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Castle
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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Scarborough: things to do
Places worth your time in Scarborough
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Things to do in Scarborough
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Museum
Rotunda Museum
Curved museum built in 1829, one of the first purpose-built museums in the country, with Jurassic geology from the Yorkshire coast.
Gallery
Scarborough Art Gallery
Gallery in a Grade II* Italianate villa on The Crescent, run by Scarborough Museums Trust.
Park
Peasholm Park
Oriental-themed park opened in 1912, with a boating lake where mock naval battles are staged.
Historic venue
Scarborough Spa
Grade II* listed venue on the South Bay, built around the source of the spa waters; run by North Yorkshire Council.
Church
St Mary's Church
Parish church high above the old town, just below the castle.
Landmark
Scarborough Lighthouse
Lighthouse on Vincent Pier dating from 1806, rebuilt after damage in the German bombardment of 1914.
Heritage railway
North Bay Railway
Miniature railway opened in 1931, running about 1.4 km between Peasholm Park and Scalby Mills.
Theatre
Stephen Joseph Theatre
Theatre in the round in a former cinema; Stephen Joseph's company was the first theatre in the round in Britain.
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Theatre
Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Outdoor theatre in Northstead Manor Gardens, built in 1932, closed in 1986 and reopened in 2010.
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Hill
Oliver's Mount
High ground south of the town with views, a war memorial and a motorcycle racing circuit used since 1946.
Harbour
Scarborough Harbour
Sheltered harbour below the castle headland on the South Bay side.
Landmark
Central Tramway
Funicular railway on the cliff between the town and the South Bay seafront.
Historic building
Grand Hotel
Grade II* listed hotel above the South Bay; when it opened in 1867 it was the largest hotel in Europe.
Museum
Scarborough Fair Collection
Collection of fairground mechanical organs and showman's engines on the edge of the town.
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- Scarborough (area photo): derek dye, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Scarborough Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rotunda Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Scarborough Art Gallery: Christopher Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Peasholm Park: Ian G Shingler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Scarborough Spa: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary's Church: John Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Scarborough Lighthouse: P Astbury, CC BY 4.0, source
- North Bay Railway: Voice of Clam, Public domain, source
- Stephen Joseph Theatre: Daantje van Delft, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scarborough Open Air Theatre: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Scarborough Harbour: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Central Tramway: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grand Hotel: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Harrogate & Knaresborough: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- North York Moors: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Yorkshire Dales: F. C. Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay: ianpudsey, CC BY 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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