Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Scarborough, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 154 m
Descend 169 m

Explore Scarborough in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Scarborough

Sight 1: Scarborough Spa

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Scarborough Spa is a Grade II* listed building in South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a venue for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment, live music and events on the Yorkshire Coast. Originally built around the source of Scarborough's spa waters, it is owned and managed by Scarborough Borough Council.

Wikipedia: The Spa, Scarborough (EN), Website

622 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Rotunda Museum

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Rotunda Museum

The Rotunda Museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums still in use in the United Kingdom. The curved grade II* listed building was constructed in 1829 as one of the country's first purpose-built museums. Situated in the English coastal resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, it houses one of the foremost collections of Jurassic geology on the Yorkshire Coast.

Wikipedia: Rotunda Museum (EN)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

1590 meters / 19 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

916 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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