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Local history, legends and notes from our investigations across Hartlepool and the North East, told honestly.

Haunted Hartlepool: A Night-Time History of the Headland

11 October 2026 · Alan Morton

The history and legends of old Hartlepool, from Sandwell Gate and St Hilda’s to the Heugh Battery, and how we separate fact from folklore ahead of our free Halloween ghost walk.

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