Sights in Scarborough
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Scarborough Castle
Scarborough is not exclusively about sandcastles, seaside rock and walks along the prom. The massive medieval keep of Scarborough Castle occupies a commanding position atop its headland – legend has it that Richard I loved the views so much that his ghost just keeps coming back. Take a walk out to the edge of the cliffs where you can see the 2000-year-old remains of a Roman signal station – the Romans appreciated this viewpoint too.
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Sea Life Centre & Marine Sanctuary
Of all the family-oriented attractions on the bays, the best of the lot is the Sea Life Centre & Marine Sanctuary overlooking North Bay. Here you can explore the Jurassic seas, coral reefs and the newest addition, Turtle Reef, all about the shelled creatures. The rescue work done with woebegone seals is quite uplifting.
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St Mary's Church
Below Scarborough Castle is St Mary's Church, dating from 1180 and rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries, with some interesting 14th-century chapels. Anne Brontë is buried in the churchyard.
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Church of St Martin-on-the-Hill
The Pre-Raphaelite, high Victorian interior of the Church of St Martin-on-the-Hill was worked on by Burne-Jones, Morris, Maddox Brown and Rossetti.
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Rotunda Museum
The Rotunda Museum is dedicated to seaside rock of a different kind – the coastal geology of northeast Yorkshire, which has yielded many of Britain's most important dinosaur fossils. The strata in the local cliffs here were also important in deciphering the geological history of England. Founded by William Smith, the 'father of English geology', who lived in Scarborough in the 1820s, the museum displays original Victorian exhibits, as well as having a hands-on gallery for kids.
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Roman Signal Station
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Peasholm Park
Set back from the North Bay, Scarborough's beautiful Edwardian pleasure gardens are famous for their summer sessions of Naval Warfare, when large model ships re-enact famous naval battles on the boating lake (check website for dates).
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Grave of Anne Brontë
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St Mary's Church
This church dates from 1180. In the little cemetery across the lane from the church is the grave of Anne Brontë.
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Sea Life Centre & Marine Sanctuary
Of all the family-oriented attractions on the waterfront, the best of the lot is the Sea Life Centre overlooking North Bay. You can see coral reefs, turtles, octopuses, seahorses, otters and many other fascinating creatures, though the biggest draw is the Seal Rescue Centre (feeding times 11.30am and 2.30pm). It's at the far north end of North Beach; the miniature North Bay Railway runs the 0.75-mile route. Note a lot of the attractions are outdoors, so it's not an ideal rainy-day refuge.
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