{"id":12482,"date":"2023-10-03T11:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillecelticfestival.com\/?p=12482"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:59:05","slug":"inside-the-yorkshire-seaside-town-thats-known-as-scarbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillecelticfestival.com\/travel\/inside-the-yorkshire-seaside-town-thats-known-as-scarbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Yorkshire seaside town that&apos;s known as &apos;Scarbados&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Kiss me quick&#8230; we&#8217;re in Scarbados!\u00a0Castle ruins, sandy beaches and surfing &#8211; this Yorkshire seaside town makes for a great British getaway<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Will Hide reveals that Scarborough has been a &#8216;holiday hub&#8217; since the mid-1800s<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He stays at\u00a0\u00a0The Bike &amp; Boot Inn, a seafront hotel with &#8216;colourful&#8217; rooms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0How to holiday in the Maldives for A LOT less than you think<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It must have been quite a sight the day 15 steam trains pulled up at Scarborough Station, bringing the entire workforce of Bass Brewery and their families from Burton upon Trent for an annual day trip by the Yorkshire coast.<\/p>\n<p>During the 1860s, some 10,000 people would descend to paddle in South Bay \u2013 half a crown or a guinea\u2019s pocket money burning a hole in their pockets.<\/p>\n<p>They weren\u2019t the first to benefit from Scarborough\u2019s bracing air: there\u2019s evidence of a Roman settlement as well as remnants of a 12th Century castle which lie on the town\u2019s headland.<\/p>\n<p>A century on from the ale-makers, the famous fair began \u2013 as crooned about by Simon &amp; Garfunkel. In the 1600s, a certain Mrs Thomasin Farrer boasted to her influential friends about the recuperative powers of the waters, attracting the first leisure visitors. But it was the arrival of the railway in 1845 that launched Scarborough as a holiday hub.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving by train is still a good idea: with a quick change at York, it\u2019s about three hours from London, Birmingham or Liverpool. And, at this time of year, the summer crowds will have fled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/10\/76009677-12578031-image-a-1_1696067178922.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Old school: Will Hide visits Scarborough (above), the North Yorkshire seaside town that&#8217;s dubbed &#8216;Scarbados&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/11\/76010339-12578031-image-a-44_1696069882852.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The remnants of the 12th Century Scarborough Castle lie on Scarborough&#8217;s headland\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Scarbados\u2019 has long made for a fine traditional seaside break with its sandy beaches complete with candyfloss, donkeys and fairground rides. But these days you can also go paddle-boarding, take surfing lessons and visit the aquarium. There is also the Rotunda \u2013 a fine celebration of coastal heritage and geology.<\/p>\n<p>I dined on fish and chips at the Golden Grid, gazing out to sea. Nearby, the Harbour Bar is the spot for a mountainous lemon-twist ice cream or knickerbocker glory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You might meet the owner, Giulian Alonzi, whose grandfather walked to Scarborough from Italy in 1905 to marry his Yorkshire fiancee and establish his gelato business.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/11\/76010345-12578031-image-a-42_1696069860296.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Will says that Scarborough has &#8216;long made for a fine traditional seaside break&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/11\/76010343-12578031-image-a-43_1696069876523.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Above is Scarborough Spa, which hosts Britain\u2019s last-remaining professional seaside orchestra<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/11\/76010341-12578031-image-a-46_1696069935525.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Will checks into\u00a0The Bike &amp; Boot Inn (pictured), which has rooms full of\u00a0replica railway posters<\/p>\n<p>The town\u2019s entertainment venues are also sure-fire hits: the Scarborough Spa, for example, hosts Britain\u2019s last-remaining professional seaside orchestra.<\/p>\n<p><span>Where to stay:<\/span>\u00a0The Bike &amp; Boot Inn is a dog-friendly, seafront hotel with 65 colourfully decorated rooms full of replica railway posters from the days of mass train travel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The name comes from its amenities galore for hikers and bikers.<\/p>\n<p>The jolly bar and restaurant serves steaks, burgers and pizzas among great sea platters for two, vegan dishes and cocktails such as \u2018shifting sands\u2019, comprising bourbon, vermouth and lemon juice. B&amp;B doubles from \u00a371 (bikeandboot.com).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>For more information, see visitscarborough.com.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12578031\/Kiss-quick-Scarbados-Castle-ruins-sandy-beaches-surfing-Yorkshire-seaside-town-makes-great-British-getaway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiss me quick&#8230; we&#8217;re in Scarbados!\u00a0Castle ruins, sandy beaches and surfing &#8211; this Yorkshire seaside town makes for a great British getaway Will Hide reveals that Scarborough has been a &#8216;holiday hub&#8217; since the mid-1800s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Inside the Yorkshire seaside town that&amp;apos;s known as &amp;apos;Scarbados&amp;apos; 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