Explore Hartlepool

17/06/2026

Sun, sea and a lemon top.
With Love From Hartlepool: Summer Edition 🍦☀️

Abby+Owen have captured the heart of Hartlepool’s summer era with this new postcard have captured the heart of Hartlepool’s summer era with this new postcard 💌

Get yourself to the pick-up locations to collect a postcard. Take a photo of your postcard and tell us what you love about Hartlepool and either send us a DM or tag us!

📍 Find postcards at:
Heugh Battery Museum , The Place in the Park Coffee Shop Ltd, The Seahorse Coffee Box , The Marine Hotel, The Fishermans Arms, Sheesh Mahal, The OWL, Hartlepool Art Gallery, The BIS Hartlepool, Seaton Carew Golf Club and Hartlepool Enterprise Centre

17/06/2026

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15/06/2026

11/06/2026

We caught up with Abby from Abby+Owen to talk about their creative process and the project ‘With Love From Hartlepool’.
In this clip, she talks about how they split their tasks in a project as a creative duo 🎨

The whole interview can be seen on the Explore Hartlepool website in the 'With Love From Hartlepool' section.
🔗 Link in our bio

07/06/2026

Hartlepool Pride is coming around the corner! Thanks to Curious Arts in partnership with Northern School of Art & Hartlepool Art Gallery

You can expect:
✨ Live performances
🎵 Music & drag shows
🛍️ Pride market
🎨 Creative workshops
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family arts & crafts
🚶‍♂️ A pop-up parade & so much more!

Saturday 13th June | 10.30am – 5pm

Various fun activities for all ages at Northern School of Art, Church Square, Hartlepool Art Gallery and Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre!
Celebrate colourful pride and identity next week 🏳️‍🌈❤️

🔗 Full guide can be found: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g7jOdi53akpngY0-7V3v-KxDfOAmVazt/view

06/06/2026

With Love From Hartlepool is sending the next postcard from somewhere hot and breezy! Not long to wait until it lands! 💌

Can you guess which beautiful location in Hartlepool the next postcard is showcasing?

05/06/2026

There’s no ‘batter’ place to be than Hartlepool on National Fish and Chip Day 🐟🍟
We have compiled some of the best places to be on this tasty day 👉

Where will you be getting your lot and what do you put on yours? 😋

03/06/2026

Did you watch The Fortune last night? 👀🍿 We were completely on the edge of our seats!

It was fantastic to see our amazing town shining on screen ✨ Did you spot all the Hartlepool locations in Episode One?

📍 Hartlepool Marina
📍 The Headland
📍 Limanaki at the Marina
📍 Hartlepool Train Station
📍 The McOrville Inn, Elwick

Plus, much of the series was filmed right here at our very own Northern Film & TV Studios 🎬 Let us know if we have missed any locations!

We’re so excited for the rest of the series—who’s watching with us? 🙌

01/06/2026

📺 Set your reminder!

Don’t miss The Fortune on Channel 5 tomorrow at 9pm ✨

This gripping psychological drama was filmed right here in our amazing town — and we’re so excited to see Hartlepool on screen! Starring Eleanor Tomlinson, Callum Woodhouse, Stephen Tompkinson and many more.🎬

👀 Watching along? Let us know how many local spots you can recognise!

29/05/2026

Abby from Abby+Owen met up with us to discuss the creative process for the With Love From Hartlepool postcards.

She goes through how they work together as a creative duo, what other Hartlepool projects they have collaborated with, their experience at Northern School of Art, her favourite landmarks in Hartlepool and more

You can view the whole interview on our website!

https://www.explorehartlepool.com/with-love-from-hartlepool/