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.
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.
Getting to Saltburn-by-the-Sea
By road follow A19 towards Middlesbrough, then A174 east. The coastal route A171 from Scarborough is attractive in all weathers except fog. By train you usually change at Middlesbrough, which has direct services from Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne and York. Trains run every 30 min from Middlesbrough to Saltburn, taking 25 min via Redcar; they may start from Darlington or Bishop Auckland.
- 01Saltburn Station is central
It has ticket machines, but no waiting room or toilets.
Worth seeing
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.
- 01Land of Iron
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.
Where to eat
Rapps Cafe is at
Getting around Saltburn-by-the-Sea the local way
- Get aroundTown is walkable; see below for the funicular.
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