Roker Pier & Lighthouse

Sunderland's iconic Roker Pier & Lighthouse. Sympathetically restored, the lighthouse & pier tunnel is open for public tours.

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Roker Pier has been named one of the world's 10 best piers by Guardian readers! You can read all about our prestigious pier at https://t.co/Dvq0a1a7Lc

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We were due to give the Lighthouse some much needed TLC next week, unfortunately this has been postponed. We have decided to open up for tours and have Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday available. Book online at https://t.co/lcRv1Dfxcl

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@antiquarianism Thank you, we are glad you enjoyed the tour.😀

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@glyndjenkins We are really pleased you enjoyed the vist and were happy to help in Henry's 70th birthday celebrations

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Rock Pool and Sandie Shore all ready for the summer hoping to boost up their suntan, our skeletons having fun yet again.

[Jeff Brown @JeffAB61]

Fascinating trip along the Victorian tunnel ⁦@RokerPier⁩ Lovingly restored & now properly cared for. Architects Beaumont Brown did a canny job...Well worth a visit 👍

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@JeffAB61 We are glad you enjoyed your visit today and for the great review, @dsbbba did do a fantastic job restoring the lighthouse

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@JeffAB61 that would have been out longest serving lighthouse keeper William Emmerson

[David Allan @davidm_allan]

To the lighthouse – Roker's North Pier helping to provide safe passage in and out of the Port of Sunderland... @SunderlandUK @tynetotees @RokerPier @PortSunderland @NorthernEngland @VisitEngland @VisitBritainPR

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Our volunteers have dressed the portal for Easter, we even have the Easter bunny ready for a tour.

Many thanks to Grange Park Junior school for decorating Easter bunnies. The 3 winners of the best bunnies are, Lillie-Mae, Paris and Libby. Enjoy your Easter eggs.

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@SunderlandAFC Niall Thin popped into the portal today for a visit, he definitely wont be home for tea, thanks again to our volunteers for our cup final weekend display

[ExploreSeaScapes @tynetotees]

Roker, over 100 years ago: it's sandy beaches and stunning cliffs drew crowds

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due to rough seas our opening tours were cancelled, so today turned out to be our official launch of the new season, thanks everyone for coming along 😃

[ExploreSeaScapes @tynetotees]

View from top of @RokerPier freshwater meeting seawater #exploreseascapes #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

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@SimonGrundy Get booked on Simon, tours available now

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Tour dates from March to April live on our booking page now, places selling out fast, looking forward to seeing you soon

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Our volunteers on an awareness day at Tesco extra Roker today. Thanks to Nigel and all the staff at Tesco for all the help

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@bafytweets Hi Ann! Tours are due to start again around Mid-March. We're expecting the first batch of dates to go live on the website sometime within the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled on the site! x

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❤️ Happy Valentines Day ❤️

A massive thank you to our volunteers who did a fab job turning the Portal into the Tunnel of Love for Valentines Day!

Don't forget there's a competition to win a Tour for 2 on our Facebook until tomorrow too!

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A huge thanks to our volunteers for decorating the Entrance Portal ready for Remembrance Sunday!

We can't wait to see Pages of the Sea and the team from @1418NOW bring the commemorations to life this weekend on Roker Beach! #remembrance2018 #ThankYou100 #ww1centenary

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@ALS_Fanzine @StadiumOfLight This is the lovely Max, who's owned by one of our volunteers.

Max decided to give us his best "butter wouldn't melt" face for the photo even though he ate his SAFC scarf last week!