Ryhope

Worth seeing in and around Ryhope

7 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
   Tommy

   Tommy is a statue of a First World War soldier by artist Ray Lonsdale, displayed close to Seaham war memorial, on Terrace Green by the seafront in Seaham, County Durham, in North East England. The corten steel statue weighs 1.2 tonnes and is 9 feet 5 inches tall, with a rusty red patina.

   4 km · sculpture by Ray Lonsdale · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ryhope Engines Museum

   The Ryhope Engines Museum is a visitor attraction in the Ryhope suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The Grade II* listed building is a popular landmark in Ryhope and is based at The Ryhope Pumping Station, operational for 100 years before closing in 1967.

   400 m · museum in Sunderland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Sunderland Civic Centre

   Sunderland Civic Centre was a municipal building in the Burdon Road in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It was the headquarters of Sunderland City Council until November 2021.

   3.8 km · municipal building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mowbray Park

   Mowbray Park is a municipal park in the centre of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, located a few hundred yards from the busy thoroughfares of Holmeside and Fawcett Street and bordered by Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to the north, Burdon Road to the west, Toward Road to the east and Park Road to the south. The park was voted best in Britain in 2008.

   3.8 km · park in Sunderland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St George's Church, Sunderland

   Stockton Road United Reformed Church ) is a United Reformed church in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally a Presbyterian church, it was constructed by John Bennie Wilson of Glasgow in 1888–90, to replace a former chapel on Villiers Street which was too small for the congregation.

   3.7 km · church in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   City of Sunderland College

   Sunderland College, officially City of Sunderland College, is a further education and higher education college based in Sunderland, North East England. The enrolment includes around 6,300 part-time learners and approximately 4,800 full-time students.

   3.7 km · college in Sunderland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Doxford House

   Doxford House is an 18th-century mansion in the Silksworth area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   3 km · house in City of Sunderland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ryhope

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 28 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 113 km · Edinburgh (EDI), 175 km

Stations

Seaham railway station, 3.5 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Ryhope

  120 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £13–18
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Ryhope

  173 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · £21–28
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Ryhope

  165 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · £20–26
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