Roker, Sunderland
Location
Roker (also known as Whitburn South) is a wide, sandy beach. There is a wide, open promenade and restored pier.
Nearest town
Sunderland
Post code
SR6 9NA
Parking
Parking is available at close to the beach, at the Marine Walk Car Park, post code SR6 0ZZ. This is a pay & display car park with 10 disabled bays which are free to blue badge holders.
Access to the beach
Our wooden clad container can be found to the north of the car park along the promenade, near to the Marine Activities Centre.
Access to the beach is via a wide and shallow ramp. At the edge of ramp as you move onto the beach there are a couple of meters of small stones, these need to be navigated before setting on the sandy beach.
There is also a ramp in front of the lifeboat station which gives access to the beach, please be mindful when using this ramp as it is essential lifeboat activity is not compromised.
Please note when travelling on the beach you should not pass Holey rock near to the 'pods' as you can easily be trapped by incoming tide in this area.
When the tide is high there can be very little beach to make use of, so it’s always advisable to check the tides before you come. You can do this using the Tide Times website Opens in a new window.
Equipment
At Roker, we usually have
Please be aware the equipment available may change as we sometimes move equipment between sites.
Facilities
There are multiple accessible cafe's along the promenade, very close to the beach.
There is a Changing Places toilet near the car park. An access code is needed in addition to a radar key. The code can be found on the Changing places website.
Dogs
Restrictions are in place on certain areas of the beach between May & October. For detailed information you can check Sunderland Council website.
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