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Historic ship · Hartlepool · County Durham

PSS Wingfield Castle

PSS Wingfield Castle is a 1934 paddle steamer ferry. Visitors find it inside Hartlepool’s built-up area. The site is in the hands of London and North Eastern Railway.

Where
In Hartlepool
inside the built-up area
Run by
London and North Eastern Railway
the operator on record
How well known
Top 34%
#2,866 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–21°C
In brief

Historic ship in Hartlepool

Inside Hartlepool

PSS Wingfield Castle is inside Hartlepool’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Warm weather in Hartlepool runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°43 mm
Feb9° / 2°41 mm
Mar11° / 3°35 mm
Apr13° / 5°43 mm
May16° / 7°40 mm
Jun18° / 10°56 mm
Jul21° / 12°57 mm
Aug20° / 12°62 mm
Sep18° / 10°48 mm
Oct14° / 7°59 mm
Nov11° / 4°67 mm
Dec8° / 2°54 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hartlepool, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hartlepool. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hartlepool’s full climate →
About

PSS Wingfield Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages. Within 15 km there are 21 more places to visit, starting with HMS Trincomalee (100 m).

Type
Historic ship
Run by
London and North Eastern Railway
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
in Hartlepool
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where to find PSS Wingfield Castle

The places near PSS Wingfield Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hartlepool’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The towns around PSS Wingfield Castle

The list runs from its own town outward.

12
  1. 1Hartlepool
  2. 2Hart
1 · It’s in town

Hartlepool

88,001 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 4.3 km northwest of it

Hart

811 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere PSS Wingfield Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
HartlepoolIt’s in town88,0018
Hart4.3 km northwest of it8116
Make a day of it

Other places close by

Among the 21 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 art galleries and a historic ship.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about PSS Wingfield Castle

Where is PSS Wingfield Castle?

PSS Wingfield Castle is in Hartlepool, County Durham, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is PSS Wingfield Castle?

1934 paddle steamer ferry.

Who runs PSS Wingfield Castle?

London and North Eastern Railway.

When is the best time to visit PSS Wingfield Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Hartlepool, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near PSS Wingfield Castle?

Within 15 km: HMS Trincomalee (100 m), National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool (100 m), Hartlepool Art Gallery (500 m) and Heugh Battery Museum (2.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.