Advertise in Sunderland, the largest city between Leeds and Edinburgh in the north-east of England. It is a modern city with a busy city centre. However its origins date back to 674A.D. when a monastery was built in Monkwearmouth. Set at the mouth of the River Wear, there is a lot of heritage to explore along with a stunning natural coastline.
Multicultural Sunderland
Sunderland has a population of nearly 300,000 people and is becoming ever more cosmopolitan. Over 60 nationalities are now resident in the city, and more than 30 languages are spoken in the local schools.
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Sunderland is easy to get to, by road it is just off the main north-south route, the A1. Sunderland has great international air links through nearby Newcastle Airport. Sunderland also has international ferry links with routes from Tyneside to Scandinavia and Northern Europe. Getting around once you’re there is also easy with the Nexus Metro system, which provides some excellent advertising spaces.
Reach Tourists in Sunderland
Sunderland has a lot of tourist attractions from traditional cultural activities such as a night out at the Empire Theatre or the Winter Gardens, through to adrenaline-boosting sports such as kayaking or diving on the coast. It’s football team, Sunderland AFC is located at the Stadium of Light a 47,000 seater stadium on the banks of the River Wear which also holds regular concerts is a tourist attraction in itself.
Thanks to the Silksworth Sports Complex, visitors can also take part in less traditional British sports such as skiing or snowboarding.
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There are now 17,000 students across two campuses at The University of Sunderland. In 2006, the Times Higher Education Supplement adjudged it as giving the best student experience in the UK. It has also been named the Guardian’s top new university, backed up by government statistics on the range, quality and quantity of its research.
Industry
There is a diverse business community in Sunderland and a skilled workforce for IT businesses and car manufacturing (Nissan), but the city is also attracting investment from the wider UK and abroad following a large regeneration project in recent years.
