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366 places to visit in the UK:
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An amazing attraction part of the Hartlepool's Maritime Experience, a stunning ship in a superb location. So much more to explore in the complex too.. A fascinating day out...but don't forget to visit Old Hartlepool headland too...

"HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship in Hartlepool, UK."

SOURCE : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trincomalee

OFFICIAL SITE : www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/

366 places to visit in the UK:
www.flickr.com/photos/garyshield/sets/72157628679057503/

366 places to visit in the UK:
www.flickr.com/photos/garyshield/sets/72157628679057503/

366 places to visit in the UK:
www.flickr.com/photos/garyshield/sets/72157628679057503/

"Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, also known as Head of Steam, is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the world's first steam powered passenger railway. Run by Darlington Borough Council the museum is located in the northern suburbs of Darlington in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The site encompasses three significant Stockton and Darlington Railway buildings of the 1830s: North Road railway station, the goods shed and Hopetown Carriage Works.

Exhibits include George Stephenson's Locomotion No 1, built for the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and Derwent, the earliest surviving Darlington built locomotive, on loan from The National Railway Museum collection. Locomotion No 1 is one of the oldest surviving steam engines in the world and the first ever steam train to carry fare paying passengers.

In April 2008, it was re-branded as Head of Steam, following a £1.7m refurbishment project"

SOURCE : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlington_Railway_Centre_and_Museum

Website : www.darlington.gov.uk/Leisure/headofsteam/headofsteam.htm

366 places to visit in the UK:
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"Set in the middle of seven miles of golden sand, Bournemouth Pier Is the destination of choice for thousands of families every year.

As well as stunning views across the bay, framed by the Isle of Wight on one side and the Purbeck hills on the other, Bournemouth Pier also boasts a wide and varied selection of attractions, entertainments and retail outlets to make any visit to Bournemouth memorable. "

SOURCE OFFICIAL SITE : www.thebournemouthpier.com/