England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Sunderland
Sunderland is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 277,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Sunderland, with about 91 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- July and August
- Nearest airport
- NCL25 km · Newcastle International Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Sunderland
Sunderland is a port city in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sunderland grew up around the estuary of the River Wear when three medieval villages combined. Monkwearmouth on the north bank had a monastery from 674 AD; its abbot encouraged glass-making, founding an industry for the next 1300 years. The monastery was home to the Venerable Bede, who wrote that he was "ácenned on sundorlande" - born in a sundered or separate land of that monastery on the south bank. This became Sunderland and outgrew Monkwearmouth and the third settlement of Bishopwearmouth further upriver.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Sunderland
See
- Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
- Sunderland Minster
- Fans Museum
- National Glass Centre
- Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
- St Peter's Church
- Roker
- Watch House Museum
- Herrington Country Park
- Penshaw Monument
- Hylton Castle
- North East Land Sea and Air Museums
Do
- Sunderland Empire Theatre
- Sunderland Aquatic Centre
- Sunderland AFC
- Tunstall Hills
- Silksworth Sports Complex
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Sunderland
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Sunderland Central hotel | 91 | 4.1/5 699 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Sunderland
9 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Seaham Hall | 6.6 km | |
| The Bridge Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Grand Hotel Sunderland | 3.3 km | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland | 1.3 km | |
| OYO The Village Inn OYO Rooms | 9.8 km | |
| The Railway Inn | 4.3 km | |
| The Roker Hotel, BW Premier Collection | 2.4 km | |
| The Seaton Lane Inn | 6.7 km | |
| The Tramcar Inn | 2.2 km |
All 10 hotels in Sunderland, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Sunderland
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sunderland are July and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; November is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sunderland: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), about 25 km from the city centre in a straight line; Teesside International Airport (MME, 44 km) and Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA, 117 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Newcastle Airport (NCL) has flights from many European cities plus Dubai, as well as domestic services and summer Mediterranean resorts. It's the terminus of the Metro Green Line, which runs all the way to Sunderland, see below. Teesside Airport (MME) only has regular flights from Aberdeen, Amsterdam, London City and Belfast City. It has poor public transport and is further to drive.
Getting around
For local destinations within Fare Zone C you only need a one zone ticket, which in 2022 is £2.30 for a single and £3.60 for a day-ticket. On the Metro this covers from Seaburn to Stadium of Light, St Peters (for National Glass Centre), Sunderland (for railway station), Park Lane (for Interchange bus station), University City Campus, Millfield, Pallion and South Hylton. Buses 700 / 702 loops every 15 min from the Interchange south to the University City Campus and Royal Hospital, then north from Interchange to the National Glass Centre, St Peters and Stadium of Light.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
NCL · Newcastle International Airport
MME · Teesside International Airport
LBA · Leeds Bradford Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Sunderland
Stay safe
Local football club Sunderland has a very heated rivalry with Newcastle United, dubbed the Tyne and Wear Derby. Be sure not to wear a Newcastle United shirt when you are in Sunderland, especially on matchdays, as it could result in you getting singled out for harassment or even violence by local fans.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Sunderland
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Sunderland: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Sunderland?
By published guest score: Travelodge Sunderland Central (4.1 / 5 · 699 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Sunderland?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sunderland are July and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; November is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sunderland?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), about 25 km from the city centre in a straight line; Teesside International Airport (MME, 44 km) and Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA, 117 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sunderland?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Sunderland
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.