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

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Nose's Point and Blast Beach

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Nose’s Point is a headland just south of Seaham looking down over Blast Beach, a stretch of sand once buried black under waste from the Dawdon colliery and now slowly greening back to life. The cliffs are a good spot for a bracing walk, with the Durham Coast Path running along the top. It’s open access and free. Seaham station is a little over 2km away, and The Tommy sculpture on the seafront makes an easy add-on.

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