Formerly Seaham Harbour, Seaham is a small town on the North Sea coastline of County Durham in north east England. Twinned with the German town of Gerlingen, situated thirteen miles east of the city of Durham and six miles south of Sunderland with which it has historic ties. A small farming community until the early nineteenth century, the harbour was built in 1828 by the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry who bought the estate from the Milbankes, whose daughter Anne Isabella Milbanke was married for a short time to Lord Byron. Built to aid the transport of goods from local industries it proved inadequate for the tonnage of coal being mined from nearby collieries so It was the 6th Marquess who commissioned engineers to reclaim the land, extend and deepen the dock, officially opening in 1905. Seaham grew in the 1920’s when the main collieries opened but by the 1990’s, a number of mine-related deaths finally caused the last of the collieries to be closed, a process which caused irreparable damage to the local economy, from which it has struggled to recover. During the early part of this century however, Seaham was completely regenerated. Offering some of the best beaches in the country, these were fully restored and designated in 2001 as a ‘heritage coast’. In 2002 Seaham won the Outstanding Achievement in Regeneration Award in the Turning The Tide project jointly with the Eden Project.
Attraction
Care Home
Cedar Court
Eastholme
Seaham View
Trinity House
Classes
Dentist
Mr M L Robson
Princess Road Dental Practice
Doctor
Dr Reddy & Dr Reddy
Dusad & Partners
George & Partners
Kapoor KR & AL
Murton Medical Group
Estate Agent
Halifax Property Services
Jonathon Lewis Estate Agents & Letting Agents
Pattinson Keith
Golf Club
Health and Fitness Club
Marlbro Health & Fitness Club
Seaham Leisure Centre
Market
Pub and Bar
Dalton Park Inn
Duke Of Wellington
Engineers Arms
Noah's Ark
Sylvia's Bar
The Dun Cow
The George
The Innbetween
The Kestrel
The Seaton Lane Inn
Restaurant
School
Camden Square Infant School
Deneside Infant & Junior Primary School
Jubilee Primary School
New Seaham Primary School
Parkside Infant School
Princess Road Junior School
Seaham Comprehensive School
St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School
Westlea Primary School
Solicitor
Taxi
Vet
Sports Clubs
Dawdon Welfare CC (Cricket)
Murton CC (Cricket)
Seaham Park CC (Cricket)
Shops
Bongos Blooms
Boots
Mencap Garden Centre
The Wooden Rose Company
Fins & Paws
J F Eilbeck Chemists Ltd
Wags 2 Whiskers
Seaham Optical Ltd
Taming The Wild Garden Service
Wags to Whiskers Dog Grooming
T Angus & Sons
Evans Bakery
Angus Delicatessen
Elves Greengrocers
Farnsworth Fruit & veg
Park Lane Stores
Beat Route Cafe
Cafe Cream
F Valente
Eastshore Fisheries
Seaham Chippy Ambleside
Specsavers
Crabtree and Evelyn
Hallmark Cards
Wags 2 Whiskers Dog Grooming
Activities
Massive Attack Paintball(Adventure)
Easington Cycling(Cycling)
Seaham Sea Angling Club(Fishing)
Sharpley Springs & Sharpley Waters(Fishing)
Ramblers Club(Walking)
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The Harbour View (0.16 miles)
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