Scarborough Castle
Ruined medieval royal fortress on the headland; the site also has Iron Age and Roman remains. Cared for by English Heritage.
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Two sandy bays, a castle headland and the resort that grew from a spa
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Scarborough is the largest town on the Yorkshire coast. A headland crowned by the ruined castle divides the seafront into the North and South bays, both with sandy beaches, linked by the Victorian Marine Drive around the foot of the cliff. The harbour and old town sit below the castle on the South Bay side.
The town's spa waters were found in 1626, and Scarborough grew into a seaside resort: the Spa, the Rotunda Museum of 1829 and the Grand Hotel of 1867 all date from that growth. Today there are theatres, a miniature railway, Peasholm Park and the Cleveland Way along the cliffs.
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Ruined medieval royal fortress on the headland; the site also has Iron Age and Roman remains. Cared for by English Heritage.
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Curved museum built in 1829, one of the first purpose-built museums in the country, with Jurassic geology from the Yorkshire coast.
Gallery in a Grade II* Italianate villa on The Crescent, run by Scarborough Museums Trust.
Oriental-themed park opened in 1912, with a boating lake where mock naval battles are staged.
Grade II* listed venue on the South Bay, built around the source of the spa waters; run by North Yorkshire Council.
Parish church high above the old town, just below the castle.
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The map shows Scarborough and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
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The castle headland separates the North Bay (Peasholm Park, the North Bay Railway) from the South Bay (harbour, the Spa, the Grand Hotel).
Scarborough Castle is run by English Heritage; check its page for opening days, which are shorter in winter.
Marine Drive runs around the foot of the headland and links the two bays on the flat.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre was the first theatre in the round in Britain; check its listings for what is on.
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Victorian spa town with gardens and baths, and the Nidd gorge at Knaresborough
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Heather moorland, abbeys, market towns and the steam railway
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