Just North of Sunderland City Centre is Seaburn & Roker. The Beaches are a seaside playground for both adults and children. Closest to the city is Roker further north is Seaburn. Seaburn seafront has many seaside attractions including a clean sandy beach and promenades amusement park and arcades. Children's playgrounds fish and chip shops gift shops and ice creams parlours. Guest houses include the Marriott hotel which used to be the Seaburn Hotel and also the Swallow Hotel. Seaburn funfair was redeveloped in the late 1980's, a new amusement park and leisure centre built and a Morrison's Supermarket. There seems to be something for everyone whether on holiday or a day out.
Morrison's Supermarket entrance displays a huge replica painting of critically acclaimed painter L.S. Lowry in acknowledgement of time he liked to spend and stay in the area. Seaburn also hosts the Sunderland International Airshow the largest free airshow event held in Europe. The airshow is aimed at all ages with a variety of aeroplanes and helicopters and lots of other activities such as the Army with tanks, people can go into to have a look and the Air Force with aeroplanes and simulators for people to look at and have a go of and lots more going on throughout the two days making it very popular with the public.
Seaburn Boxing Day Dip. Seaburn also holds the Sunderland annual Boxing Day dip. A Sunderland winter tradition held each year to raise money for charity. Hundreds of very brave Wearsider's brave the weather and throw themselves into the North Sea at Seaburn on December 26th each year. Friends, family and passers bye shout and cheer them on as they run into the freezing cold sea, no matter what the weather has been, frost, blizzard or icy rain, to prepare themselves the local fire brigade shower the dippers with freezing water from hosepipes to prepare them for when they actually go into the icy North Sea.
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