Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Scarborough, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 107 m
Descend 134 m

Experience Scarborough in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Scarborough

Sight 1: Scarborough Art Gallery

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Scarborough Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English town of Scarborough. It is housed in a Grade II* Italianate villa in Scarborough’s Crescent, designed by Richard Hey Sharp (1793–1853). The gallery is administered by the Scarborough Museums Trust and is open to the public. Its permanent collection has been developed over the past seventy years through gifts, bequests and purchases.

Wikipedia: Scarborough Art Gallery (EN)

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Albemarle Baptist Church

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Albemarle Baptist Church is a Grade II listed church located on Albemarle Crescent, central Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style by the Bradford architect Henry Francis Lockwood, and opened in 1867.

Wikipedia: Albemarle Baptist Church, Scarborough (EN)

802 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Maritime Heritage

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The Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre (SMHC), is a museum situated in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, and opened on 12 December 2009. The centre reveals the town's maritime history to residents and visitors. Five years in the making, this "museum of the sea" has gathered a huge collection of photographs, historical documents and artefacts about Scarborough's and Yorkshire's coast maritime life.

Wikipedia: Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre (EN), Website

726 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Scarborough Castle

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Scarborough Castle is a former medieval royal fortress situated on a rocky promontory overlooking the North Sea and Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The site of the castle, encompassing the Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, an Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, the 12th-century enclosure castle and 18th-century battery, is a scheduled monument of national importance.

Wikipedia: Scarborough Castle (EN), Website

917 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Scarborough Lighthouse

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Scarborough Pier Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on Vincent Pier in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, owned and operated by Scarborough Borough Council. The lighthouse dates from 1806, but it had to be rebuilt following damage sustained in the German bombardment of 1914.

Wikipedia: Scarborough Pier Lighthouse (EN)

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