Hartlepool Guide

Tweddle Farm - Blackhall

Tweddle Farm

The Museum of Hartlepool

The Finest Free Show in Town...
has changed

The story of Hartlepool brought to life for you!

The Museum of Hartlepool has undergone a transformation. Opened on Saturday 28^th June, the colourful new displays tell the story of a past which is packed with exciting events and interesting people. As you enter, you are taken back 5000 years to the Bronze Age and introduced to the museum by Hartlepool's oldest known man. From here you move through centuries of the town's past, ending up with the joining of the Headland and West Hartlepool in 1967 and a look to today and the future.

Listen!

Participate!

See!

Hartlepool has a long and eventful history and which it is rightly proud. However it's people have their sights set firmly on the future and it's looking bright! For a brief history of Hartlepool click here.

Don't forget PSS Wingfield Castle - a wonderfully restored 1930s paddle steamer. Enjoy a cup of tea in the Art Deco style café or join in one of the activities in the new educational facilities.

Admission to the museum and PSS Wingfield Castle is free

Museum of Hartlepool,

Maritime Avenue,

Hartlepool, TS24 0XZ
Telephone: 01429 860077

The Museum of Hartlepool is part of the visitor attraction, Hartlepool's Maritime Experience.

RSPB    -    Saltholme

Wildlife reserve and discovery park

Just off A178 behind the Fire Station (Seal Sands Roundabout)

Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.

Common tern Stop by Saltholme Pools Hide or Paddy's Hide during spring or summer and you will, hopefully, be treated to fantastic views of our breeding colony of common terns. They nest on the specially created cockleshell islands.
Lapwing One of Saltholme's most constant residents, lapwings can be seen displaying and nesting during spring and summer. They also roost in their thousands along the banks you can see from Saltholme Pools Hide in winter.
Peregrine Peregrines are the fastest animal in the world. They can be seen throughout the year, with several using the site as a hunting ground. They are often seen flying over the wet grassland and pools; watch out for their spectacular aerial chases with wintering flocks of birds.
Water rail From the Wildlife Watchpoint and the viewing point at Haverton Hill, water rails can be seen feeding at the edge of channels and pools within the reedbed all year round. These secretive birds do not usually venture far from cover. However, in very cold icy winters they often be seen foraging out in the open in the middle of frozen pools.
Yellow wagtail These arresting little birds are regular summer visitors to Saltholme, with several pairs nesting on site. They can frequently be seen on posts along the trails or flying around the edges of the grassland collecting flying insects.