The Museum of Hartlepool — Attraction in England

I first visited here not long after it opened with my husband and was lucky to have a chance to revisit when we were staying for 4 days in that part of the north east back in October 2022. We both really enjoyed seeing the HMS Trincomalee again and the Historic Quay. On this visit I took movie footage and photos as I didn't have a digital camera last time. There is a lot to see for all members of the family and I recommend the booklet I got from the visitor centre as it tells us such a lot about Trincomalee and her time in service. The museum there is interesting and wish we could have stayed a longer there. All my videos can be seen on my YouTube...

I just want to give props to Derek, a volunteer who was working in the Trincomalee Gallery this afternoon!

he helped me with a few puzzles, helped me take some cool photos of the ‘view from the mast’, and even gave me and my boyfriend a slip of paper that tells us what the different flags mean when put up on this ship!!!

he really made our visit so lovely, it was gorg to see someone so passionate working for our museum, please pass this review on to him, as I want him to know the lovely impression he made on me and my...

We stumbled across this place and hesitated due to the £10 entry fee as we only wanted to see the ship, however, we are glad we did go in as there is so much to see and do, you can even get on the ship and explore all the different levels. The courtyard is full of interesting interactive displays, with a cafe on site. We particularly enjoyed the amunitions live display too ...makes you think about how awful the conditions must have...