On the 24th of June, Gary and I headed to the north Yorkshire coast and our first port of call so to speak was Saltburn-by-the-sea on the Cleveland coastline. Saltburn is very victorian in appearance and the first thing that hits you on getting out of the car is the pungent yet pleasant smell of sea salt, invigorating to say the least. It's not your archetypal seaside town, firstly it's very quaint and thankfully bereft of amusement arcades and neon lights. The streets of Saltburn, near the seafront are all named after types of stone such as ruby, garnet, emerald, coral, diamond, pearl and amber.
Linking the seafront to the pier and beach is the Saltburn Tramway which costs 70p to ride, handy if you don't fancy walking down to the beach and probably saving you a good few minutes. I liked Saltburn and always wanted to go there after seeing it on the BBC2 program 'Coast'. We didn't really get much time to explore as many places were on the agenda for the day but what I saw I liked, the air was fantastic and the coastal views of nearby headland were amazing.
Zetland Apartments, formerly a famous hotel.
Headland
Saltburn Pier
Tramway
Tramway carriage view
Gary in the carriage
me on the pier.After we left Saltburn a few miles down the coast we saw Skinningrove nestled in a valley leading down to the sea. Deciding to investigate further we parked up on the main street and headed towards the rocky beach. Skinningrove is a bit like the village time forgot, there's not much there but it seems quiet, if a little surreal in some respects. To add to this feeling of surrealism was a garden with poles or spikes, each adorned with a dolls head or animal, it looked macarbre to say the least but certainly made me smile, let's just say it had that hammer horror feel about it! The beach is rocky and there's a good view of some headland nearby. We only stayed about five or so minutes for a quick look around, feeling uneasy we headed on.
Memorial boat 'Repus'
Headland view
Hammer house of horror garden!
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