10 Tours in Scarborough That You Shouldn't Miss

Learn how to surf at Scarborough’s only ‘Surfing England - Centre of Excellence’ located roughly 20 feet from Scarborough’s North Bay, a great little beach break, that is perfect for learners. Opened in 2011, Dexter’s has always been the go-to surf shop for beginners and families. All surf lessons are provided by friendly and professional SLSGB Surf Rescue (Lifeguard) ISA surf instructors who are all first-aid trained and have an outstanding safety record. There is also RNLI Lifeguards patrolling the bay May-September. Dexter’s provides private and group surf lessons catering for all ages, sizes and abilities, all year round. Being the biggest surf shop in the area and owning huge stock of hire kit, the school can handle large groups easily, and offer fun-packed adventure days such as Stag and Hen parties, Corporate Events and University Surf Clubs! As well as surf lessons, Dexter’s also has a great selection of hire kit, you can rent surfboards, wetsuits, paddleboards and kayaks!

Make Believe Tours Ltd has been presenting live family entertainment since 2011. The company is based in the popular seaside resort of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. The business is owned and managed by Jonathan Blazer a professional entertainer and producer. Make Believe Tours has built up an excellent reputation for delivering great-value live family entertainment including theatre shows and costumed guided tours.

Based along the North Yorkshire coastline we provide fossil hunting trips, rock-pooling sessions, dinosaur footprint walks for the public and schools.

Scarborough's original fully qualified and insured surf school based at Cayton Bay. We offer surf lessons, Stand Up Paddle board lessons and from 2013 Coasteering along the the beautiful Yorkshire coastline. We also have a full range of hire equipment from wetsuits to Paddleboards. We cater for group lessons, families and stag or hen dos regularly.

Skylark is a spacious 35ft Vessel, Powered by a 6 cylinder Diesel engine. Which cruises comfortably at 8 Knots. Made from wood, she is of sturdy design able to cope with all weather conditions. Skylark Has a code of Practice for 12 anglers and 2 crew and can travel 20 miles from Scarborough. Skylark is equipped with a Many chart Plotters one on a 19 inch screen, GPS, Sonar, (Giving pin-point accuracy when locating wrecks or prominent fish holding features) DSC radio with AIS, Radar, and full safety equipment. Skylark is also fitted with plenty of seating. The ground we Fish Renowned worldwide for it's quality sea fishing heritage, Scarborough on the beautiful Yorkshire coast is the ideal port to charter a boat for an angling trip. Lucky for Scarborough there is many places to fish, most of these places we fish are Natural scars of rock, kelp beads, And generally really rough ground ideal for Cod and Pollock Fishing. There are many marks we fish some are only a few minutes away from the harbour and others can span upto filey brigg or ravenscar again two very good cod grounds. Also close to Scarborough are many old ship wrecks .These wrecks can produce good Cod, Ling, Pollock, and Many other fish. Unfortunately both these grounds are very tackle hungry so be prepared to lose a couple of leads and rigs. We also fish sand banks and dumping grounds for the whiting and flat fish if customers are happy with doing this. Free Hire of fishing Tackle On skylark we have Free hire of our rods and reel, all our rods are 6-7ft and fitted with the Modern multiplier reels (not the traditional Scarborough reels and fixed spools but we do have a few on board for those people who prefer to use them). We also provide Basic fishing this includes weights and rigs.

We can suit a trip at sea for you. What ever your need we will try our up most best to tailor a trip to suit your party.. we cater for: Coastal Cruises Wildlife trips Photography trips Company and club hire, Safety boat for sea swims or other sea activities Scattering Ashes Trips Passenger Travel Filming Hire Whale Watching and Seal Watching Skylark is a spacious 35ft vessel with plenty of seating around the sides of the vessel, we can accommodate for 12 passengers and 2 crew, and can operate from 20Nm from any nominated port in the UK. during fair weather and daylight.

Chasing Trails started in 2008 in North Yorkshire to provide mountain bike skills coaching, guided riding & bicycle maintenance tuition to fellow mountain bikers. Most info you'll need is on the website, but please feel free to get in touch. The most popular service seems to be 1:1 mountain bike skills tuition - it's a no stress way to rapidly improve your speed & safety on a mountain bike and all skill levels are covered. Bike skills courses are run at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire and maintenance/wheel building courses take place in Scarborough. We also offer a quality, no corners cut wheel building service and 1:1 wheel building courses. There are customer reviews on the website and the Chasing Trails Facebook page.

We are 100% wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Dogs are welcome at the North Bay Railway but must be kept on a short lead. North Bay Heritage Railway, Sky Trail & Historic Water Chute Scarborough is one of the towns top seaside destinations. As One of Scarborough’s top seaside attractions the North Bay Heritage Railway, Sky Trail and Historic Water Chute are a great family day out. The locomotives, scenery and history of the railway all add up to make it a fantastic day. Great way to travel to Scarborough Sea Life Centre with our regular public transport train service. The Scampi Shack takeaway offer Whitby Seafood as well as drinks and takeaway tea and coffee. Yorkshire's smallest pub the Boatman's Tavern serves real ale and is located next to the boating lake. At our Peasholm Station we have a well stocked gift shop perfect for picking up gifts and memorabilia. Please check website for seasonal opening dates and times.

The Regal Lady, based in Scarborough Harbour, North Yorkshire. She is now permanently moored and free to come board in the harbour. She is a Dunkirk Little Ship and has on display various Dunkirk memorabilia and a cinema room. There is a fully licensed bar onboard with areas to sit and enjoy the views and a drink, inside and out. There is also a 12 paying passenger boat running trips into the bay, the Spirit of Dunkirk.

Central Tramway is Scarborough’s Victorian cliff railway on the historic South Bay. Opened in 1881 the company carries 500,000 passengers a year and is preserving the heritage of the site for future generations.