Scarborough UK

North Bay sunrise.

A view from Oliver's Mount.

Within six months we've moved from January, around 8 hours of weak sunlight to over 16 hours of strong sunlight. Next week this process will reverse.

The third tranche of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, (UAP) files was released on June 12, 2026 by The U.S. Department of War at: war.gov/ufo. The UK posses their own files but claims that governments possess exotic hardware have always been denied.

Seamer Road Mere.

Oliver's Mount (Scarborough) opened in 1946 as England's only natural road racing circuit. Known as a "mini TT," its tight 2.41-mile track hosted legends like Barry Sheene, Mike Hailwood & Geoff Duke. It remains a legendary venue for motorcycle road racing today.

Scarborough Railway Station opened on 7 July 1845, linking the town to York and boosting tourism. Expanded in 1883; Scarborough–Whitby line opened 1885. The Pickering route closed in 1950, Whitby line in 1965, platforms were reduced in 1985, but the station remains in use today.

Scarborough’s South, Cornelian & Cayton Bays form the Jurassic "Dinosaur Coast." 170M years ago, when Scarborough was located much closer to the equator, our subtropical delta was trampled by Megalosaurus & sauropods.

Scarborough’s South Bay cliffs feature 170M-year-old Middle Jurassic rock (once a tropical dinosaur habitat with fossil footprints) capped by 100K-year-old Ice Age glacial clay. This unstable mix caused the famous 1993 Holbeck Hall Hotel landslide.

Scalby Beck. During the Ice Age, glaciers blocked the River Derwent. To stop catastrophic flooding, the "Sea Cut" canal (1800–1804)was built. It connects the inland river to Scalby Beck, routing raging floodwaters safely over 135ft of weirs to the North Sea.

Scarborough OAT's 2026 season kicked off this weekend. ​Friday, June 5: ​Rick Astley ​The Lottery Winners / The Covasettes ​Saturday, June 6: ​Madness ​Hollie Cook / The Beat feat. Ranking Jr. ​Paul Weller is up next on Friday, June 12!

Scarborough's North Bay Railway, proudly known as Britain's biggest miniature railway! Alongside Northstead Manor Gardens historic Water Chute.

Cayton Bay is an one of Scarborough's surf hubs with reliable swells, while its quiet neighbour Cornelian Bay is lined with treacherous rocky reefs ("skerries") that have claimed several historical shipwrecks.

Oliver’s Mount is a 509ft hill featuring a 75.5ft WW1/2 war memorial obelisk which also honours those who died during the German naval bombardment. It is world-famous for its 2.43-mile public road circuit, England’s only natural road racing track for legendary motor cycle events.

Night time in the South Bay.

Scarborough is the premier "outground" for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. While Headingley in Leeds is Yorkshire's primary headquarters, the team travels to Scarborough's North Marine Road every summer to play a selection of their home County Championship matches.

Scarborough Castle & the nuclear connection. In March 2026, English Heritage discovered a long-lost bunker at Scarborough Castle. Built in the 1960s, it was a Cold War post for the Royal Observer Corps, built to monitor nuclear blasts and North Sea fallout.

Going for a spin on Scarborough's North Bay Railway.

Scarborough Castle is a 12th-century fortress built by King Henry II. Bronze & Iron excavations, (~800–500 BC), have uncovered evidence of a prehistoric settlement and hill fort on the headland.

Founded in 1863 on North Marine Road, Scarborough Cricket Ground has hosted Yorkshire CCC since 1878. Famous for its historic 1895 pavilion, 1947 record crowd of 22,946, & end of season Cricket Festival it remains one of county cricket's most iconic and revered outground venues