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Aerial view of Saltburn-by-the-Sea's pier and beach with visitors enjoying a sunny day.
Beautiful aerial view of Saltburn Pier and coastline at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England.
A picturesque aerial view of Saltburn-by-the-Sea's Victorian pier and beach scene in England.
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Saltburn-by-the-Sea

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About Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea works well as a base: 10 minutes from New Marske, 24km from North York Moors National Park.

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is in England, United Kingdom, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is New Marske, about 4 km away.

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Hartlepool and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Redcar, within the historic

Read more boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire and on the Cleveland Way long distance footpath. The development of Saltburn was driven by the discovery of ironstone in the Cleveland Hills and building of railways to transport the minerals.

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What is there to see near Saltburn-by-the-Sea?

Within an hour or so of Saltburn-by-the-Sea: Staithes (12 km), Roseberry Topping (12 km), Runswick Bay (16 km), North York Moors National Park (24 km).

Are there any good drives near Saltburn-by-the-Sea?

The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, B6270 Swaledale and Buttertubs Pass.

Where is Saltburn-by-the-Sea?

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from New Marske.

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Quick Information

Population
5,958
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
54.5824, -0.9737

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Saltburn-by-the-Sea

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Staithes

Former fishing village of red-roofed cottages stacked into a cleft in the North Yorkshire cliffs, where Captain Cook worked as a grocer's boy. Park at the top and walk down: the harbour view from Cowbar Nab is the classic shot.

12 km · about 25 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Roseberry Topping

A distinctive half-cone hill on the edge of the North York Moors, its shape the result of a 1912 landslip caused by mining.

12 km · about 20 min drive

beach

Runswick Bay

A sheltered cove of red-roofed cottages tumbling down the cliff to a sandy beach, popular for fossil hunting.

16 km · about 30 min drive

national park

North York Moors National Park

Vast expanse of heather moorland turning purple in August, with deep valleys, a dramatic coastline and the historic North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

24 km · about 25 min drive

restaurant

Magpie Café

Whitby's harbourside fish-and-chip institution in a black-and-white 1750s merchant's house, serving fish landed yards away since 1939. The queue down Pier Road is part of the ritual.

25 km · about 30 min drive

ancient ruins

Whitby Abbey

Haunting Gothic ruins crowning the East Cliff above Whitby harbour, inspiring Bram Stoker's Dracula and reached by 199 stone steps.

26 km · about 30 min drive

film location

Goathland Station (Hogsmeade Station)

This preserved North Yorkshire Moors Railway station was Hogsmeade Station in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, where students arrive by steam train.

26 km · about 30 min drive

film location

North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Hogwarts Express line)

The heritage line between Pickering and Grosmont carried the Hogwarts Express in the early films; steam services still run the route.

26 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Saltburn-by-the-Sea

6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • Right hereRoseberry ToppingA distinctive half-cone hill on the edge of the North York Moors, its shape the result of a 1912 landslip caused by mining.
  • 27 kmRosedale Chimney BankOne of England's steepest roads, hitting 1-in-3 (33%) as it climbs from Rosedale Abbey onto the North York Moors past old ironstone kilns. A rite of passage for drivers and cyclists; caravans are banned.
  • 42 kmSutton BankA steep escarpment with a 1-in-4 hairpin climb and a view James Herriot called 'the finest in England', looking over the Vale of York.
  • 75 kmB6270 SwaledaleThe narrow dale road from Richmond to Nateby past Gunnerside and Keld, drystone walls and barns the whole way.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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