Cliff Bridge, Scarborough

The Rotunda Museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums still in use in the United Kingdom. The curved grade II* listed building was constructed in 1829 as one of the country's first purpose-built museums. Situated in the English coastal resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, it houses one of the foremost collections of Jurassic geology on the Yorkshire Coast.

Cliff End House is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The house was probably built in the 1760s. It is an early example of a house built with sea views, though it is not solely oriented towards the sea. Historic England note that it forms part of an important group with Cliff Bridge Terrace. It was grade II* listed in 1953. The house is built of painted brick with a dentilled cornice and a slate roof. The south front has four storeys and an attic, the east, entrance, front is gabled and has three storeys and an attic, and both fronts have three bays. The doorway in the right bay has panelled pilasters, a semicircular fanlight with an Ionic motif, fluted scroll brackets, a broken entablature and an open pediment. The windows are sashes, some tripartite, with flat stucco arches, the attic window on the entrance front has a round-arched head, and there are three dormers.

The Grand Hotel is a large hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, overlooking the town's South Bay. It is a Grade II* listed building and owned by Britannia Hotels. At the time of its grand opening in 1867, it was the largest hotel and the largest brick structure in Europe.

The Esplanade Hotel is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The building was constructed in the 1830s, probably as a terrace of houses, and only later being converted into a hotel. It occupies a prominent position above a valley. A new entrance was constructed in the late 20th century. In the early 21st century, it was owned by the Co-operative Group, which sold it to Northern Powerhouse Developments in 2017, who sold it on to Daish's Holidays. In 2025, it was refurbished. The building has been grade II listed since 1973. The hotel is stuccoed with a rusticated ground floor, and has a frieze, modified Corinthian pilasters, a projecting moulded cornice, a moulded coped parapet, and a slate mansard roof. There are four storeys, a slightly curved plan and fronts of 18 bays. Most of the windows are recessed sashes in architraves. On the south front are bow windows in two and four storeys, and above the ground floor is a continuous iron balcony. In the centre of the north front is the modern entrance.

The British town of Scarborough has had a total of five cliff railways, or funiculars, two of which are presently operational. The town is home to the first funicular railway in the United Kingdom.Having noted the need for better transit between the town and its bays, particularly for tourists, the construction of Scarborough's first funicular commenced in 1873. Designed by William Lucas and built by Crossley Brothers on a route between Scarborough Spa on South Sands and the South Cliff Esplanade, this water-driven lift was opened on 6 July 1875. During subsequent years, multiple other funiculars were constructed; in all, two lifts served Scarborough's North Bay while three covered the South Bay. Various means of propulsion, from steam power to electricity have been used over the years, while other upgrades such as automated operations have been implemented as well. While some of these funiculars remain operational, others have been permanently withdrawn: both of the North Bay railways have been demolished, while one on South Bay is extant but out of use since 2006. The other two South Cliff lifts are still operational. Reasons for closures have included unsuitable terrain, insufficient revenue, excessive capacity in relation to demand and excessive refurbishment/upgrade costs.

The Central Tramway Company is an electric-powered funicular railway located in the holiday resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The company has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Tramway Company in the UK, as the original corporation still operates the funicular today. Built in just 6 months between January and August 1881, the Tramway opened on Monday 1 August becoming the 3rd such cliff railway to operate in the borough. The distinctive burgundy and cream carriages travel up and down the 248-foot (76 m) track between the bottom station on Foreshore Road, next to the beach and tourist arcades, and the top station on Marine Parade, close to the town centre.

The Royal Hotel is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. In 1725, an assembly room or "Long Room" was constructed on St Nicholas Street, reputedly to a design by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. It contained an Egyptian-themed hall, measuring 112 feet (34 m) by 40 feet (12 m), and as high as it was wide. This became the principal location for grand balls in the town in the 18th century. Around 1800, it was purchased by Richard Donner, and was renamed "Donner's Rooms". In 1820, Donner turned the building into a hotel, by adding bedrooms. He sold the building in about 1840, and the new owners renamed it as the "Royal Hotel". In 1847, they added Donner's former house to the hotel, then in 1862 a new block was added, to a design by Henry Wyatt. In 1897, some of the first films shown in the UK were exhibited in the hotel by Louis Lumière. In 1935, the hotel was purchased by the Laughton family, who demolished the billiards room and constructed a new dining room in its place. They also purchased many paintings by well-known artists for display in the hotel, several of which are now in the collection of Scarborough Art Gallery. During this period, Winston Churchill once stayed as a guest. In the early 21st century, the hotel was owned by English Rose Hotels. In 2012, it was purchased by Britannia Hotels, at which time, it had 118 bedrooms. The hotel is on a curved corner site. It is stuccoed, and has a cornice, a parapet, four storeys and a complex plan. The main front has two and three-storey canted bay windows with Corinthian colonnettes, and along the middle two floors are continuous balconies. The doorway is flanked by Composite columns. Inside, there is a grand staircase hall rising the full height of the building, with a curved iron staircase. The first floor lounge retains mid-19th century plasterwork and a marble fireplace. The ballroom may retain some fabric from the original Long Room, but is heavily altered. The building has been grade II listed since 1973.

Wessex Court is a historic terrace of buildings in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The terrace was built in the 1840s, with the central section being the Crown Spa Hotel, and the wings being houses. The terrace was grade II* listed in 1953. Jimmy Savile purchased a flat in one of the buildings for the use of his mother, and after her death preserved it in her memory. Following Saville's death and the exposure of his crimes, the flat was purchased by the anti-child abuse campaigner Rodney Walker. The building is stuccoed, with rusticated ground floor, a continuous balcony above the ground floor, a moulded cornice, and a panelled parapet. The hotel has four storeys, the middle four bays projecting with Greek Doric columns on the ground floor and Corinthian columns on the upper floors, above which is a pediment containing a crown motif. The flanking wings have three storeys and attics, and each house has three bays. The windows are sashes, and all the ground floor openings have round-arched heads, the doorways with semicircular fanlights. Many original features of the hotel survive, while in 2009, a rooftop extension was added.

Scarborough Town Hall, originally St Nicholas House, is a red brick Jacobean Revival mansion in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, currently used as a municipal building for the Borough of Scarborough and an events venue. It was built in the 19th century as a home for John Woodall, a prominent local businessman, and then converted and extended for municipal use in 1903. Situated overlooking the South Bay, it is a grade II listed building.

The Crown Spa Hotel (formerly the Crown Hotel) is a large hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, overlooking the town's South Bay. Built in 1844, it was Scarborough's first purpose-built hotel and has been extensively renovated to 21st-century four-star status. They lost their four-star status in 2023.

Londesborough Lodge is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The building was constructed in 1839, as one of four villas - the others being Crescent House, the White House, and Woodend House. It was originally named Warwick House, but in 1853 it was purchased by William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough and became popularly known by his name. He extended the house and altered the interior. Londesborough hosted the future King Edward VII in the house on several occasions. In 1925, the house was purchased by the Scarborough Corporation, and variously served as a tourist office, a museum and, between 1929 and 1974, Victorian-style Turkish baths. In 1983, it became a district office of BBC Radio York, which remained there until 2009. It has since served as the Kagyu Samye Dzong Scarborough Tibetan Buddhist Centre. The building has been grade II listed since 1973. The house is built of stone and has bracketed moulded overhanging eaves and a shallow hipped slate roof. It has two storeys and an irregular plan, consisting of a projecting main block with three bays, and splayed wings with one bay each. The doorway has panelled pilaster strips and a cornice on console brackets, and the windows are sashes. The garden front has a canted projection with a balcony.

Scarborough Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English town of Scarborough. It is housed in a Grade II* Italianate villa in Scarborough’s Crescent, designed by Richard Hey Sharp (1793–1853). The gallery is administered by the Scarborough Museums Trust and is open to the public. Its permanent collection has been developed over the past seventy years through gifts, bequests and purchases.