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Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

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Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries is one of 36 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear. Other nature reserves nearby include Durham Coast SSSI, WWT Washington Wetland Centre and Herrington Country Park. Seaburn Station is under a kilometre away.

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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.

3.3 km E

Photo of Souter Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Souter Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Tynemouth

Opened near Sunderland in 1871 as the world's first lighthouse purpose-built to use alternating electric current, its red-and-white bands now cared for by the National Trust.

5.1 km NE

Photo of Marsden Rock, a rock formation near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Marsden Rock

Rock formation near Tynemouth

Great sea-stack of magnesian limestone standing off Marsden Bay, loud with nesting kittiwakes and cormorants.

5.5 km N

Photo: The Leas (Tyne and Wear), a viewpoint near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

The Leas (Tyne and Wear)

Viewpoint near Tynemouth

Two and a half miles of clifftop grassland and limestone stacks along the coast from South Shields to Souter.

5.6 km N

Photo of WWT Washington Wetland Centre, a nature reserve near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

WWT Washington Wetland Centre

Nature reserve near Sunderland

Hundred acres of wetland, wood and meadow on the Wear, home to wild birds, flamingos and otters.

6.3 km SW

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.

7.2 km SW