Here's some great walks to do in and around Sunderland - and they're all free.
13. Backhouse Park
Not as manicured as Mowbray Park or as bonny as Barnes Park, but Backhouse Park has a more rural, escapist feel. Thomas William Backhouse gifted the park, formerly Ashburne Park, to the Corporation of Sunderland in 1922 who named it Backhouse Park. It's good fun trying to spot the fairy homes at the top end of the park.
14. Roker Park
Another of the city's oldest parks, Roker Park was opened on June 23, 1880, on land donated by Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Baronet and the Church Commissioners. The park has plenty of features including a remote-controlled model boating lake, model railway, which was built in the 1970s, as well as two bowling greens, play park and sports courts. It's undergoing improvement works including the addition of the Ruhe coffee shop, which recently opened in the shadow of the bandstand. The latter will also be restored as part of the ongoing investment at the park