Heritage railway stations · North East England
Second Sun
In or near Sunderland.
Second Sun — Public artwork (sculpture) by Andrew Small.
David Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Peter's · 0.1 km
- Free entry
About
Second Sun is a place of interest in the Scottish Lowlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.1 km away. Postcode area SR6.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Second Sunday of Easter is the eighth day of the Christian season of Eastertide, and the seventh after Easter Sunday. It is known by various names, including Divine Mercy Sunday, the Octave Day of Easter, White Sunday (Latin: Dominica in albis), Quasimodo Sunday, Bright Sunday and Low Sunday. In Eastern Christianity, it is known as Antipascha, New Sunday, and Thomas Sunday.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9105, -1.3834
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR6 0AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Nearest railway station
- St Peter's — 0.1 km
Sources
- osm: n6909709285 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Second Sunday of Easter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Second Sun?
- Second Sun is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode SR6 0AA), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Second Sun?
- Second Sun — Public artwork (sculpture) by Andrew Small.
- How do I get to Second Sun?
- The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR6 0AA.
- Is Second Sun a protected site?
- Yes — Second Sun is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Second Sun free to visit?
- Yes, Second Sun is free to enter.
- How do I get to Second Sun?
- The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR6 0AA.