Seaton Carew

"Just back from a visit to Seaton, your volunteers there were fabulous!."

Location

We can be found in Unit 1 of Seaton bus station, near the clock. We are the unit closest to the ice cream shop!

Seaton Carew's beautiful beach stretches at least a mile in each direction of the resort centre.  The southern area of the beach leads to protected sand dunes, home of nesting terns in the early summer months.

Nearest town

Hartlepool

Post code

TS25 1DA

Parking

Parking is available in a number of car parks around the bus station. Rocket House car park is the nearest with 4 disabled bays, these are free to blue badge holders.

Access to the beach

From our storage until the path takes you to a small ramp straight onto the promenade. From here there is another ramp with a gentle incline which leads directly onto the beach.

Seaton Carew has a large expanse of beach, because of this there is a lot of soft sand to cover before reaching the harder sand. This can make pushing quite difficult so needs to be considered before visiting.

When the tide is high there can be very little harder sand, so it’s always advisable to check the tides before you come. You can do this using the Tide Times website Opens in a new window.

Equipment

At Seaton Carew, we usually have

Please be aware the equipment available may change as we sometimes move equipment between sites.

Facilities

The promenade is all on one level and has access to a number of cafes, pubs and fish & chip shops. There are also 2 wheelchair friendly picnic benches near the splash play park.

Dogs

Restrictions are in place on certain areas of the beach between May & October. For detailed information you can check Hartlepool Borough Council websiteOpens in a new window

About the area

Seaton Carew beach lies between Hartlepool & the mouth of the river Tees. There is a vast expanse of sandy beach at low tide and a level promenade which runs all the way to Hartlepool marina.

There is also a play area and splash park.

Upcoming events

Wheelchair line up 2022

After the success of our first event in 2019, we are thrilled to say we will be holding our second North East Wheelchair Line up…

Wheelchair line up 2022

Coming soon on August 29th (Bank Holiday Monday). Further details coming soon!

Latest news

Beach wheelchairs arrive at Spittal

We are thrilled to confirm that we are now ‘live’ at Spittal. This sees us move to our furthest point north and will definitely be…

Finalists!!

We are absolutely honoured to be selected as a finalist in the ‘Uniquely North East’ category of the North East Charity Awards. This category recognises…

Temporary closure at Whitley Bay

We are very sorry to say we have had to temporarily suspend our loan service at Whitley Bay. Unfortunately there are number of issues, but…

News from Newton!

Have you been to Newton by the Sea recently? If you have you may have noticed some accessibility improvements! While we want everyone to enjoy…

Annual General Meeting

Our annual general meeting is taking place on Tuesday 25th April at 7.30pm and will be held in the Sandpiper pub, Farringdon Road, North Shields.…

Cresswell to welcome a hippocampe

Cresswell will become the latest beach in Northumberland to have a beach wheelchair! This beautiful hippocampe was put together yesterday and will be delivered to…

Could you be a volunteer?

Everything that happens here at BANE happens because of a volunteer. We are currently looking for additional volunteers for Whitley Bay and a pool of…

Wheelchair line up 2022

After the success of our first event in 2019, we are thrilled to say we will be holding our second North East Wheelchair Line up…

Newton by the Sea…coming 17th July!

Finally we are thrilled to announce that loan of equipment at Newton-by-the-Sea will be live on 17th July! We will have a beach walker and…

First hippocampe available in Beadnell

We are excited to announce that the first chair to be based at Beadnell beach will be available to use from Good Friday. Massive thanks…

FAQs

When can I use the chair?

The scheme operates all the year round in all locations. Please book in advance by phoning 0300 999 4444 or use the contact us link.…

Will help be available?

Our volunteers are not able to assist in transfers or taking you on to the beach. The user must have an adult helper to assist…

What if the weather turns bad?

We would like to say it is always sunny on the North East Coast but sadly this is not the case and the weather can…