Yorkshire All photos by Hetty
4th to 11th September 2024
We went to Scarborough by train and stayed a week, exploring the town and the area by train, bus and walking. We spent two days walking around Scarborough in the fog and drizzle, so some of the photos are from the last afternoon, which was sunny at last.
There was a fishing village and harbour in the shelter of the headland. The spa waters were discovered in the 1600s, so this is the UK’s first seaside resort. There are many Georgian and Victorian buildings. It was a very grand town in its day. particularly after the railway arrived in 1845.
The railway station has the world’s longest bench – made in 1883, 139 meters, seats almost 230 passengers
We stayed at Easby Hall – now flats (white bulding) – by St Martin-on-the-Hill and near the Esplanade on South Cliff
Left – dated 1856. Right – Crown Hotel 1844
Walking into Scarborough, past the Rotunda – opened in 1829, one of the world’s first purpose-built museums
The Grand Hotel, opened in 1867 and was Europe’s largest hotel at the time. It was built in a V shape for Queen Victoria, with four towers. twelve floors, fifty-two chimneys and 365 bedrooms. There was a craft sale on in the ballroom, so we saw that and the grand staircase.
Grand Hotel staircase and ballroom
There used to be five cliff tramways to the beaches and two still work
The Royal Hotel 1830s
The town hall was originally a house
Lifeboat station
The castle on the headland was damaged in 1645 in the civil war
We went to have a look in the fog
Inside the entrance to the castle and a model of the castle
Peasholm Park has a stream, wood carvings, ponds and a lake with an oriental theme and floating band stand
North Beach
Around the bottomn of the headland is a Sea Wall Heritage Trail
The old fishing village and harbour south of the headland
The old town
A walk along South Cliff passing the Spa and through gardens
Italian garden on South Cliff
Looking down onto the Spa
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