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Photo of Penshaw Monument, an ancient site near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Penshaw Monument© DebbieKing61 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Seaham StationSeaham

45 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of The Tommy, a landmark near Sunderland, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

The Tommy

Landmark near Sunderland

Ray Lonsdale's weathered-steel First World War soldier sitting on Seaham seafront, head bowed.

0.9 km E

Photo of Seaham Beach, a swimming spot near Sunderland, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Seaham Beach

Designated bathing water near Sunderland

Sea-glass beach and the 'Tommy' war statue.

1.1 km NE

Photo: Nose's Point and Blast Beach, a viewpoint near Sunderland, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Nose's Point and Blast Beach

Viewpoint near Sunderland

Headland south of Seaham looking over the once-blackened, now-recovering sands of Blast Beach.

2.5 km SE

Photo of Roker Pier and Lighthouse, a landmark near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Roker Pier and Lighthouse

Landmark near Sunderland

Long curving Victorian breakwater at Sunderland with a red-and-white lighthouse and a hidden tunnel beneath.

9.2 km N

Photo of Castle Eden Dene, a gorge near Horden, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Castle Eden Dene

Gorge near Horden

The largest ancient woodland in north-east England, a deep wooded ravine running down to the coast at Horden.

9.6 km S

Photo of Penshaw Monument, an ancient site near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Penshaw Monument

Ancient site near Sunderland

Greek-temple folly on a prominent hill.

9.9 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.8 km NE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Durham Coast SSSI, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Sunderland, County Durham, north east England.

Durham Coast SSSI

SSSI near Sunderland

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham.

0.9 km NE

Photo of St Mary the Virgin, Seaham, a church in County Durham, north east England.

St Mary the Virgin, Seaham

Church near Seaham

One of England’s oldest churches, its Saxon nave surviving at Old Seaham, a little north of the harbour town.

1 km N

Photo of The Seaton Lane Inn, a pub near Seaham, County Durham, north east England.

The Seaton Lane Inn

Pub near Seaham

Contemporary inn near Seaham, a comfortable stop for the Durham coast.

2.3 km W

Photo of Hetton Lyons Country Park, a country park near Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Hetton Lyons Country Park

Country park near Chester-le-Street

A country park in Tyne and Wear.

6 km W

Photo along the Weardale Way, a 74-mile long-distance path running from Sunderland to Cowshill, north east England.

Weardale Way

Long-distance path

The Wear from mouth to moor — Roker pier to Cowshill, passing beneath Durham Cathedral on the way up the dale.

7.8 km N · County Durham & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Durham Coast, a National Nature Reserve near Horden, County Durham, north east England.

Durham Coast

National Nature Reserve near Horden

A National Nature Reserve in County Durham.

7.9 km S

Photo of Herrington Country Park, a country park near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.

Herrington Country Park

Country park near Sunderland

A country park in Tyne and Wear.

8.2 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (31) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.