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All the United Kingdom England Seaham

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Seaham

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Seaham, England

Updated June 3, 2021

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Seaham, England

Charybdis Fountain

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
Seaham Beach

Seaham, England

Seaham Hall Beach

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Tommy.

Seaham, England

'Eleven 'O' One'

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Vane Tempest sculpture

Seaham, England

Vane Tempest Sculptures

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.
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Dawdon’s Fossil Tree

The fossilized trunk of a tree that grew around 320 million years ago.
1 mile from Seaham
Front of Ryhope pumping station.

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Ryhope Pumping Station

This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.
2 miles from Seaham
The walrus.

Sunderland, England

Mowbray Park Walrus

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
4 miles from Seaham
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