Roker

Worth seeing in and around Roker

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Stadium of Light

   The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Premier League club Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the 10th largest football stadium in England.

   1.7 km · football stadium in Sunderland, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Sunderland

   The University of Sunderland is a public research university located in Sunderland in the North East of England. Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901.

   2.6 km · university in Sunderland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey

   The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, England. Its first house was St Peter's, Monkwearmouth, on the River Wear, founded in AD 674–5.

   1.2 km · Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Wearmouth Bridge

   Wearmouth Bridge is a through arch bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, England. It is the final bridge over the river before its mouth with the North Sea.

   1.8 km · grade II listed through arch bridge in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Sunderland Minster

   The Minster Church of St Michael and All Angels and St Benedict Biscop is the minster church of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Formerly known as "St Michael & All Angels' Church", it served as the parish church for Bishopwearmouth, but was renamed in January 1998 after Sunderland was granted city status.

   2.4 km · church in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Elephant Tea Rooms

   The Elephant Tea Rooms is a Grade II listed building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The building was constructed from 1872 to 1877 by Henry Hopper to a design by architect Frank Caws for William Grimshaw, a local tea merchant and grocer, in a blend of the high Victorian Hindu Gothic and Venetian Gothic styles.

   2 km · building in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sunderland Empire Theatre

   The Sunderland Empire Theatre is a large theatre venue located in High Street West in Sunderland, North East England. The theatre, which opened in 1907, is owned by City of Sunderland Council and operated by Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd, on behalf of Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust.

   2.3 km · theatre in Sunderland, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

   Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is a municipal museum in Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. It contains the only known British example of a gliding reptile, the oldest known vertebrate capable of gliding flight.

   2.3 km · museum in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Phoenix Hall

   Phoenix Lodge No. 94 is a Craft Lodge in Freemasonry under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England.

   1.6 km · masonic hall in Sunderland, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland

    Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear formerly the area's parish church. It was opened in 1719 as the church for the newly created Parish of Sunderland, and served the local community until dwindling numbers forced its closure in 1988.

    1.7 km · Grade I listed church in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Roker

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 24 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 119 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 170 km

Stations

Monkwearmouth Station Museum, 1.6 km · St Peter's, 1.7 km · Millfield, 2.9 km · University, 2.8 km

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  169 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · £20–27
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  4 km · quickest by road, 18 min · £0.5
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