There are so many great places to spend a relaxing hour or two – or perhaps longer if you fancy a break – in the Hartlepool area.
Did you love to visit Ward Jackson Park, the fairground rides at Seaton Carew, the Peter Pan pond in the Burn Valley, or the open air swimming pool?
How about the paddling pool at Crimdon or the lake at Rossmere?
We have photos of them all thanks to the excellent Hartlepool Museum Service and Hartlepool Library Service.
Join us on a sun-soaked trip into Hartlepool’s past.
How about the paddling pool at Crimdon or the lake at Rossmere?
5. Swimming in the open air
Members of a swimming club at the open air swimming pool. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service
6. Retro at Rossmere Park
Rossmere Park in the Summer of 1975. Did you love to spend a 70s summer day in the park? Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service
7. Croft Gardens in the 50s
A picture from 1950 taken from St Hilda's tower and it shows the newly landscaped garden area at Croft Gardens. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service
8. Happy times at Happy Valley
An aerial view of the Happy Valley Caravan Park in 1966. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service. Photo: Hartlepool Library Service