PS Wingfield Castle
The PS Wingfield Castle is a former Humber Estuary ferry, now preserved as a museum ship in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The Wingfield Castle was built by William Gray & Company at Hartlepool, and launched in 1934, along with a sister ship, the Tattershall Castle.Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 1934 paddle steamer ferry
- Also known as: “IMO 5392018” and “PSS Wingfield Castle”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Trincomalee and Museum of Hartlepool.
HMS Trincomalee
Photo: David Manley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship afloat in the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool, England.
Museum of Hartlepool
Museum
Photo: Dave Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Hartlepool opened in 1996 and is located within the attraction Hartlepool's Maritime Experience. It houses the collections once on display in the Gray Art Gallery and Museum and the Maritime Museum which was on the Headland, Hartlepool, both are now closed.
Royal Navy Museums, Hartlepool
Photo: James Hearton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Navy Museums, Hartlepool is a maritime exposition and visitor attraction at the west end of Hartlepool Marina in Hartlepool, County Durham, Northern England. Royal Navy Museums, Hartlepool is situated 340 feet northwest of PS Wingfield Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartlepool and Throston.
Hartlepool
Photo: Smurrayinchester, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hartlepool is a post-industrial town on the coast of County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 92,600 in 2024. From 1974 to 1996 it was assigned to a new county, Cleveland, but this was then abolished and Hartlepool returned to County Durham.
Throston
Suburb
Throston is an area of north Hartlepool within the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. The area name is from the Anglo Saxon thosson meaning hill.
West Park
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Park is a suburban area of Hartlepool, County Durham, in England. It is situated on the western fringes of Hartlepool. West Park is situated 2 miles west of PS Wingfield Castle.
PS Wingfield Castle
- Categories: paddle steamer, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.68977° or 54° 41′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.20586° or 1° 12′ 21″ westInception
1934Open location code
9C6WMQQV+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 167904869OpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7120925
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“PS Wingfield Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “PS Wingfield Castle”
- Irish: “PS Wingfield Castle”
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