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All the United Kingdom England Scarborough

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Scarborough

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Scarborough, England

Updated September 30, 2022

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Scarborough, England

Peasholm Park's Naval Battles

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
Scarborough Railway Station Bench

Scarborough, England

Scarborough Railway Station Bench

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.
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Scarborough, England

Butter Cross

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.
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'A High Tide In Short Wellies'

A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.
6 miles from Scarborough
Peak Alum Works

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Peak Alum Works

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.
9 miles from Scarborough

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The R.N.L.I Fish

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.
11 miles from Scarborough
The Visiter Memorial

Robin Hood's Bay, England

The Visiter Memorial

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.
11 miles from Scarborough
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