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Location notes
Just east of East Boldon Metro station.
Railway type and traffic
Metro's every 5/10 minutes in each direction. 2 trains per hour to and from Sunderland and the occasional Transpennine and freight service.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Boldon Flats
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Environment
East Boldon is a small town to the West of Sunderland. There is no path next to the road, just a grass verge but there are a couple of benches as the area is popular with bird watchers.
Road directions
From the A1(M)
At the Washington Service Area join the A194(M) (Stay in the right hand lane) and follow the signs to the Tyne Tunnel. At the Testos roundabout take the second exit, singed for Sunderland North, on to the A184. East Bouldon is two miles along this road.
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Boldon Flats map co-ordinates
At the Washington Service Area join the A194(M) (Stay in the right hand lane) and follow the signs to the Tyne Tunnel. At the Testos roundabout take the second exit, singed for Sunderland North, on to the A184. East Bouldon is two miles along this road.
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Boldon Flats map co-ordinates
Parking
Roadside parking near the location.
Public transport
Plenty of Metro's and Busses to East Boldon, the location is 10/15 minutes walk (about a mile) from there.
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Amenities
There are shops and a pub at East Boldon.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Boldon Flats
Streetmap links
Boldon Flats general view map
Boldon Flats close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Boldon Flats
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Boldon Flats
Googly map
Boldon Flats general view map
Boldon Flats close up map
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Boldon Flats
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Photographic notes
The area is fairly flat and trains can be heard approaching. There are a number locations situated along the road.
Extra Video notes
The road can be quite busy, so it may be noisy for video.
Extra Video notes
The road can be quite busy, so it may be noisy for video.
Links to photographs at this location
Northern Railways
General views - All photographs © Craig Allan unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking east
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
