ornate spire
![Oriental Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e94ca43b92d3238c61cded137f5734c3.jpg?1658331596)
![Sedgefield Racecourse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/352f153cb54b6b807764cba14cb595ec.jpg?1582270511)
![Belsay Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/02aeca141aed292ce187773f36717c9e.jpg?1582270511)
![Gisborough Priory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5f69f4ee047d41fffb615e0c4db03658.jpg?1582270511)
![High Level Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/eca87c332b189ea3541a6d68b0358856.jpg?1582270511)
![Tyne Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bcf3a32f1dc36691e592b9cc369cfa18.jpg?1582270511)
Landmark with distinctive architecture
![Pelaw Grange](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0e016690f7ffc4c0add2d3fc80dff7cb.jpg?1582270511)
![Arbeia](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8bae6a4da90f4933717a832ca9d6c34c.jpg?1582270511)
Ancient fortification remains and museum
![Blue Reef Aquarium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4610de51a48b7e8c83a4a5c59c06a730.jpg?1582270511)
![Gateshead International Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e936fbbf6cd55bbcdade073c99744f23.jpg?1582270511)
![Church of St Thomas the Martyr](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6c7d5c8bfd9dd8a2a60c6ddf0cda4238.jpg?1582270511)
![Prebends Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6b9b3fd70450461317404738b8a99e3f.jpg?1658331786)
![Farne Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/36e639e49d4e0cfb819e79b3dc6f6ca2.jpg?1582270511)
![Live Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8afd0126aa19f40b2b167fbcaf1f8ce0.jpg?1582270511)
![Tees Transporter Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/27440abd6d20d3030fec27d0b70be38a.jpg?1657113639)
![Souter Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/314e882a2e7f4ce8a5bbd5b25626df61.jpg?1582270511)
![Durham University Museum of Archaeology](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/68787279fc408360a9826a9178269de1.jpg?1582270511)
![North of England Lead Mining Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cffe6b6ac558e85203795d703a07da94.jpg?1582270511)
![Allen Banks & Staward Gorge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/457a35fa618e2f331a293536e3796a39.jpg?1582270511)
![Redheugh Gardens War Memorial](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2f7fbda865260a9b698a72d5bff19464.jpg?1657026382)
![St Mary's Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/402c851615cf3c0c1f9f5ac76d472ed7.jpg?1582270511)
Cathedral with renowned east window
![Head of Steam](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c816b635893c6bab29df6b3ab047fcfd.jpg?1582270511)
![Grey's Monument](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e37d49762ef8e83f7b4978718918e754.jpg?1582270511)
![Ocean Beach Pleasure Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2bdd1f91e07b6a309f712aae4d081298.jpg?1582270511)
![High and Low Lights of North Shields](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a5de16317eb33f24a5acf147eed6d55a.jpg?1582270511)
![Gibside](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1065aac685bd279a066cc60198c47bea.jpg?1582270511)
![Carlisle Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/55_1649_-1_68608.jpg)
![Stockton-on-Tees Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4c1ffe74be88dfd68130a3820db6fb46.jpg?1648550518)
![Infinity Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9c833064b1cd0316fb5d8129d5e0d33f.jpg?1582270511)
![Holy Jesus Hospital](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a38dc255b0b999b3c6c2563d02005580.jpg?1582270511)