Scarborough City Centre Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Scarborough featuring a coastal town and a luxury hotel or resort
Scarborough featuring landscape views, general coastal views and a sunset
Scarborough featuring general coastal views, a sunset and landscape views
South Bay Beach which includes general coastal views, heritage architecture and a sandy beach
South Bay Beach featuring a marina, boating and sailing

Popular places to visit

Stephen Joseph Theatre

Stephen Joseph Theatre

This theater presents its own as well as visiting productions and has a cinema and a busy program of workshops and other events.

Stephen Joseph Theatre
Mecca Bingo

Mecca Bingo

Why not try your luck with a visit to Mecca Bingo during your time in Scarborough? Make time to visit the area's spas or simply enjoy its top-notch restaurants.

Mecca Bingo
Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Watch productions and performances by world-famous music acts at one of the largest outdoor theaters in Europe, a venue with a stage in an unusual setting.

Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Scarborough Spa showing music, performance art and general coastal views

Scarborough Spa

3/5(1 review)

Stroll through the majestic rooms of this Victorian venue for dances and orchestras and learn about its origins as a spa in the 1600s.

Scarborough Spa
North Bay Beach which includes a coastal town and a sandy beach as well as a large group of people

North Bay Beach

Enjoy the tranquil setting of this spacious sandy haven flanked by a miniature railway and an aquarium with Humboldt penguins.

North Bay Beach
South Bay Beach showing a bay or harbour and a coastal town

South Bay Beach

4/5(1 review)

Marvel at the dynamic setting of this traditional British coastal resort, where you will find arcade games, a harbor and boutiques.

South Bay Beach

Activities

The Black Widow - Dark Tales around Scarborough

The Black Widow - Dark Tales around Scarborough

NZ$21
per adult
The Black Widow - Dark Tales around Scarborough
North Yorkshire Forestry Trail eBike Adventure

North Yorkshire Forestry Trail eBike Adventure

NZ$233
per adult
North Yorkshire Forestry Trail eBike Adventure
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Our pick of the best Scarborough City Centre Hotel Deals

Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough

3 out of 5
St. Nicholas Cliff Scarborough England
The price is NZ$91 per night from 5 Jan to 6 Jan
NZ$91
5 Jan - 6 Jan
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this beach hotel in Scarborough. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 2 restaurants and a beach locale. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their ...
6.8/10 (1,349 reviews)
The rooms are clean and basic. We do not use the facilities or eat or drink there

Reviewed on 31 Dec 2025

Britannia Grand Hotel Scarborough
Bike & Boot

Bike & Boot

3.5 out of 5
Cliff Bridge Terrace Scarborough England
The price is NZ$163 per night from 6 Jan to 7 Jan
NZ$163
6 Jan - 7 Jan
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Scarborough. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the bar and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...
9/10 Wonderful! (741 reviews)
Room was spotless. Staff that we met were friendly, helpful and so polite

Reviewed on 22 Dec 2025

Bike & Boot
The Royal Hotel

The Royal Hotel

3.5 out of 5
St Nicholas Street Scarborough England
The price is NZ$121 per night from 5 Jan to 6 Jan
NZ$121
5 Jan - 6 Jan
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this beach hotel in Scarborough. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a rooftop terrace and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
7.4/10 Good! (1,002 reviews)
Spotless and beautiful

Reviewed on 29 Dec 2025

The Royal Hotel
Albemarle Hotel

Albemarle Hotel

2 out of 5
22 Albemarle Crescent Scarborough England
The price is NZ$152 per night from 5 Jan to 6 Jan
NZ$152
5 Jan - 6 Jan
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Scarborough. Enjoy parking (surcharge), daily housekeeping and a meeting room. Popular attractions Scarborough Open Air Theatre and Mecca ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (339 reviews)
Friendly host, Jonathan, and very comfortable room.

Reviewed on 18 Dec 2025

Albemarle Hotel
Palm Court Hotel

Palm Court Hotel

3 out of 5
St Nicholas Cliff Scarborough England
The price is NZ$231 per night from 5 Jan to 6 Jan
NZ$231
5 Jan - 6 Jan
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this beach hotel in Scarborough. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (311 reviews)
Hotel rooms were, perhaps, typical of an older hotel, decorations a bit tired - as were carpets - but adequate. Our first room had a large stain on the bathroom ceiling which the staff identified and arranged our move to a bigger and better room. This really impressed us because it didn't require ...

Reviewed on 10 Nov 2025

Palm Court Hotel
Riviera Town House

Riviera Town House

4 out of 5
16 St Nicholas Cliff Scarborough England
The price is NZ$208 per night from 1 Feb to 2 Feb
NZ$208
1 Feb - 2 Feb
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this B&B in Scarborough. Enjoy breakfast (surcharge), parking (surcharge) and daily housekeeping. Popular attractions Scarborough Open Air Theatre and ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (117 reviews)
Comfortable bed, some noise from people on the landing as there was a gap at the bottom of the door but this was only a minor inconvenience. Friendly staff, plenty of teacand coffee in the room too.

Reviewed on 31 Oct 2025

Riviera Town House
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Scarborough City Centre Travel Guide

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