Hartlepool Abbey, Hartlepool

Name: Hartlepool Abbey
Address: Hartlepool, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Hartlepool

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Facts and practical information

Hartlepool Abbey, also known as Heretu Abbey, Hereteu Abbey, Heorthu Abbey or Herutey Abbey, was a Northumbrian monastery founded in 640 CE by Hieu, the first of the saintly recluses of Northumbria, and Aidan of Lindisfarne, on the Headland Estate of Hartlepool now called the Heugh or Old Hartlepool, in County Durham, England. ()

Coordinates: 54°41'42"N, 1°10'54"W

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Hartlepool United Kingdom

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Day trips

Hartlepool Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Redheugh Gardens War Memorial, HMS Trincomalee, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Heugh lighthouse.

~1020 ftE
Memorial
Redheugh Gardens War Memorial, Hartlepool
5 min walk • Redheugh Gardens War Memorial or Hartlepool War Memorial is a World War I and World War II memorial located in the Headlands of Hartlepool, County Durham, England.
1.1 miW
Ship
HMS Trincomalee, Hartlepool
28 min walk • HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship in Hartlepool, England.
1.1 miW
Museum, Maritime museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool
28 min walk • The National Museum of the Royal Navy is a maritime exposition and visitor attraction in Hartlepool, County Durham, Northern England. The concept of the attraction is the thematic re-creation of an 18th-century seaport, in the time of Lord Nelson, Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar.
~1250 ftNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Heugh lighthouse, Hartlepool
7 min walk • The Heugh Lighthouse is a navigation light on The Headland in Hartlepool, in north-east England. The current lighthouse dates from 1927; it is owned and operated by PD Ports. It is claimed that its early-Victorian predecessor was the first lighthouse in the world reliably lit by gas.
1 miW
Ship
PS Wingfield Castle, Hartlepool
27 min walk • The PS Wingfield Castle is a former Humber Estuary ferry, now preserved as a museum ship in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The Wingfield Castle was built by William Gray & Company at Hartlepool, and launched in 1934, along with a sister ship, the Tattershall Castle.
1.4 miNW
Cemetery
Spion Kop Cemetery, Hartlepool
35 min walk • Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast near Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace St. Hilda's churchyard and designed by John Dobson. The area took its name from the Battle of Spion Kop in 1900 during the Boer War.
~1330 ftNE
Battlefield, Museum, History museum
Heugh Battery, Hartlepool
7 min walk • The Heugh Gun Battery is located on the Headland at Hartlepool, Cleveland, England. The museum bills itself as the only battlefield of World War I in Great Britain.
~110 ftN
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool
1 min walk • St Hildas Church is a parish church in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
0.9 miW
Lighthouse
Seaton Carew lighthouse, Hartlepool
22 min walk • The Seaton Carew lighthouses were a pair of leading light towers built in Seaton Carew to guide ships into the River Tees. The low light was demolished over a century ago and what remained of the high light has been rebuilt in Hartlepool Marina.
1.1 miW
History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Museum of Hartlepool, Hartlepool
28 min walk • The Museum of Hartlepool opened in 1996 and is located within the attraction Hartlepool's Maritime Experience. It houses the collections once on display in the Gray Art Gallery and Museum and the Maritime Museum which was on the Headland, Hartlepool, both are now closed. The fine art collections are displayed at Hartlepool Art Gallery.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Hartlepool Art Gallery, Hartlepool
33 min walk • Hartlepool Art Gallery is an art gallery in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The gallery opened in 1996. It is located in Church Square within Christ Church, a restored Victorian church, built in 1854 and designed by the architect Edward Buckton Lamb.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Hartlepool Abbey?

Nearby attractions include St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool (1 min walk), Statue of Andy Capp, Hartlepool (3 min walk), Redheugh Gardens War Memorial, Hartlepool (5 min walk), Heugh lighthouse, Hartlepool (7 min walk).

How to get to Hartlepool Abbey by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hartlepool Abbey:

Train

Hartlepool (31 min walk)

Bus

Hartlepool Transport Interchange (32 min walk)
Hartlepool Interchange • Lines: 36, 426, 436 (33 min walk)