They are, however, allowed on Littlehaven Beach (next to Sandhaven) and Marsden Beach throughout ... The dog exclusion zones in Sunderland apply to Roker beach and to a limited stretch of beach ...

Sitting just off the Coast Road between Sunderland and South Shields, the Marsden Grotto is a bar, restaurant and hotel which offers both a beach-side bar and an impressive series of caves where ...