HMS Trincomalee, Hartlepool

Name: HMS Trincomalee
Address: Jackson Dock, Hartlepool, TS24 0SQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1429 860077

#4 among attractions in Hartlepool

Top attraction, Ship

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°41'25"N, 1°12'25"W

Address

Jackson DockHartlepool TS24 0SQ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1429 860077

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Day trips

HMS Trincomalee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Redheugh Gardens War Memorial, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Heugh lighthouse.

0.5 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Hartlepool
13 min walk • Middleton Grange is a shopping centre in Hartlepool, England. It was built in 1969 and it was opened by Princess Anne on 27 May 1970. The site of the shopping centre was originally terraced streets that were demolished in the late 1960s.
1.3 miE
Memorial
Redheugh Gardens War Memorial, Hartlepool
33 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.
~40 ftW
Museum, Maritime museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool
1 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.
1.3 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Heugh lighthouse, Hartlepool
34 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.
~320 ftSE
Ship
PS Wingfield Castle, Hartlepool
2 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.
1.2 miN
Cemetery
Spion Kop Cemetery, Hartlepool
30 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.
1.3 miE
Battlefield, Museum, History museum
Heugh Battery, Hartlepool
34 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.
1.1 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool
28 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.
0.5 miSW
Memorial
West Hartlepool War Memorial, Hartlepool
13 min walk • West Hartlepool War Memorial or Victory Square War Memorial or Victoria Square Cenotaph is a war memorial in Hartlepool, County Durham, England commemorating those from West Hartlepool who died in World War I and World War II. The war memorial, created in the 1920s, is located on Victoria Road in Hartlepool's Victory Square.
0.4 miNW
Mosque
Nasir Mosque, Hartlepool
11 min walk • Nasir Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in Hartlepool, located on Brougham Terrace. The mosque was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and inaugurated in 2005 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
~1110 ftNE
Lighthouse
Seaton Carew lighthouse, Hartlepool
6 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is HMS Trincomalee open?

HMS Trincomalee is open:

Monday 11 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 11 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday 11 am - 4 pm
Friday 11 am - 4 pm
Saturday 11 am - 4 pm
Sunday 11 am - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to HMS Trincomalee?

Nearby attractions include National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool (1 min walk), Museum of Hartlepool, Hartlepool (2 min walk), PS Wingfield Castle, Hartlepool (2 min walk), Seaton Carew lighthouse, Hartlepool (6 min walk).

How to get to HMS Trincomalee by public transport?

The nearest stations to HMS Trincomalee:

Train

Hartlepool (7 min walk)

Bus

Hartlepool Transport Interchange (7 min walk)
Hartlepool Interchange • Lines: 36, 426, 436 (8 min walk)