N.Ireland to sunderland

[-Savage-]

Ok, i have a mate who lives in Sunderland, and he cam over to mine yesterday for my 21st birthday party.

Thing is i live in N.Ireland. Now i want to return this nice act, by visiting him around chrimbo time.
I can get a ferry from my home town, (warrenpoint), over to Haysham, near blackpool. This will take 8 hours. Or i can take the larne to stranrare ferry, 1.5 hours away, and the crossing must be about an hour or so.

Now what i am wondering is, would it be easier to go from blackpool to sunderland, or would it be easier to go from stranrare?
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[Mr.Everready]

Have a look at the route finder on www.theaa.com or www.rac.co.uk.
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[awj72]

Why would anyone conciously go to Sunderland??


































(watch the mackems bite, only kidding lads )
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[Parmo Paul]

It will be quicker to nip up to Belfast/Larne and get the ferry from there. Both Stena and P&O do high speed ferries which can cross in 1.5 hours, or 3 hours on a regular ferry. Then Sunderland is about four hours from there. I originally come from near Middlesbrough (about 35miles south of the Mackems) and used to go across to Tyrone to visit my mothers family nearly every year.

Your total travelling time going that route will be less than the ferry crossing alone if you go via Blackpool/Liverpool!!

[-Savage-]

Thanks. i was wondering just what i would do to keep entertained for 8 hours on a freight ferry lol.
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[mrchips]

I would say you are mad.
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[-Savage-]

If i go larne to stranrar, will the ferry company have the appropriate gear to tiedown my bike? Its a cbr600f, so it only has a sidestand.
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Peugeot Speedfight 100, Kymco Hipster 125, GSXR750K5, Jawa TS 350

[Parmo Paul]

[-Savage-]

lol just checked the site myself and saw that its only belfast to stranrar lol

good to hear my bike gets looked after, il hopefully have paid my parents back by dec 23rd lol, so it will be well cool lol
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Peugeot Speedfight 100, Kymco Hipster 125, GSXR750K5, Jawa TS 350

[GBUK101]

Have you been to Sunderland before? If not the best way to experience what it's really like is to do the following.

1. Take a huge dump when you get up in the morning. Don't flush.

2. Leave the mass of turd sitting in the bowl for 24 hours.

3. Now stick your head in the bowl and flush

[-Savage-]

hmmm, ok popular concensus seems to be that sunderland is a bit of an armpit of a place lol

im planning on touring a bit too while im over there. Would people reccomend manchester, blackpool, newcastle, birmimgham, liverpool or anywhere else? i think carlisle isnt too far off my track either.
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[GBUK101]