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Seven Sunderland Secrets
Seven things you didn't know about Sunderland!
1 Sunderland forms the final stages of the Coast 2 Coast cycle ride which finishes by dipping the bicycle wheel in the sea at Roker...
2 Sunderland a shoppers delight with The Bridges shopping centre in the city centre and the amazing Metro Centre in nearby Gateshead as well as a colourful Saturday market in neighbouring South Shields.
3 Sunderland has culture -See the National Glass Centre and Sunderland Empire Theatre in the city with the Angel of the North just over the water in Gateshead and Beamish Open Air Museum not far away.
4 Sunderland is a gateway to great road trips up the Northumbria coast and into Scotland and to Yorkshire in the south and Cumbria and the Lakes to the west. Going further? At North Shields you can leave for Norway or Amsterdam www.dfds.co.uk.
5 Sunderland is the home of Sunderland AFC www.safc.com and The Stadium of Light a great team -we think.
6 Sunderland has developed new Winter Gardens and Washington Wildfowl for a day out.
7 Sunderland has its own University and easy access to Durham University and Cathedral and the Bede Centre in Jarrow.
Come and stay at the ANCHOR lodge for a week or weekend If you have time there's plenty to see and do and for more information visit www.visitnortheastengland.com
