Discover Hartlepool

Denemouth beach is a large rural sand and shingle beach that is popular with walkers and bird watchers.

Crimdon Park beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and nature reserve. You also have a caravan park directly behind the beach.

Hartlepool North Sands is a sandy beach. As you head Northwards away from Hartlepool you have the Durham Coast and Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserves which is known for spotting seals and seabirds. In the middle of the beach you have a long working pier that carries pipelines. Car parking is by the marina.

Hartlepool Bay beach runs south from the Marina to Seaton Carew, with a promenade and some grass areas behind the beach. Facilities include parking, promenade, shops, cafe and restaurants at the top end by the marina.

Seaton Sands at Seaton Carew has a sandy beach with rock pools ideal for exploring. Facilities include toilets, parking and cafe/restaurants.

Blackhall Rocks beach is made up of sand, pebbles and rocks. Blackhall Rocks is part of the Durham Wildlife Trust reserve from where access to the beach and cliffs can be gained. As well as the beach and nature this is also a very popular climbing location. Car park and a steep path to the beach.

Crimdon Beck beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and nature reserve. Parking and picnic areas.

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Seal Sands is an inter-tidal mudflat situated in the mouth of the River Tees halfway between Hartlepool and Redcar. Seal Sands forms one part of the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, the other being North Gare Sands. This is an area of mud and sand and is a great place for spotting seals and bird watching. An easy-access footpath connects the Cowpen Marsh car park with two wheelchair accessible hides overlooking Seal Sands.

North Gare Sands is sandy with dunes and some marsh in the mouth of the Tees estuary, close to the site of an Oil Refinery and a Chemical Works. North Gare forms one part of the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve with the other being Seal Sands. Parking a short way from the beach but no shops or toilets, signposted nature trails lead from the car park.