As well as soaking up the warm spring sunshine many people – and dogs – were enjoying a stroll along the promenade where families could also have a cup of coffee, play in the park, or build sandcastles on the beach.
The warmer conditions also saw a number of people take to the water to go sea kayaking and paddle boarding.
Several people also said they were combining their trip to the seafront with a visit to the Stadium of Light to see Sunderland AFC take on Shrewsbury Town with the common consensus that a morning at the beach followed by an SAFC win would make the perfect Good Friday.
Several people also said they were combining their trip to the seafront with a visit to the Stadium of Light to see Sunderland AFC take on Shrewsbury Town with the common consensus that a morning at the beach followed by an SAFC win would make the perfect Good Friday.