National Museum of the Royal Navy
Museums & Science Centres · Hartlepool, Teesside
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 10am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16Educational☔ Rainy-day friendlyMemberships availableSchool holiday activitiesAdventure play
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Baby changing
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- Changing Places toilet
Free on-site parking available including disabled parking. Car park closes at 5pm (summer) / 4pm (winter). Bike rack positioned to the right of main reception doors.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience (part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy) is an award-winning family attraction recreating an 18th-century seaport. The centrepiece is HMS Trincomalee, Britain's oldest floating warship built in 1817, which you can explore with an audio guide. Around the historic quayside, period shops and houses bring history to life with costumed guides, hands-on activities and live demonstrations. Kids love the Children's Maritime Adventure Centre with its large wooden play-ship, pirate exhibits, and interactive displays. The attraction also features the Diving Deep exhibition, a cafe, and a gift shop. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm (open all week during Hartlepool school holidays).
Open all week during Hartlepool Borough Council school holidays. Winter: HMS Trincomalee open at set times only (11:30, 13:00, 15:00) and cafe hours seasonally adjusted - contact venue to confirm. Car park closes 5pm (summer) / 4pm (winter). HMS Trincomalee closed 1.30pm-4pm on 7 Aug 2026 and 11.30am-2pm on 21 Aug 2026.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Portable phone charger
- Woolly hat
- Kids' headphones
- Colouring book and pencils
- Sunglasses
- Notebook
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