Beaches

Blackhall Rocks beach is made up of sand, pebbles and rocks. Blackhall Rocks is part of the Durham Wildlife Trust Read more…

Horden beach is a sand and shingle beach backed by cliffs and grass. This area of coast had a few Read more…

Seal Sands is an inter-tidal mudflat situated in the mouth of the River Tees halfway between Hartlepool and Redcar. Seal Sands Read more…

Crimdon Park Beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and a nature reserve. Crimdon Park Beach is dog-friendly Read more…

Hartlepool North Sands is a sandy beach. As you head Northwards away from Hartlepool you have the Durham Coast and Read more…

Easington beach is a small sand, shingle and rocky beach backed by low cliffs and dunes. Read more…

Hartlepool Bay beach runs south from the Marina to Seaton Carew, with a promenade and some grass areas behind the beach. Read more…

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

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

North Gare Sands is sandy with dunes and some marsh in the mouth of the Tees estuary, close to the Read more…

Seaham Beach is a long stretch of sand sitting beneath grassy cliffs and is part of the Durham Heritage Coast. Read more…

Blast Beach was once hidden deep below waste from Dawdon Colliery which was one of the last Durham mines to Read more…