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The Yorkshire coast to the south of the town - Scarborough
The Yorkshire coast to the south of the town
by Britannia2
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Anne Bronte's Grave
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  • Updated By sandysmith on September 5, 2004
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    • Anne Bronte's grave - Scarborough
    Anne Bronte's grave
    by sandysmith
    A little off the beaten path in the church graveyard up on the hill above the town, but many people come up here to see Anne Bronte's grave. Scarborough was a place she loved and was portrayed in both her novels - Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Scarborough was the place where she wished to open her own school, and the place where she ultimately died and was buried. She came to Scarborough from Haworth already dying of tuberculosis and, after only a few days passed away on May 28th, 1849.

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    Church Ruins
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    • sandysmith
  • Updated By sandysmith on November 4, 2004
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    • church ruins - Scarborough
    church ruins
    by sandysmith
    There is not much left of the original St Mary's church - originally built around 1150. It was partially destroyed by return fire from the Royalists in the castle, resulting in these ruins which used to be the choir and north trancept. These ruins can be seen just near the graveyard and the main church.

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    Thornton le Dale
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  • Updated By Britannia2 on June 4, 2006
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    • Thatched cottage near the river - Scarborough
    Thatched cottage near the
    river
    by Britannia2, 3 more photos
    This is a pretty village on the edge of the National Park and a short drive on bus ride from Scarborough. The York/Leeds bus stops here and also the 128 from Scarborough to Helmsley.
    The main area is a mix of gift shops and places to eat and drink but there is a nice walk to be made if you follow the river and then turn left back in to the village.
    The best shop in the village has to be the chocolate shop which sells the best chocolates in Yorkshire!

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    Scalby III
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    • steventilly
  • Updated By steventilly on May 27, 2003
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    • The Cleveland Way - Scarborough
    The Cleveland Way
    by steventilly
    As I said earlier, the Cleveland Way long distance path picks up here. It heads up the coast to Ravenscar, where you can join the Coast To Coast (C2C) walk. That's a bit beyond me, but a nice walk along the cliff top and a picnic lunch sounds pretty idyllic.

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    Scalby Mills
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  • Updated By steventilly on November 19, 2007
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    • Scalby Beck Bridge - Scarborough
    Scalby Beck Bridge
    by steventilly
    Scalby Mills is at the very north of Scarborough. It's where the sealife centre is and you can walk to it either on the front or through Peasholm Park, or you can take the miniature train, or even the cable car (if it's running).
    The sealife centre is not the attraction of this place for me, the real attraction is just the beauty of the place and the fact that it's the gateway to the countryside. The Cleveland Way long distance path picks up here and sets off down the coast to Ravenscar. There's a bit of a beck flows out into the sea here, and a pub right beside it.

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    Oliver's Mount
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  • By sandysmith on September 5, 2004
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    • Scarborough from Oliver's Mount - Scarborough
    Scarborough from Oliver's
    Mount
    by sandysmith
    For the best final view of Scarborough our tour guides took us up to Oliver's Mount - a hill some 500 feet above Scarborough where there is a war memorial. Although clouded over a bit now it was a lovely final view before we headed off to Whitby.

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    Oliver's Mount
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  • By steventilly on May 27, 2003
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    • War Memorial - Scarborough
    War Memorial
    by steventilly
    Oliver's Mount stands just to the south of Scarborough. It's a 500 feet tall hill and it's topped by an obelisk war memorial. You can't really miss it, bt most people see it and don't visit it. You really MUST visit it - the view from up here is fantastic, especiall in the afternoon when the sun is from the land rather than the sea.

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    Oliver's Mount III
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  • By steventilly on May 27, 2003
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    • Sue On Oliver's Mount - Scarborough
    Sue On Oliver's Mount
    by steventilly
    We took a picnic up here in the early evening - it was lovely.
    The road around Oliver's Mount is a motorcycle race track - if you drive around it you go over the start grid and past the pit lane and so on. Racing takes place now and then through the year, but the main week is in September - Scarborough International Bike Week.
    There are not a lot of signs on the circuit and we got a bit lost. We eventually came off the mount nowhere near where we went on to it!

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    Silpho Moor & Troutsdale
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  • By Britannia2 on June 4, 2006
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    • The view from Silpho over Troutsdale - Scarborough
    The view from Silpho over
    Troutsdale
    by Britannia2, 1 more photos
    Just 5 miles out of Scarborough on the road to Pickering are Scarboroughs local dales. Its a steep climb in a car to Silpho but the views over Troutsdale are magnificant as the photo shows.
    There is a local moorsbus that runs on summer Sundays.

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    The Yorkshire coast
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  • By Britannia2 on June 1, 2006
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    • The Yorkshire coast to the south of the town - Scarborough
    The Yorkshire coast to the
    south of the town
    by Britannia2, 1 more photos
    Be sure to explore the coast both to the south and north of the town. The view shown is the view south from above the Italian Gardens and as you can see this is a rugged coast line with great views and scenery.

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