Take a walk around Marine Drive in Scarborough with these 23 photos
By Steve Bambridge
Published 23rd Mar 2019, 09:35 BST
Updated 23rd Mar 2019, 09:43 BST
It's probably the favourite outdoor pastime of most people who live in Scarborough or who visit it. Young or old, everyone loves the views and the thrill of the ever-changing sea.
So follow us with this pictorial walk on a clear spring day around Marine Drive - or more accurately Royal Albert Drive and Marine Drive, as one leads on to the other. We start near The Sands in the North Bay and finish at the Toll House, near Scarborough Harbour.
Marine Drive
Surfers and kayakers in the North Bay, near The Sands and the start of our walk to the South Bay.
The Bathing Belle statue, once in the town centre, now stands in the North Bay, opposite The Sands shops and apartments.
The distinctive Victorian railings are a feature of Royal Albert Drive and Marine Drive. They have largely been replaced by the concrete sea-defence wall.
Parking is free from 31st October to 1st March ... then these charges apply.
The slipway is strictly out of bounds, it's been the scene of tragedy in the past.
Everyone likes to see the waves crash, but, as has so often been proved, it can be dangerous to wave-dodge. Keep a safe distance away !
Standing up high gives great views - especially when the Drive is closed and the sea is wild ! This picture shows the back of the Oasis cafe.
The 'Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers' statue is a popular stop-off point. In the background stands the impressive Clifton Hotel.
Freddie was donated to the town by Maureen and Michael Robinson. It is based on a retired miner who sculptor Ray Lonsdale became friends with, who turned out to also be one of the first soldiers to relieve the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of World War II.
Royal Albert Drive was finished in 1890; it was another 18 years before Marine Drive, which links it with Sandside, opened.
