16 fab photos as Sunderland turned into a winter wonderland following further snowfall

Published 5th Jan 2026, 12:52 GMT

After further overnight snowfall, the city has once again been turned into a winter wonderland as the Arctic blast continues to hit the North East.

People wrapped up warm as they made their way to work, whilst those youngsters still off school enjoyed sledging and building snowmen.

Check out these 16 fab photos as the city once again awoke to a blanket of snow.

It's not just people who had their winter jackets on. | sn

The hills around Penshaw were turned into a winter wonderland. | Neil Fatkin Photo: Neil Fatkin

A family heading out sledging on the Cleadon Hills | sn Photo: SN

Footsteps in the snow in the snow leading up to Penshaw Monument | Neil Fatkin Photo: Neil Fatkin

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