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Museum of Hartlepool

"Hartlepool has a rich heritage with shipbuilding and the sea. Many of our exhibits are maritime related and include model ship engines, a full size replica of a ships bow and much more."

Jackson Dock, Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool, TS24 0XZ

Tel: 01429 860 077

Web: http://www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com

Zetland Lifeboat Museum

5 King Street, Redcar, TS10 3DT

Tel: 01642 494 311

Web: http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/museums

Souter Lighthouse

Coast Road, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7NH

Tel: 0191 529 3161

Web: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Museum

Spanish Battery, Tynemouth, NE30 4DD

Tel: 0191 257 2059

Web: http://www.tvlb.org

Discovery Museum

Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA

Tel: 0191 232 6789

Web: http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discovery

Preston Hall Museum

Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, TS18 3RH

Tel: 01642 527 375

Web: http://www.stockton.gov.uk/museums

The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AT

Tel: 01642 311 211

Web: http://www.captcook-ne.co.uk

HMS Trincomalee

Jackson Dock, Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool, TS24 OXZ

Tel: 01429 860 077

Web: http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk