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View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Seaham

View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Seaham

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View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Seaham

01:32

34.3km

220m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.22 km

St Peter's Church

Highlight • Other

St Peters church 674 AD was part of Bede's monastery

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13.6 km

Pathways of Knowledge Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

Try taking a web cam screen shot using the live camera link below,.

sunderland.gov.uk/article/15667/Riverside-webcam

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14.3 km

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Red House’ is an ‘exploded’ house carved from stone, with fragments of it along the trail.
Chaz Brenchley wrote an accompanying story, ‘Murder at the Red House’, which you can listen to here:
chazbrenchley.co.uk/redhousera.html
more info below
wp.sunderland.ac.uk/seagullcity/riverside-sculpture-walk

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14.9 km

Taking Flight Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

On the promontory of the marina, ‘Taking Flight’ is a sequence of sculptures which shows the different stages as a cormorant takes off across the Wear.

Craig Knowles’ statue features …

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15.5 km

View of Roker Lighthouse

Highlight • Beach

so much to see, lots of artwork if you look

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18.7 km

Seaburn Promenade Benches with Coastal View

Highlight • Cycleway

A ride I regularly do is the Pier to Pier to Pier, Basically starting at Roker Pier (you can ride to the end of the pier when open) then riding …

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23.0 km

Wearmouth Bridge

Highlight • Monument

A fine double arch bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland. The original bridge here was constructed in 1796, it was updated and repaired in 1805 but this bridge was reconstructed by Robert Stevenson between 1857-1859.

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34.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

9.90 km

597 m

Surfaces

25.3 km

7.94 km

755 m

258 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

13°C

3°C

18 %

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View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Seaham

Seaham Harbour

St Peter's Church

Pathways of Knowledge Sculpture

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

Taking Flight Sculpture

View of Roker Lighthouse

Seaburn Promenade Benches with Coastal View

Wearmouth Bridge

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