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If you are staying with us this weekend then you may be interested in the Chinese New Year celebrations taking place in Sunderland a few miles south of our bed and breakfast accommodation.

Sunderland’s Chinese New Year celebrations take place on Sunday 25th February from 12 noon until 4pm.

The event is free and family-friendly.

Traditional entertainment and activities include…

Dragon dancing beginning at Market Square leading to Central Square aka Keel Square.
Kirin (Chinese unicorn dance).
Traditional dance performed by international school from Daiching China.
Lion Dancing.
Traditional Chinese instrument performance.
Drum display.
Kung Fu display.
Chinese singing performed by local school pupils.
Chinese Calligraphy.
Chinese brush painting.
Children’s art and craft/calligraphy.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Keel Square in Sunderland our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.

For more events in North East England visit Events.

Published on 22nd February 2018 16:36.

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Sunderland’s adopted warship HMS Ocean will be visiting this weekend.

HMS Ocean and her crew were granted Freedom of the City of Sunderland in 2004 and she last visited the city in 2012.

If you are staying with us this weekend and would like to go and see HMS Ocean in Sunderland, Corporation Quay is 15-20 minutes drive from our bed and breakfast accommodation.

HMS Ocean is due to arrive at the mouth of the River Wear at approximately 2:30pm and is due to berth at Corporation Quay opposite the National Glass Centre in Sunderland at approximately 3pm on Friday 1st May 2015 for her eighth visit to the city.

A 300 person freedom parade is due to set off from Burdon Road in Sunderland at 11am on Saturday 2nd May with a service at the War Memorial before the parade commences.

The parade will then proceed to Fawcett Street, High Street West and Market Square before returning to Burdon Road past the War Memorial.

HMS Ocean is open to visitors at Corporation Quay in Hendon on Sunday 3rd May 2015 from 1pm until 6pm and again on Bank Holiday Monday from 11am until 5pm.

You can see a short video about HMS Ocean here…

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Corporation Quay, Hendon, Sunderland our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.

Published on 30th April 2015 10:33.

Chinese New Year in Sunderland

HMS Ocean’s Visit to Sunderland