Kiss me quickly... we are in Scarbados! Castle ruins, sandy beaches and surfing: this Yorkshire seaside town is a great British getaway
Will Hide reveals that Scarborough has been a "holiday resort" since the mid-1800s. He stays at The Bike & Boot Inn, a seaside hotel with "colorful" rooms. READ MORE: How to vacation in the Maldives for A LOT less than you think
It must have been quite a spectacle the day 15 steam trains stopped at Scarborough station , bringing all the manpower. of Bass Brewery and their families from Burton upon Trent for an annual day trip to the Yorkshire coast.
During the 1860s, some 10 000 people came down to paddle South Bay – half a crown or a guinea's pocket money burns a hole in their pockets.
They n They were not the first to benefit from Scarborough's crisp air: there is evidence of a Roman settlement as well as the remains of a 12th-century castle which lie on the town's headland.
A century after the brewers, the famous The Fair has begun – as Simon & Garfunkel sang. In the 1600s, a Mrs. Thomasin Farrer extolled the recuperative powers of the waters to her influential friends, attracting the first leisure visitors. But it was the arrival of the railway in 1845 that made Scarborough a holiday hub.
Arriving by train is still a good idea: with a quick change in York, it's around three hours from London, Birmingham or Liverpool. And, by this time of year, the summer crowds will have fled.
It must have been quite a spectacle the day 15 steam trains stopped at Scarborough station , bringing all the manpower. of Bass Brewery and their families from Burton upon Trent for an annual day trip to the Yorkshire coast.
During the 1860s, some 10 000 people came down to paddle South Bay – half a crown or a guinea's pocket money burns a hole in their pockets.
They n They were not the first to benefit from Scarborough's crisp air: there is evidence of a Roman settlement as well as the remains of a 12th-century castle which lie on the town's headland.
A century after the brewers, the famous The Fair has begun – as Simon & Garfunkel sang. In the 1600s, a Mrs. Thomasin Farrer extolled the recuperative powers of the waters to her influential friends, attracting the first leisure visitors. But it was the arrival of the railway in 1845 that made Scarborough a holiday hub.
Arriving by train is still a good idea: with a quick change in York, it's around three hours from London, Birmingham or Liverpool. And, by this time of year, the summer crowds will have fled.
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