Peasholm Park Scarborough, North Yorkshire

I have been visiting Scarborough virtually every year since I was a child and one place I usually end up during my visit is Peasholm Park, with this year being no exception. ~Location~ The park is located in Scarborough's North Bay, not far from the beach. The park is well signposted as you head towards the North Bay, but should you wish to do the modern thing and use Sat Nav, enter postcode YO12 7TS. There is parking close to the park, but as with most parking in Scarborough it is pay and display, and is not cheap. I asked my boyfriend how much we paid and he thinks it was £3 for 2 hours ... more

Peasholm Park is a large public park located in the North Bay area of the East Yorkshire resort of Scarborough. It is not just the largest park in the town it is also the oldest public recreation area and over the years it has become a major tourist attraction, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Peasholm Park is clearly sign-posted from almost everywhere within Scarborough so it is never hard to find no matter whereabouts you are. Despite dozens of visits to Scarborough over the years I visited here for the very first time only recently. The first thing that I noted was ... more

I was interested recently to discover that Scarborough is thought to be the first 'Seaside Resort' in England. I was also surpirsed to hear that the South Bay was the original resort. Over the last 40 years or so it has been North Bay that has experienced more development. Scarborough is a large resort situated on the North East Coast of Yorkshire. One of the attractions I have fond memories of,from my childhood to today is Peasholm Park which is situated in the South Bay. If you are visiting Scarborough for the day Peasholm Park is within walking distance from the train and bus station but it ... more