📜 Memorial and museum preserving the only First World War battlefield in the UK.\n🔍 Commemorates the 1914 Bombardment of Hartlepool and honors the first British soldier killed on home soil. Located at the Heugh Gun Battery, a historic military position in Hartlepool.\n\n# Why Go\n🇬🇧 Explore the only WWI battlefield in the UK\n📚 Discover military artifacts and artillery pieces\n📖 Learn about the 1914 Bombardment of Hartlepool\n🗣️ Interact with volunteers and handle objects\n\n# Why Avoid\n♿ Some exhibition areas only accessible by stairs\n🚧 Restricted access to parts due to ongoing conservation works\n\n# Tips\n🗓️ Check the official website for special events and film screenings\n⏰ Last museum entry is 3:30pm\n\n# Cost\n💰 Pay What You Decide at the front desk.\n\n# Hours\n🕒 Friday-Monday 10am-4pm; closed December and January.\n\n# 🅿️ Parking\nPublic parking available at the front of the museum.\n\n# 🚻 Toilets\nAccessible toilets and baby changing facilities available.