There used to be 5 funicular cliff lifts in Scarborough 2 in the North Bay and 3 in the South Bay. The circle you could see from Spa Bridge is now a car park but in Victorian times it was an aquarium...When I was a kid I used to call it Tracy Island 😆🤦🏼‍♀️

@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer

5 ай бұрын

​@SuperLisalis a funicular is a tramway that works on a pully system. So as one vehicle goes down the second will go up at the same time. I think it works on weight too originally I could be wrong.

@SuperLisalis

5 ай бұрын

@@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer Wowzer, thankyou so much dragonSlayer. Great info. Thinking we had one here at Gynn sq, near the prom cafe In Blackpool !! Keep slaying those dragons.

@nellwallace6050

5 ай бұрын

@@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer Yes you described it well. I think some of them worked with water.

@nellwallace6050

5 ай бұрын

@@SuperLisalis As well as the aquarium there was a zoo as well. There is a video on here tells you about the history of it. Sorry I can't remember the name of the person who uploaded it though.

@kevanparker908

5 ай бұрын

Yes the Cliff tramways as they now call them used to be water powered, not really powered as it was just a balancing act the one at the bottom would have a full tank of water the one at the top would fill its tank till it out weighed the bottom car then they would start to travel up and down the cliff. I believe the last one operating works off of an electric motor however. Folkstone has a water powered one. Also Lynton and Lynmouth. Also Saltburn North Yorkshire.

I may be a biased Yorkshireman but Scarborough is the prettiest resort in the country so I’m pleased you really enjoyed the place Stephen, despite there not being much open on the sea front. You really have to visit in summer when all the gardens are in bloom and everything’s open, the kids are enjoying the beach and the fishermen are bringing in the catch of the day! It’s so quintessentially English it makes your heart ache!❤️😍🥰 Thanks again for your tour.👍🏼

@SuperLisalis

5 ай бұрын

Beautiful.

@martinwebb1681

5 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say prettiest per se, but it's certainly up there with the prettiest resorts.

@kevanparker908

5 ай бұрын

They seem to have spoilt North bay The water park swimming complex has gone and the amusement park and chair lift also no more is the train still running? what's the open top bus service like? Does Peaseholm park still have the radio controlled boat war fare displays?

@martinwebb1681

5 ай бұрын

​@@kevanparker908 ... Open top bus service operates at weekends and during school holidays from 1st of April up till the end of summer.

@barbarahalkyard1901

5 ай бұрын

Not been since the 60s.

This was one of your best videos, Steve. Beautiful atmosphere, interesting buildings of all types. I bet your legs are weary after all that walking and hundreds of stairs. Absolutely loved it!!!

I love Bridlington and Scarborough 👍

Thanks for your hard work in showing us around, hope you enjoyed your visit Stephen. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks so much for that recording you must be very fit . We stayed at the Norbreck on north bay near the church yard and there’s Peasholm park at north bay you will have to go back. One of the last holidays we had before my precious husband died so good to see it all again blessings to you Stephen from Durham

Absolutely fantastic video, what a view you've given us.

You can't beat Scarborough. It's my favourite British seaside resort.

@BillyJ-vi8df

5 ай бұрын

Even better than Llandudno? But that is 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, not British I guess.

@andyovhull1875

5 ай бұрын

@@BillyJ-vi8df Miles better than Llandudno, and better than Barry Island where i was brought up. Back in the 70s Barry Island was great, but not now.

@Jamez1093

4 ай бұрын

@@andyovhull1875 I would like to completely disagree with you there, when visiting Wales it's a beautiful place, currently living in Scarborough after moving from the city a few years ago, it's not as good as people seem to think, rundown, barely any job opportunities and the novelty of the beach wears off extremely fast. Boring place with nothing to do after a few days.

@andyovhull1875

4 ай бұрын

@@Jamez1093 I live just down the road from Scarborough myself (in Hull) and have been visiting every few months for 45 years since i moved to Yorkshire. Everywhere has become run down, but Scarborough is still lovely. It depends what you like. It has everything for me. And Wales is the best, but as far as seaside resorts go, Scabby is top in my opinion...As long as you stay out of the Grand!

I enjoyed that. I seem to recall from when I was young that timber ships used to dock and get unloaded in the harbour.

Hi mate another cracking upload. I visit Blackpool every September with the wife. In my youth I was 16 1979 I visited Scarborough with my mates drove down took 7 hrs lol whooosh where have all the years went. Saw Freddie Starr at the Floral Halls Theatre I think it’s demolished now the years fly by thanks for another cracking video 👍. Malcolm Kerr . Beith North Ayrshire . Scotland

❤that was really interesting thanks Stephen n well done for all the walking 😊x

I'm in Scarborough now for the weekend with my daughter and granddaughter. 😊

The building by Luna Park was for when they charged a Toll for the road that goes round to North Bay.

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Scarborough was seen as posh back in the day. It's where the better off went on holiday. The working class went to Blackpool or Morecambe (Bradford on sea) as it was known.

Knackering just watching Stephen! The sweep of the North Bay looks stunning! Certainly shades of Whitby here too. A town that is fairy spread out, lots to explore, and Peasholm Park pretty, illuminated at night to my recollection.

I really enjoyed that Stephen. Keep exploring, you're doing a great job.

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it William.

I'm loving the Scarborough videos great work and thanks Stephen❤

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Absolutely loved this. Never been to Scarborough and this has made me want to visit. Loved the buildings and seems to have a nice vibe, quite Victorian. Really well presented, thanks 😀

That was a great video thanks. It brought back lots of memories of Scarborough. We used to stay in West Square when we were on holiday. I used to think it was miles from the beach.

I’ve had some lovely holidays in Scarborough it’s beautiful and unlike Blackpool they have mostly left the Victorian structure in place. My Grandmother used to take herself off on the train regularly to Scarborough until her 90’s. Another part that used to be lovely but was a little run down last time I visited was Peashome Park, Filey is nice as well.

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Wendy. I did visit Peasholm Park the next day.

It looks beautiful considering moving to the area!

The basket things are called lobster pots. This is the major fishing industry in the area now. The building on the road is an old toll house for paying to use the marine drive when it was new. The one on the north bay was demolished many years ago. Scrabster is a harbour in Scotland where the boat belongs. The ruins by the Church are from that part of it destroyed during the sieges of the Castle in the 17th century Civil War. A massive cannon was fired from inside the Church at the Castle, which destroyed the Keep after 3 days continuous firing of 64 pound balls. The Royalists in the Castle surrendered after 3 months to the Parliaments army.

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I visited Scrabster leaving John o' Groats last year.

The Spa lift was operational in the early 2000s whenI attended a National MIND Conference there. Our hotel was in the crescent that you can see the back of from the long bridge across the valley. Although the conference centre is within the Spa buildings, I don't think there are baths or anything open nowadays. Ever the icebreaker, my friend Pat had everybody in the lift car in fits of laughter by alling it a vibrator on the first morning - then by producing her vibrator from her handbag during the ride down on the second day! Although we generally came to Blackpool for our family holidays, we did try Scarborough instead in 1977 and 1979; when everything was in much fuller swing. The Spa Pavillion was then used as a theatre much like the Winter Gardens Pavilion in Blackpool used to be. There was an absolutely huge theatre further up, past the Grand Hotel in operation then too, as well as another near the railway station and yet another open-air one, in a park on the North Bay. A much smaller and less populous town than Blackpool in the first place, Scarborough is also a shadow of what it was back then, though it should probably be viewed as including the vast clifftop caravan parks at least halfway to Filey, as that's where the morer affordable holiday accommodation was, back then.

Lovely scenery

My grandparents have got a chippy called princesses fish and chips lovely people and lovely service

We, in Blackpool used to have many Oak /Elm trees, however they had to be cut down as they got the Dutch Elm disease if I remember correctly. I used to return home with car boot full for the coal fire . Think we should all sell up n move to Scarborough its so beautiful.

Great Scarborough video Steve... Was it an intended pun when you mentioned a main drag to the town centre with the e cig shop in shot?? It made me chuckle. I always look forward to watching your videos. Very informative. You should head down South West to the Plymouth area sometime... Some impressive buildings and history down here too.

Hi Stephen glad you enjoyed your visit to Scarborough it's a nice resort particularly in summer when the trees and flowers in bloom hope you're able to make a return visit you could visit peashome park

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely.Luckily I did get to visit Peasolhm Park the next day.

The direction you were pointing at the beginning of the video was where a hotel called the Holbeck stood, before it collapsed into the sea due to a landslide.

This was a great video. Thanks Stephen xx

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Sharon

Very nice, what a nice clean resort town, the council have done a great job with keeping buildings occupied and maintained, those open areas and view points are great too. Thanks for the long hike, it was a walk to be remembered. Cheers from San Diego

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Julian.

Elegant place. Even sea looking serene compared to Blackpool waves. The Victorians must have loved it

Dont know how i missed this, saw your hotel ones. This is so fascinating, what a beautiful place Scarborough is . Stephen you did a grand job showing it to us with the Robins in fine fettle. Loved it, thankyou so much for showing us.

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it SuperLisalis

Loved your trip i hope you come back to scarbrough again

another quicky fact A.W.O.T.W.S coney island usa was used as a filming location for the lost boys about vampires, the building next door to coney island scarb,was a hospital in 1800s/1900s, on the lower floor it houses ancient warrior, (goth type shop) if you go in this shop and turn right into side room, this is were they sell the ouija boards,which are housed in what used to be the morgue !

I visited Scarborough for the first time in over 40 years last August and had enough time to give it a good look. There are an amazing number of pleasing old buildings for a comparatively small town. There was no sand on the road along the South Bay shore but it was nose-to-tail traffic. The typical fast food outlets you tend to get in seaside towns were fairly restricted to the northern end of South Bay (an advantage in my opinion). It is a shame the castle was closed when you went there, because the view from there is fantastic. The view from Oliver's Mount (on the western edge of the town) is also wonderful. I took my bike with me and it was so hilly that I was often down to the lowest gear, cycling around. As you get further aware from the coast, the houses in the residential roads get a bit like those anywhere. The A64 and the A170 coming into the town get very busy / congested in the morning but presumably are quieter out of season. Scarborough is a good place to visit but it is also close to other places worth exploring, if you have your own transport (North York Moors, Whitby, Ravenscar, Robin Hood's Bay, Brampton Cliffs RSPB reserve and Bridlington). In that regard, it is a much more attractive destination than Blackpool in my view.

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to visit Robin Hood's Bay before this.

I love yours videos they good I am from Scarborough

The wife and I love Scarborough. Great video, Steve👍

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Good to see you out and about. Only so many hundreds of times can film the same parts of Blackpool. 🙌

Scarborough is an Upmarket Blackpool, all the fun but a more sedate lifestyle, I am unsure, though I believe things are more expensive Shops/Food/Fish n Chips burgers etc

That building at 45.04 I believe that when the road was opened it was a toll road, and vehicles would go through arch. We've been up there when there was a strong storm and the North bay road was closed to vehicular traffic, ( which happens often). Cheers.

Hi Stephen great video, hope you get the chance to visit Scarborough again, because you missed a lot of great places to go especially in the north bay especially peasholm park! My parents used to take me regularly as a kid and i loved going to Peasholm park! I try to get back at least once a year brings back great memories!

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I did visit Peasholm Park before I left.

Coney Island is good fun. The Cyclone is great, and they also have a big wheel, where the inner cars rock when you reach 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock.

I first went to Scarborough in the eighties on a family holiday and thought it was good. I went again last year and enjoyed a few days there and was delighted to see that they had a Papas chip shop. Thanks for sharing Stephen ☕👍

Your loving your Scarborough

Brilliant video Stephen showing just how good Scarborough is and as to offer. As a Yorkshire man I might sound a bit bias but ,we really do have some cracking views and a top resort to visit. Watching this video showed me even more interesting features to visit ....many thanks. Cant wait for Whitby.

Great walk Steve, nice to see someone that's goes off the normal track around Scarborough, looks a great place, I think the catching pots are called whatever your going for as you always get more than you bargained for, The fishlocker from Cornwall is good to watch in the summer, he gets monsters in his pots,

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'll check out The Fishlocker 👍

In October me and my partner relocated over here from nearly Blackpool. I love it over it's beautiful watching the sunrise every morning is amazing. You missed lots of things here like Italian gardens,Peasholm Park, Olivers Mount, the Clock Tower and much more. Scarborough is a beautiful place full of very friendly people

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Luckily I did get to visit Peasolhm Park the next day.

@user-tc3yu7jh1b

5 ай бұрын

@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool good Scarborough is a beautiful place

the grand (aka saville towers,thats where jimmy saville had an appartment at top with balcony overloooking beach) ! nuff said on that subject

1867 what brilliant brickwork they built to make them last them days I bet it out lives my house 😂 it would be nice to see a few trees on the prom in Blackpool beautiful views they got a Cliff railway in Whitby I think a lovely sound is the sea no smelly Coronades 😂 till the next one 😊

I used to love Scarborough, I'd forgotten how nice it was ❤ The gardens and architecture are very good.

Nice one Stevan Congratulations punk make my day🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧✌️

My favourite haunt, I miss Yorkshire since moving away. Scarborough, as well as Robin Hoods Bay, Flamborough etc.. definitely need visiting. Nothing quiet like Yorkshire!

Great long video Stephen love Scarborough Filey is nice too

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Charles.

@charlesstanmore

5 ай бұрын

@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool 👍

Never been to Scarborough Stephen, thank you for showing me what I've missed. What a lovely place and those gardens will look stunning in the summer. Only thing that puts me off are those hills, no wonder you were knackered!😊😊😊

@martinwebb1681

5 ай бұрын

Yes, Scarborough truly is an amazing place ... but you do need to be fit to see it all. 😂

Another great vlog Stephen, Scarborough is a lovely place and been many times, Peasholm Park on the north shore is worth a vist along with the small gauge railway 👌

The Structure on the marine drive used to be a toll gate.

I went to Scarborough in the 2023 Easter Holidays when it was a Scooter Rally here and I had fish and chips here, so thanks Stephen for take a look around in Scarborough video I enjoyed that look around video.

Scarborough has a cracking coastline Stephen, check out cliff Richard in sudden impact 😂😂 go ahead make my day 🤣🤣

Another superb video, Scarborough, is a great seaside town, been there a few times. Excellent work on the video Stephen, your videos keep getting better. 😊

Ive never had the chance to get to scarborough but was planning to now youve posted this i will def going to visit thank you Stephen

We were in Scarborough the week before you.stayed over thr Bridge opposite the grand put the drone up on last morning when it had snowed in the night went over grand and over the harbour.

Thanks Stephen. I think it's V shaped in honour of Queen Victoria. Who I believe visited the hotel and resort. Great work😊 Victoria visited Scarborough before the Grand Hotel was built. I just checked.

I went to Scarborough twice 10 years ago ! Lots of good memories again Thank you so much for the video !

Great video Stephen thanks again for sharing it with us we went to Scarborough it’s a very nice place we really enjoyed it and also went went to that same hotel as there was good entertainment on but we stayed just up from there at the premier inn which was very nice 👍 love when you take us out to different places you always make it interesting 😁 take care until next time Pauline from Blackpool living in Canada 🍁

Wow that was a nice surprise!, thank you for taking us around Scarborough!, first time I've been there, it's lovely! :)

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I used to live in Scarborough with my ex missus , and I took her to Blackpool as she had never been!...and now you are doing the opposite!

my grand father was born there the grand was owned by the lawton family was once a vibrant fishing town

You've brought back alot of memories there, I lived in Scarborough from 1977-84, can still remember what the shops used to be. You covered a fair bit of ground. The ugly Pavilion Hotel was a magnificent building until the powers that be found a excuse to demolish it in the 70's as they usually do

Hi Stephen, I really enjoyed this video, you captured the spirit of Scarborough so well. It is a beautiful seaside resort, you brought it all back to us, we have walked the path you took today, many times. Thank you for showing us all the good things about Scarborough.xxxx

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Jean.

love this, you do a great job with these videos. educational and very interesting. Thank you

Nice to see your take on Scarborough. The building you walked through just before the North bay was a toll house I think. Need to go in summer you cant walk down the front as its so busy. More relaxed atmosphere in the North bay but it does have the sealife centre , a waterpark and peasholm park which is beautiful.

I really enjoyed that Stephen it was so interesting thanks

thanks Steve, that was very interesting, a really good trip around Scarborough, i never had the time to see as much as that, i visited the north beach as they were updating the sea defences, lovely beach! we had a good sunrise too from the royal terrace, reminds me of Bath in places too

I love Scarborough. I am going in September I haven't been for years. In the Victorian times all the rich used to visit to take the waters thats why there is all the beautiful cresents and gardens. I love the history of the place. I am a fan of the Brontes and two of the sisters died of TB they both were only in their twenties. Anne went there hoping that fresh air and the waters woud help. But she died shortly after arrivng. Walking all the hills will keep you fit . Thanks for all your brilliant videos .😊

The Cyclone at Coney Island NY also featured in the 1977 Thriller / disaster movie 'Rollercoaster' ...

Great insight again 👍 thanks

GOOD TO SEE YOU HAVE BROADENED YOUR HORIZON FOR A CHANGE, SCARBOROUGH IS ALWAYS WORTH A VISIT.

The design of the hotel was based on the theme of time, with four towers. representing the seasons, twelve floors, the months of the year, fifty two chimneys for the weeks of the year and three hundred and sixty five bedrooms the days of the year. It was built in a V shape in honour of Queen Victoria. The interior design and furnishings were of the very highest standard, creating one of the most luxurious hotels in the world at the time. There were over thirty lounges and public rooms. Over six million bricks were used in its construction.

Been going to Scarborough since I was little and love the place. Nice video as always Steven😉❤

2:15 Wow what a beautiful facade! This was lovely to watch, thank you for sharing sir

I can remember the MODS on Scarborough sea front bank Holliday Monday..in the 70's.....🇬🇧

Thanks for another great vid. I really enjoyed watching your trip to Scarborough... you have a knack for getting a real feel of a place. I love your style :)

@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you for the tour enjoyed the funicular I walked the steps when I was there

thanks Stephen for another great video

Thank you very much Stephen for sharing this great video from Scarborough with the fantastic views. You did well walking all that way up and down. Well done. 👍🥰❤️

Brilliant m8 nicely done my favourite staycation place there on Thursday

Great place, stayed at the Windmill just a few minutes from the train station. Was great staying in a genuine Windmill, recommend it!

what a. delight to see Scarborough in the winter we enjoyed your video so much very entertaining Thank you.

Hi Stephen thank you for another great video as always Scarborough has some really nice parts and yes quite a bit of greenery too that tram lift thing looked cool have a great day xx

Brilliant video, showing beautiful Scarborough.

Great video stephen, I love Scarborough, quite a few years since I went, was great to look around again thanks to you😊 I love the seaside 😊😊

Fantastic video Stephen. Scarborough looks really well kept and a lovely place to visit. Ill be adding ot to my list. You sure did cover some mileage in this vlog and it was definitely worth it with those views of the bay. Nice to see the fishing boats.

A wonderful video, thoroughly enjoyed it. You missed my home town of Cleethorpes out on the East Coast. Unlimited beer and refreshments there if you had visited...... :-) Keep doing what you are doing and never change. Your videos and channel is fantastic, and the best on youtube.

Great video Stephen - we enjoyed that. Impressed with Scarborough.

Hi Stephen, I really enjoyed that look around Scarborough. Fair play. Thanks .

There,s my childhood holidays in the Sixties, absolutely love Scarborough, sadly both my Aunt and Uncle have passed away but still get down from Newcastle as often as I can and still cannot go with out walking past the house I know so well in Brinkburn Road. Why do I do that knowing my folks are gone, always feel something whilst I pass that house !!!

Lovely place

The Art deco building was an Odeon but is now the stephen Joseph Theatre, where Alan Ayckbourn premieres his plays. Blackpool North was opened in 1846, so only a year after the railways reached Scarborough!

Excellent video Stephen I do love the look of Scarborough, plenty of Arcades etc. The old Rail Lift looked amazing and good value. I love the old M&S. At least it was not Kicking off in Scarborough 👍😁 Lol. I look forward to your next adventure. I am enjoying these videos. Have a great weekend 👍👍