If you are enjoying a staycation this year, here are 13 well-known and not so well-known beauty spots on your doorstep well worth paying a visit to.
Which are your favourites or have we missed any must-visit places out?
1. Hartlepool Marina
The 'jewel in the crown' of the town. Hartlepool Marina is a place to enjoy a drink and bite to eat while watching pleasure boats come in and out or try tour hand at a range of activities in Jackson Dock. Photo: Stu Norton
2. Burn Valley
A long green corridor to the west of Hartlepool home to two play areas, bowling greens, a beck and cycle path. It is also the place to see these brilliant Peter Pan character wood carvings made by sculptor Tom Craggs. Picture by FRANK REID Photo: Frank Reid
3. Worset Lane windmill
Take a stroll on country roads around the old windmill at Worset Lane, near Hart village. The windmill dates back to the early 19th Century and is grade II listed. Photo: TY
4. Rossmere Park
Rossmere Park is undergoing a £550,000 refurbishment led by Hartlepool Borough Council. Picture by FRANK REID Photo: Frank Reid