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Sunderland Illuminations 2018

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If you are visiting our bed and breakfast accommodation with children between Thursday 18th October and Sunday 18th November 2018 then you may like to visit Sunderland Illuminations aka Roker Park Lights a few miles south of us in Roker, Sunderland.

Sunderland Illuminations 2018 will feature lights from St Peter’s Church along Roker seafront.

An illuminated observation wheel will be present on Cliffe Park along with fairground rides and catering concessions.

Roker Park will be transformed into a Festival of Light.

Roker Park will be open Thursday to Sunday each week, plus every night during October half term.

Tickets to the Festival of Light cost £2 per person (children aged two and under go free but still require a ticket) and can be booked online.

For groups there is a £1 discount if you buy five or more tickets.

E-tickets or printed tickets will be accepted to gain entry to Roker Park Festival of Light.

There will be no ticket sales on the entrance gates of Roker Park.

You can buy tickets online here Roker Park Festival of Light (opens in a new window).

You can see what Roker has to offer in this map…

If you are looking for hotel accommodationfor your visit to Roker 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 ideas of family-friendly things to do visit Family-Friendly.

Published on 15th October 2018 11:13.

Sunderland Illuminations 2017

Home > Tyne & Wear > Sunderland > Roker > Roker Park

If you are visiting our bed and breakfast accommodation with children between Thursday 5th October and Sunday 5th November 2017 then you may like to visit Sunderland Illuminations aka Roker Park Lights a few miles south of us in Roker, Sunderland.

Sunderland Illuminations are to return for 2017, with lights spreading sparkle from St Peter’s Church all along the newly regenerated seafront.

As well as feature lighting right along the seafront, the popular illuminated observation wheel will return to Cliffe Park and traditional fairground rides and quality catering concessions will run from Cliffe Park to Bede’s Cross.

Seafront lights and activities on Cliffe Park and Bede’s Cross will run from from Thursday 5th October until Sunday 5th November from 5pm until 10pm each day.

Roker Park will be transformed into a Festival of Light, with a Disney theme.

Roker Park will be open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 5th October to 5th November plus every night at half term, from 5pm until 10pm each night.

Last entry into Roker Park will be 9pm.

There will be a whole host of sparkling features with family favourites pirates, dinosaurs and fairies, magically mixing with new Disney additions that will surprise and delight.

A new art zone will include a series of artist-designed light artworks.

Roker Park will also be home to a food court and bar area, helter-skelter and regular music and entertainment performances on the bandstand.

Entry into Roker Park will cost £1 per person bought in advance online, £2 on the day from kiosks.

Children aged two and under go free.

Sunderland Illuminations 2017 come to an end in spectacular style with a firework extravaganza on Sunday 5th November at 6pm.

Best viewing points will be from Cliffe Park and all along the seafront.

There is no charge for this event and tickets are not required.

To reach Sunderland Illuminations from our bed and breakfast accommodation simply drive South along the A183 coast road towards Sunderland.

The Illuminated Observation Wheel is located on Cliffe Park, SR6 9NS and operates from 5pm until 10pm every night.

The cost to ride on the wheel is £4 for adults and £3 for children.

A family ticket for two adults and two children or one adult and three children is £10.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Roker 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 ideas of family-friendly things to do visit Family-Friendly.

Published on 29th September 2017 14:30.

Sunderland Illuminations 2016

Home > Tyne & Wear > Sunderland > Roker > Roker Park

If you are visiting our bed and breakfast accommodation with children over the next six weeks then you may like to visit Sunderland Illuminations aka Roker Park Lights a few miles south of us in Roker, Sunderland, SR6 9NB.

Sunderland Illuminations start this Saturday 24th September until Saturday 5th November 2016.

If you drive along the A183 Coast Road you can see the seafront illuminations for free but there is a £1 charge to see the attractions inside Roker Park.

The Illuminated Observation Wheel is located on Cliffe Park, SR6 9NS and operates from 6pm until 10pm on Saturday 24th September (launch night) then every night until Saturday 5th November 2016.

The cost to ride on the wheel is £4 for adults and £3 for children. A family ticket for two adults and two children or one adult and three children is £10.

Entrance to Roker Park costs £1 per person.

You can purchase tickets from cabins at the entrances on Cliffe Park, Bede’s Cross and Marine Walk. These cabins are open from 5pm daily.

You can also buy Roker Park entrance tickets from…

Sunderland City Library in Fawcett Street, SR1 1PP.

Bunny Hill Primary Care Centre on Hylton Lane, SR5 4BW.

Washington Town Centre Library in Washington Village, NE38 7RZ.

Houghton Library on Newbottle Street in Houghton le Spring, DH4 4AF.

Sandhill Centre Library in Grindon, SR3 4EN.

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens on Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PP.

Inside Roker Park the model railway will be running on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the event from 5pm until 8pm. There is no charge but donations are welcomed.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Roker Park 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 ideas of family-friendly things to do visit Family-Friendly.

Published on 22nd September 2016 19:44.