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Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority, North Yorkshire, England.

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The place

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Hartlepool and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Redcar, within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire and on the Cleveland Way long distance footpath.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Saltburn-by-the-Sea

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Kilton Castle

    Kilton Castle is a ruined castle overlooking the valley of Kilton Beck, near to the village of Kilton in the historic county of the North Riding of Yorkshire in England. The castle was built in the 12th century and was described as being in a ruinous state by the 14th century, with it being totally abandoned by the 16th century.

    5.4 km · castle in North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Marske Hall

    Marske Hall is a 17th-century former mansion house, now a Valorum Care Group residential care home, in Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, England. It has Grade I listed building status.

    3.3 km · Grade I listed building · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St Germain's Churchyard

    St Germain's Churchyard is a large cemetery overlooking the North Sea at Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. Its church tower is a grade II listed structure at the midpoint to the yard and a landmark for sailors out on the sea.

    2.7 km · cemetery in Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Skelton Castle

    Skelton Castle can refer to either a ruined medieval castle or an 18th-century Gothic style country house that replaced it. The site of both buildings is the village of Skelton, in North Yorkshire, England.

    2.4 km · Grade I listed country house in Skelton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Saltburn Viaduct

    Saltburn Viaduct is a railway bridge in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The line was built as an extension of the Redcar and Saltburn Railway, and the viaduct is mostly built out of brick.

    1.2 km · railway viaduct near Saltburn, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Old All Saints Church, Skelton-in-Cleveland

    Old All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    2.6 km · church in Skelton and Brotton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Old Church of St Andrew

    The Old Church of St Andrew is a redundant grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Upleatham, Redcar and Cleveland, England. Parts of the church date back to the 12th century, and it was replaced as a working church by the newer Church of St Andrew, which is located closer to the village, the old church being outside of Upleatham.

    3.4 km · church in Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Kilton Viaduct

    Kilton Viaduct was a railway viaduct that straddled Kilton Beck, near to Loftus, in North Yorkshire, England. The viaduct was opened to traffic in 1867, however in 1911, with the viaduct suffering subsidence from the nearby ironstone mining, the whole structure was encased in waste material from the mines creating an embankment which re-opened fully to traffic in 1913.

    5.4 km · viaduct in Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Saltburn Pier

    Saltburn Pier is a pier located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is the last pier remaining in Yorkshire.

    500 m · pier in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, Redcar and Cleveland, England, UK · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Rushpool Hall

    Rushpool Hall is a Grade II* listed country house located near Saltburn, North Yorkshire. It currently operates as a wedding venue.

    800 m · house in Skelton and Brotton, Redcar and Cleveland, England, UK · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Saltburn Pier is 681 ft / 208 m, half its original length through storms and accidents. Saltburn Cliff Tramway is a funicular between Marine Parade and the pier entrance, running Mar-Oct daily 10:30AM-6PM. Installed in 1884, it's powered by water fed into a tank on the upper car, until it outweighs and hauls up the lower car. Adult ride £2.

  1. 01
    Land of Iron

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Do

Things to do

Beach: it's sandy from Saltburn all the way through Redcar to the mouth of the Tees. Saltburn Surf School is on the Lower Prom 100 yards west of the pier. Saltburn Arts has a cinema and theatre. It's on Albion Terrace 50 yards south of the station. Redcar Racecourse has flat-racing April-October. It's half a mile south of Redcar Central railway station.

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Eat

Where to eat

Rapps Cafe is at

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Go there

Getting to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Airports
Newcastle (NCL), 68 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 91 km · Manchester (MAN), 162 km
Stations
Saltburn railway station, 100 m · Redcar East railway station, 5.9 km · Longbeck railway station, 3.8 km · Marske railway station, 3 km · North Skelton railway station, 2.4 km
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Saltburn-by-the-Sea
    60 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · £7–10
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Saltburn-by-the-Sea
    95 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · £12–16
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Saltburn-by-the-Sea
    148 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £18–24
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Saltburn-by-the-Sea. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundTown is walkable; see below for the funicular.

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The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    287 km
  2. 02
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    315 km
  3. 03
    Isle of JuraGB

    10 ways of moving, 19 sources

    344 km
  4. 04
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    416 km
  5. 05
    Isle of CollGB

    7 ways of moving, 16 sources

    419 km

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Around it

Next door to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is 60 km from Newcastle upon Tyne, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.