Scarborough Harbour has been the town's heart for as long as it's existed. Scarborough expanded from the Harbour and the mighty Castle Headland. This is the old town and this is the very soul of Scarborough.

St. Mary's Church & Anne Bronte's Grave... St. Mary's is the parish curch of Scarborough and dats back from 1170. Originally the church had 2 imposing towers but these were removed in the 14th century.The central tower and the chancel were destroyed during the civil war when Parliamentarians used the church as a base from which to attack the Royalists in Scarborough Castle. Anne Bronte is buried in the graveyard on the castle side.

The South Cliff Gardens cover an area from The Spa Bridge south to the Holbeck Landslip. As well as the flowerbeds on The Esplanade, highlights include the Rose Garden, Italian Gardens and Shuttleworth Gardens and the maze of wooded paths that wind their way up and down the dramatic cliffs. Also of note is the elogant Victorian Esplanade including the building used in ITV's The Royal and the Clock Tower (pictured right). 

Scarborough's Open Top Buses are a fun way to explore Scarborough's seafront with the main route going from Scarborough Spa in South Bay to The Sands Complex near Peasholm Park in North Bay throughout the season.

Grand Hotel... When opened in 1867 The Grand Hotel was the largest hotel in Europe and one of the largest in the world. The building is designed around the theme of time: four towers to represent the seasons, 12 floors for the months of the year, 52 chimneys symbolise the weeks, and originally there were 365 bedrooms, one for each day of the year.The hotel was designed by Hull Architect Cuthbert Brodrick and the famous yellow brick was locally sourced in Hunmanby. There are 3 plaques on the side of the building, one celebrating it's opening in 1867 as being Europe's largest Hotel, one to commemorate Anne Bronte who died on the site and one acknowledging the RAF's time spent there.

Scalby Mills... One of Scarborough's little gems, Scalby Mills is quite unique and stunningly beautiful. The Scalby Beck (formally the River Derwent until the last Ice Age) runs into the North Sea through a deep gorge. a small bridge carries the Cleveland Way footpath over the beck as it tumbles down a ramp. A fantastic place to explore the rock pools, or to take the dogs for a safe paddle. It's also a cracking place for a summer barbeque. The Sealife Centre car park is ajacent to Scalby Mills so it's easily accesible.

The Rotunda Museum is full of fascinating objects, from fossils found on Yorkshire’s Dinosaur Coast to Gristhorpe Man, the skeleton and coffin of a Bronze Age man, which is the best example of a tree burial in Britain. The Rotunda is an exhibit in itself – this unique circular building, opened in 1829, is one of the world’s first purpose-built museums, built to a design suggested by William ‘Strata’ Smith, known as the father of English Geology.

Marine Drive... Completed 100 years ago, Marine Drive was a real feat of engineering and Scarborough just wouldn't be the same without it. The road and promenade connects South Bay with North Bay as it curves its way around the castle headland. In the last decade, Marine Drive has had new rock armour placed in front of the sea wall, hopefully protecting it and the Castle Headland for many years to come.

Hairy Bob's Cave is a rock carved out to look like a small house. No one actually knows who's responsible, or why it's called Hairy Bob's Cave but we love the mystery! Find it above the skatepark which shares its name in North Bay under the castle headland.

It kind of goes without saying, but Scarborough is famous for it's sandy beaches. There is North Bay, South Bay and close by Cayton Bay, Cornelian Bay and Jacksons Bay. Don't visit Scarborough without going to the beach!