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Hartlepool Tall Ships


Travel & Parking for the Hartlepool Tall Ships

If you're using Google Maps or SatNav for directions to the town, the Hartlepool Maritime Experience (TS24 0XZ) is a good point of reference however a number of roads will be closed and "park & ride" or "park & stride" operations put in place so please follow local signage.

The must do place to park your car is in the park & ride and park & walk sites.  At least 26,000 car park spaces are available each day at the 6 designated sites. 

Park & Ride

  • Off the A179 near Hart
  • Off the A689 at Greatham
  • Corus in Brenda Road

Park & Walk

  • Coronation Drive
  • Oakesway Trading Estate
  • Centre Park (off West View Road)

Frequent and reliable shuttles will take you from the Park & Ride sites directly to the event with drop off points in Greenland Road for buses from the north of the town and the new Transport Interchange for buses from the south.

Charges

Park & Ride - £10.00 on the day, £7.50 if pre-booked in advance on line or by telephone

Park & Walk - £10.00 on the day

Click here to book parking online now.

Opening times

Park & ride sites are open 8.00am with first buses to take people to site at 9.00am and close at 1.00am each night.

Cycling

A secure site is available off Greenland Road.  There is no charge for cycles.  A wristband security system will be in operation to identify owners when they return to collect their cycles.

Blue Badge Parking

500 parking spaces have been allocated for blue badge parking on Greenland Road, near to The Tall Ships Village. Spaces can be pre-booked online or by telephon or by dropping into Hartlepool Contact Centre for £7.50 per car per day.

Motorcycles

A secure site is available for around 500 motorcycles off Greenland Road. Cost is £5 per day.

Coach Parking

Up to 200 spaces for coaches - these may be bookable in advance via this website at a cost of £20 per vehicle per day - inclusive of all passengers in the vehicle.

Please click here to download a map of Hartlepool Marina along with detailed information on park and ride scheme, where the ships will be located and where events are scheduled to take place