The Only First World War
Battlefield in the UK

The Heugh Battery Museum preserves the only First World War battlefield in the UK and commemorates the Bombardment of Hartlepool in December 1914.

Opening Hours

The Heugh Battery Museum and Poppy Tea Rooms

Last entry to museum 3.30pm

Friday – 10am-4pm

Saturday – 10am-4pm

Sunday – 10am-4pm

Monday – 10am-4pm

Pay What You Decide at the front desk on entry.

Our Museum and Poppy Tea Rooms are fully dog friendly. Please keep your dog on a lead at all times.

Our Museum

The Heugh Battery Museum tells the story of the Bombardment of the Hartlepools, which took place on Wednesday 16th December 1914, when the guns of the Heugh Battery and neighbouring Lighthouse Battery were engaged in ship-to-shore combat with the German navy.

History of our Museum

The site of the Heugh Gun Battery has been a military position since the 17th century. It was restored by volunteers in the early 2000’s and the Heugh Battery Museum now proudly preserves the only First World War battlefield in Britain.

The Collections

The museum boasts a large and eclectic collection of military artefacts and artillery pieces from throughout history. Our friendly volunteers are on hand to help visitors understand more about the objects on display.

Huge thanks to the Association of Independent Museums who have supported us to gain access to funding from The Pilgrim Trust to undertake a Collections Audit. This work, also supported by the Institute of Conservation, has allowed us to gain access to a fully accredited auditor who has spent time at the museum and produced a report which will be the blueprint for our future work on our collections, their care, storage and display. We are delighted to have been able to have this support and to have taken the first step towards future improvements to the museum.

Heugh Battery preserves WW1 history,
so that it can be enjoyed by generations
for years to come