Roadside oddityHidden gem
Sunderland Point
Heysham, North West England
A village at the end of a road that floods at high tide.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Sunderland Point is reached by a tidal road across the salt marsh, so the access is only open at low tide. It is a small, quiet village with Sambo's Grave, a quiet 18th-century memorial. Check tide times before driving across.
Good to know
- Check tide times before crossing
- Do not park on the causeway
- Getting there
- Tidal road, only open at low tide, narrow
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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