New £6.8million seafront attraction planned for one of the UK’s most affordable seaside towns

ONE of the UK's astir affordable formation resorts has revealed what its caller £6.8million attraction volition look like.

Hartlepool is 1 of the astir affordable places to unrecorded successful the UK, wherever homes are little than fractional the mean spot price.

The Museum of Hartlepool is being redeveloped, with the Wingfield Castle paddle steamer besides being restored.

New images person revealed what the caller multi-million Tides for Change task volition look like.

The Museum of Hartlepool would person upgraded accumulation rooms and interactive experiences.

The caller depository volition reopen successful 2029.

And the Wingfield Castle paddle steamer volition beryllium brought backmost to beingness with events and activities offered.

The vessel archetypal launched successful 1934, and adjacent featured successful the 1980 film The Elephant Man.

Local councillor Pamela Hargreaves told section media: “I deliberation it volition truly redefine that full country and enactment the Museum of Hartlepool, which is simply a spot of a small known attraction, successful people’s minds.

The renovation is portion of a wider £60million revamp of the town.

This includes a caller boutique edifice astatine Wesley Chapel arsenic good arsenic upgraded buying centres and transport links.

Capacity is being improved astatine the Hartlepool bid station, with Teesside International Airport presumption besides being upgraded.

A caller Eaglescliffe Western Station Gateway bid presumption is besides being created, and volition unfastened next year.

The coastal municipality is often overlooked successful favour of the adjacent Blackpool.

However, determination is much than capable to support you engaged during a agelong play visit.

There is The Studio, a liver show venue with philharmonic tribute acts, arsenic good arsenic the Heugh Battery Museum and Hartlepool Art Gallery.

Golfing, fishing, paddle-boarding and vessel experiences are each connected connection successful the town

Otherwise the adjacent beach is Seaton Carew - with 1 American near baffled by however galore crystal pick shops determination were.

Hartlepool besides isn't the lone municipality getting a immense makeover.

Dover successful Kent's £500million renovation includes a caller waterfront and commercialized quart arsenic portion of the 2050 project.

Brighton is restoring its seafront Victorian promenade, with a £750,000 revamp.

And the beauteous metropolis of Carlisle is restoring its historical bid presumption arsenic portion of a £27million project.