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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hartlepool

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hartlepool, England

Updated August 5, 2019
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Hartlepool, England

HMS Trincomalee

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Hartlepool Monkey Memorial

Hartlepool, England

Hartlepool Monkey Memorial

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.
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Hartlepool, England

Heugh Gun Battery Memorial Tablet

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.
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Hartlepool, England

Andy Capp Statue

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
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The Devil’s Lapstone

Peterlee, England

Devil's Lapstone

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.
6 miles from Hartlepool
Apollo Pavilion

Peterlee, England

Apollo Pavilion

A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.
6 miles from Hartlepool
Teessaurus Park

Middlesbrough, England

Teessaurus Park

A surreal paleontological sculpture garden pays homage to a fading industry.
7 miles from Hartlepool
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