Explore the area
Denemouth Park sits at Blackhall Rocks on the Durham Heritage Coast, where Castle Eden Dene meets the sea. Beaches and cliff top walks on the doorstep, Hartlepool about fifteen minutes away and Durham about half an hour.
Where the dene meets the sea.
Castle Eden Dene runs down through the woods to the beach right beside the park, and the cliffs of the Durham Heritage Coast stretch away north and south.
This stretch of coast spent most of the last century black with colliery waste. It has been cleaned up so thoroughly that it is now a protected Heritage Coast, with sandy beaches, limestone caves and wildflower grassland on the cliff tops.
Step out of the gate and you can walk the beach, the coast path or the dene. Get in the car and Hartlepool, Durham, Sunderland and Newcastle are all within an easy drive, with the A19 a few minutes away.
What is nearby, from the beach to Durham.
Blackhall Rocks
Limestone cliffs, the biggest caves on the Durham coast and the beach where the end of Get Carter was filmed.
Crimdon beach
A long sandy beach backed by dunes, with a boardwalk down from the car park and little terns in the summer.
Castle Eden Dene
A National Nature Reserve of ancient woodland running from Peterlee right down to the sea beside the park.
The coast path
The England Coast Path runs along the cliff tops past the park, north towards Seaham and south towards Hartlepool.
A very good place to own a dog.
Questions about the area.
Where is Denemouth Park?
Denemouth Park is a boutique, family-run park on Coast Road at Blackhall Rocks, near Hartlepool, in County Durham (TS27 4BL). It sits on the Durham Heritage Coast, where Crimdon Dene meets the sea, a short walk from the beach.
What is there to do near Denemouth Park?
The Durham Coastal Footpath runs north from Crimdon to Seaham along the Heritage Coast, past the limestone cliffs and caves of Blackhall Rocks. Castle Eden Dene, the largest area of natural woodland in north east England, is close by, and Hartlepool has its marina, Seaton Carew beach and the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
How do you get to Denemouth Park?
The park is on the A1086 Coast Road, a short drive from the A19 for Sunderland and Newcastle to the north and Teesside to the south. Horden station, on the Durham Coast Line, runs a train an hour each way between Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, and Hartlepool station is on the same line.
What is Blackhall Rocks known for?
Its magnesian limestone cliffs, laid down around 250 million years ago, hold the largest caves on the Durham coast, and the cliff tops are a Durham Wildlife Trust nature reserve. The closing scenes of Get Carter were filmed on the beach in 1971, before the coast was cleaned up and brought back to life.
Can I bring my dog to Denemouth Park?
Yes, dogs are welcome on the park on a lead, with the beach and the coastal path on the doorstep. In summer part of Crimdon beach is fenced off for nesting little terns, one of the rarest sea birds in Britain, so keep an eye on the signs there.
The best way to judge a place is to stand in it.
Come and walk the park, see the homes and the beach, and get a feel for the area. We will put the kettle on.