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Middlesbrough
Town in North Yorkshire, England

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough, colloquially known as Boro, is a port town and unitary authority of North Yorkshire, located in North East England.

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Situated on the southern bank of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Borough of Middlesbrough, the Teesside built-up area and the Tees Valley. The town is governed by the Middlesbrough Council unitary authority, which is divided into twenty wards, as part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with Darlington, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees. In 2021, it had a population of 148,215.

Get in

Getting to Middlesbrough

Manchester Airport (MAN IATA) has global connections, competitive prices, and an hourly direct train taking 2 hr 45 min. Newcastle Airport (NCL IATA) and Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA IATA) have good European connections and are within 90 min drive. Teesside International Airport (MME IATA is 12 miles west of town. It has only 2 or 3 flights a day, from Aberdeen and Amsterdam.

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    Middlesbrough
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    James Cook Hospital

    A couple of miles south might be convenient for that side of town.

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    Thornaby

    The station to use for Durham University Queens Campus and is within a couple of miles from Stockton town centre.

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    Middlesbrough bus station is right

    From the south follow A1(M) then A19 past Thirsk.

See

Worth seeing

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    MIMA
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    Dorman Museum

    Typical old-style museum founded in 1904, where stuffed animals regard you through reproachful glass eyes.

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    Tees Transporter Bridge

    The Tees ferry was too slow but a conventional bridge might impede sea-going vessels.

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    Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

    Museum about explorer James Cook (1728-1779), who was born here, proved unsuitable as a shop assistant, and moved to Whitby where he took up his maritime career.

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    Ormesby Hall

    Church Lane, Ormesby TS3 0SR, ormesbyhall@nationaltrust.org.uk.

Do

Things to do

What's on? Read Northern Echo or The Gazette. Cinema: Cineworld is on the leisure park on Marton Road, east side of town centre. Showcase is west by the A66 / A19 intersection, see Stockton-on-Tees#Do.

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    Middlesbrough Town Hall

    This hosts concerts and other live performances.

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    Middlesbrough Theatre

    This has mainstream rep theatre and live music events.

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    Middlesbrough FC

    "The Boro" play soccer in the Championship, England's second tier.

Eat

Where to eat

The parmo is a local delicacy comprising breaded chicken (or less often pork) topped with cheese and béchamel sauce, plus other toppings on request. It's classic post-pub food in these parts. The main drag for cheap eats is along Linthorpe Road, with others round the bus station and Leisure Park. Jamals, 92 Corporation Rd TS1 2RB (by Leisure Park),. Sun Tue-Thu 5:30-10PM, Fri Sat 5:30-11PM.

How locals move

Getting around Middlesbrough the local way

  • Get inMiddlesbrough is a busy commercial port but has no ferry service.
  • Get inThe nearest ferry ports are Port of Tyne downriver from Newcastle (from IJmuiden near Amsterdam) and Hull (from Rotterdam).

From Wikivoyage: Middlesbrough, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rangan Datta Wiki (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.