Sunderland Point 360 - Overton/Lancaster, Lancashire - April 2018
360 degree view of Sunderland Point at low tide.
A Visit to Sunderland Point - Lancashire
Heading south-west from Lancaster, you reach Sunderland Point along a winding causeway across the salt marshes in the mouth of the river Lune. Be sure to check the tide timetables before setting out because this sandy track is submerged for up to four hours at high water. Set out on a falling tide, and you will have ample time to walk round the point without fear of being stranded.
For those who enjoy wild and remote places, Sunderland has an immediate attraction. In fact, it almost feels like you've reached an island as the road peters out at the stony beach on the leeward side of the point. All that disturbs the peaceful sounds of the wind, the lapping water and the toots and whistles of birds is the crunching of your feet along the foreshore. The views are equally serene, layered with a muted palette of natural hues as shore turns to sea and then to sky, broken only by clusters of dwellings sheltered behind wind-blown trees.
Walking past the row of quiet cottages, with their well-tended gardens and sleeping cats in the windows, it is hard to picture a bustling port now. Yet through the 18th century the point became the port for Lancaster, growing rich on the lucrative trade with the West Indies. Fortunes were made and lost importing mahogany, rum, sugar and molasses in Lancaster's Golden Age.
But there was also a more sinister side to this trade. Some ships that left the point sailed via Africa picking up slaves to work in the Caribbean plantations. Although not brought directly to this country as slaves, some Africans arrived in Sunderland as ship's servants and for a time it became popular to have Negro servants in the big houses around the Lune Valley.
It was as a captain's servant that Sambo arrived in Sunderland in 1736. Little is known of his life, except that he died shortly after his arrival, probably of pneumonia, although some say of a broken heart because he believed his master had left him alone in this strange, cold country. Either way, his story is a sad and poignant one. Considered a pagan, his body was for- bidden burial on consecrated ground. And so, like the faithful family pet, he was laid to rest in the corner of a field on the windswept western side of the peninsular. Today you can reach his grave by turning down The Lane at the end of First Terrace and cutting across the point. But most visitors choose to take the long route and walk round the shore.
Follow the path out past the huddle of cottages along Second Terrace until you reach the last house, Sunderland Hall. From here, round to Sambo's grave, it's just you and the birds as you join the narrow strip of stony shore that leads you round the point. When you are on the seaward side look out for the flight of stone steps leading through the sea wall to Sambo's grave.
The small wooden cross and large lichen-covered stone slab is surprisingly well-tended, with fresh flowers and personal messages written on pebbles clustered around the cross. Etched on the grave are three verses of an elegy written by the Reverend James Watson some 60 years after Sambo's death.
Alone in the corner of a field, with just the sound of the elements and the chirping sand birds to keep you company, this could well be Britain's loneliest grave. But Sambo, in death, has a growing number of friends - unlike the wealthy shipping merchants that brought the slaves here. Their graves lie forgotten in the grounds of Lancaster Castle.
The easiest way to reach Sunderland Point is by car. There is an hourly bus service between Lancaster and the village of Overton from where you can walk across the causeway (but be careful of the tide). Further information and tide times are available from the Tourist Office in Lancaster (01524 3582816).
Flooded Highway Sunderland Point Tidal Road Lancashire England uk Part 1
Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes (also known as lades mash), on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It was used as a port for slave ships and cotton ships but its importance declined as other ports such as Lancaster were opened up.
The village of Sunderland is the only inhabited area on the UK mainland that is dependent on the tidal conditions to allow the villages drivable access to their homes .
The difference between low and high tide can be up to 10 meters!
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Sunderland Point Flooded Highway Tidal Road Lancashire England uk Part 2
Just after high tide of 10 meters,
Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes (also known as lades mash), on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It was used as a port for slave ships and cotton ships but its importance declined as other ports such as Lancaster were opened up.
The village of Sunderland is the only inhabited area on the UK mainland that is dependent on the tidal conditions to allow the villages drivable access to their homes .
The difference between low and high tide can be up to 10 meters!
Fly-by video of Owens Walk; Around Sunderland Point & Bazil Point on the Lancashire Coast
A fly-by video of Owens Walk; a circular walk around the wonderful Sunderland Point and Bazil Point situated on the Lancashire Coast near Lancaster and Heysham. Sunderland is a wonderful village rich in heritage for the historians and rich in natural beauty for artists and photographers. The Lune estuary is a place full of atmosphere and wildlife.
Visit Owens Walks website owenswalks.org for free walks in Lancashire and South Lakes.
Route descriptions and maps available for free download: get the .kmz file and view each walk in Google Earth or other mapping apps.
Fly-by video of Owens Walk; Around Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast
A fly-by video of Owens Walk; a circular walk around the wonderful Sunderland Point situated on the Lancashire Coast near Lancaster and Heysham. Sunderland is a wonderful village rich in heritage for the historians and rich in natural beauty for artists and photographers. Sunderland is a place for atmosphere and wildlife.
Visit Owens Walks website owenswalks.org for free walks in Lancashire and South Lakes.
Route descriptions and maps available for free download: get the .kmz file and view each walk in Google Earth or other mapping apps.
Aerial video of Sunderland point. Tide in March 2017
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As a follow up to my last Sunderland Point video done with tide out.
Got stranded at high tide so had a fly around and stuck some footage together and this is the result. Not the best day and rained just before I packed up.
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Tour of Sunderland Point
A short video tour of Sunderland Point, near Heysham, Lancs. Recorded for presentation to the Morecambe Bay Expert Group, September 2008. A project of the Regional Parks Xchange. For more information, please visit Thanks to John and Peter Gilchrist, Alan Smith and Susannah Bleakley.
Lancaster's New Reservoir (1935)
Item title reads - Lancaster's new reservoir opened by the Duke of Kent.
Lancaster, Lancashire.
M/S as the mayor of Lancaster makes a welcoming speech to Prince George, Duke of Kent, who is stood near him, and asks him to open Langthwaite reservoir. L/S as they all troop up the steps towards the reservoir. M/S of Prince George and the mayor walking along towards the valve. L/S of the new reservoir. M/S of a fountain in the middle, a car draws up. M/S as the Prince walks along behind Lord Derby, Lord Lieutenant of the county. He walks down the steps again. M/S as he declares the reservoir open and is presented with a gift which looks like a box of some sort.
Note: the item starts at 01:39:55 after the Pathe titles.
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Sunderland Point, is a small village at the mouth of the River Lune, and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster, England.
It was used as a port for slave ships and cotton ships but its importance declined as other ports such as Lancaster were opened up.
The village is linked to neighbouring Overton 1.5 miles away by a single-track road crossing a tidal marsh, which is flooded at high tide.
Strictly speaking, Sunderland Point is the name of the tip of the peninsula on which the village of Sunderland stands, but the name is frequently applied to the village It was developed as an out port for Lancaster by Robert Lawson, a Quaker, at the beginning of the 18th century. Reportedly, stonework from the ruined Cockersand Abbey just across the river was utilised in the construction of the quay and buildings. Lawson finally went bankrupt in 1728, which began a steady decline until it was totally surpassed by Glasson Dock, which opened in 1787.
Ships could unload here, or wait for the tide before moving up to the main docks at St. Georges Quay in Lancaster and registering at the Customs House. Sailors were known to press gang new recruits at the Three Mariners, just off the quay in Lancaster, and at the Golden Ball on the way back along the river at Snatchems. Both public houses can still be visited. Fit, young candidates were often plied with copious amounts of alcohol, before being whisked away for an extended service at sea. Another local place called Catchems must also have been involved in the press-ganging which was rife in the locality. Many a young man disappeared from the farms and villages around the marshes.
[edit] Sambo's GraveMain article: Sambo's Grave
The Port of Lancaster, once the third largest in the country, was part of the slavery triangle. The furniture makers of Gillow's of Lancaster,[1] and in particular, are of some renown. Black Africans were almost unheard of in Lancaster, thus the master of a slave called Sambo thought it advisable to leave him at Sunderland Point whilst he travelled on to Lancaster to undertake his business in the rest of Britain. Sambo died in 1736 in the old brewery, which still stands on the corner of the pathway that leads to his grave. Sambo's Grave on the unconsecrated (as he was not a Christian) and windswept shoreline of Morecambe Bay is still a local tourist attraction today. The grave almost always bears flowers or stones painted by the local children.
TodaySunderland Point still maintains some of its former grandeur with the warehouses and buildings along the quay, which are now being converted into homes and flats. They once stored rum, tobacco and cotton and several are listed as Grade II. Along the quay at Sunderland Point are a number of fine Georgian dwellings well protected against the weather, one of which is a former hostelry. There is also a fine early 18th century gatepier on the quay that Pevsner thought worthy of note.
Fly-by video of Owens Walk: Around Bazil Point, near Overton on the Lancashire Coast
A fly-by video of Owens Walk: around Bazil Point, near Overton on the Lancashire Coast, close to Lancaster and Heysham. The Lune estuary is a wonderful area rich in wildlife and natural beauty.
Visit Owens Walks website owenswalks.org for free walks in Lancashire and South Lakes.
Route descriptions and maps available for free download: get the .kmz file and view each walk in Google Earth or other mapping apps.
Places You Wouldn't Want To Live in The U.K.
When most people imagine the United Kingdom, they think of London, wry humor and polite people. It might seem unthinkable that Great Britain has some real dung piles among its treasures but these 5 cities will have you wondering why there is a “Great” in front of “Britain”.
At number 5. Sandwell
The available jobs in this West Midlands town are so poorly paid that the average resident has zero disposable income. The good news for locals is that Sandwell has a pretty high mortality rate, so they don’t have to suffer for very long.
At Number 4. Gwent Valleys
No matter which metric you choose to measure Gwent Valleys scores poorly. Crime? Check. Poor healthcare? Check. A-hole teenagers all around? Oh yeah. In a country that’s filled with coastline and rolling hills, Gwent Valleys has none of that. It’s just the worst.
At Number 3. High Wycombe
Petty crime and drug use are present; as is a low employment rate. The little money High Wycombe does have it spends on the schools which is great. Of course, that doesn’t do the average tourist any good.
At Number 2. Southampton
Southampton is simply filled with half-destroyed buildings blotting the landscape. To be fair, the place was bombed in World War II. That is a pretty solid excuse, but on the other hand, they’ve had the better part of eighty years to get the place back in order …
And at number 1. Morecambe
In the 1930s, luminaries like Coco Chanel used to hang out in Morecambe These days, Morecambe is more known for its dilapidation. The coastline outside the city is stunning, but if you’re being completely honest, coasts aren’t exactly a point of pride, and neither is Morecambe.
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Lancaster River Lune Flood Part 1
05/12/2015: The River Lune; which is a river that runs through Lancaster in the North West of Great Britain, rose so high is burst it's bank a bit in several locations. Here is a video of it nearly doing just that near the Millennium Bridge on Saturday Night.
It was Dark.
Road to Sunderland Point
A beautiful and unique place to visit on the Lancashire coast
Sunderland Point
A brief visit on my motorbike to the beautiful and remote Sunderland Point, near Lancaster, UK
Galgate floods
Clip shows recent flooding in Galgate - created at
TRAM: The End Of The Line (Sunderland Point)
The Lancashire village of Sunderland (commonly known as Sunderland Point) lies on a thin strip of land surrounded by water. On one side is the estuary of the River Lune and to the west lies the vast expanse of Morecambe Bay.
It's the last place you'd expect to find an abandoned tram.
This tram once worked the streets of Bradford in West Yorkshire and when it was decommissioned, it was converted into a holiday chalet - a sort of early caravan.
The tram ended up in a farmer's field and fell out of use. In it's wind-swept, isolated location, it is slowly but surely surrendering to the elements. The end of the line, you might say.
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A BOATS GRAVE YARD at Sunderland Point...Birds eye view...DJI Phantom
Here is a short video of some boats I saw the other day...moored up for a while and abandoned and don't appear to be sea worthy any more...Shame but a great video opportunity not to be missed
Sorry in advance as it was a very windy day...
Recorded with my DJI Phantom at Sunderland point...
Music by Jaymes Young - Moondust
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A Day Out at Heysham Head and Sunderland Point
Mike, Doreen , Jan and Dad explore St. Peter's church and the old Saxon chapel/stone graves, then go on to search out Sambo's grave at Sunderland Point.
Sunderland Point Tidal Road, Lancashire