Best & Cool Bars in Scarborough

"You’ll find this gorgeous vintage tea room on Silver Street, in Whitby’s premier shopping area. They stock over 30 types of tea as well as 180 different gins for you to sample in their quirky tea room or outside in their courtyard garden. They’ve always got a great selection of homemade cakes and Rusty Shears is dog friendly both inside and out."

"Described as a “hidden treasure” by one TripAdvisor user, Rusty Shears is a “quirky licensed vintage tearoom” specialising in coffee, tea and gin. It also serves breakfast and lunch, with dishes including soups, pasties, and sandwiches."

"There's an astounding drinks menu with more than 100 gins (despite the fact it's closed evenings) and gin flights, a walled courtyard for al-fresco light lunches, and a..."

"Abbey Wharf prides itself on being one of the premier fish restaurants in Whitby. With a 250 seating capacity, including an outside area looking over the famous piers, Abbey Wharf is the ideal seafood restaurant for those looking for a little sophistication to their dining experience. Using Bertha and Josper charcoal-fired ovens, Abbey Wharf delivers tasty seafood dishes with that characteristic wood-fired taste."

"Offering great views over the harbour from the town's east side, this bar and fish restaurant has a wide selection of traditional beers, wines and spirits. The bar also stocks a selection of world beers, unusual spirits, sparkling wines and champagnes. It's also a regular host to live music entertainment."

"A stone's throw from the world-famous Magpie Cafe, Harry's offers what it calls "a food lover's paradise". Founded in 2008, the establishment boasts a cafe, restaurant and cocktail bar in the heart of Whitby. The bar include cocktails, fine champagne, wines, beers and spirits from around the world."

"Boasting stunning views of the town’s harbour, Harry’s Lounge is a restaurant and bar in Whitby where you can sit back, relax and enjoy a few dr ..."

"The Station Inn is a place that specializes in guest ales and that reputation attracts customer from throughout the region. It is often busy with live music regularly held in the evening, a friendly atmosphere enjoyed by young and old alike. The real ales are all sourced from Yorkshire with the majority being Whitby’s best; Smugglers’ Gold and Jet Black are examples while others come from Keighley, Timothy Taylor, or Osset."

"The best place in town for atmosphere (though it might not look it from the outside) and real ale, with its impressive range of cask-conditioned beers including Timothy Taylor's Golden Best and Ossett Silver..."

"Serving a great range of guest ales this popular pub attracts beer connoisseurs from far and near. Loved by the locals, it has a friendly atmosphere and is always busy."

"There is a nice bar cum function room with a stage and bar games before you go up to the tables. They have a good selection of drinks and friendly staff. Address : Roscoe Rooms, Roscoe St, Scarborough YO12 7BY, United Kingdom"

"For award-winning fish and chips, look no further than 149 Fish and Chips. Fresh fish in deliciously crispy batter and generous portions of chips make this chippy a favourite with many locals and visitors to the area alike, many of whom return time and time again. They even offer a gluten free option!"

"At the top of those 199 Steps, and before you get to Whitby Abbey, you’ll be confronted by the compact Church of St Mary. The building goes back to a Norman church, consecrated at the start of the 12th century. The tower, choir and parts of the nave all date to that earliest period, and at the transept you can look for the three Gothic lancet windows."

"The 199 steps of Church Stairs lead steeply up from the end of Church St, passing the spooky graveyard of St Mary's Church, a favourite haunt of Goth courting couples. The atmospheric interior of the church is..."

"Occupying the 91-metre promontory between the north and south bays are the remnants of Scarborough’s Medieval castle. This indomitable roost over the North Sea was a hill fort in the Bronze Age, and in the fourth century was used as a signal station by the Romans. You can now locate the ruins of an Anglo-Saxon chapel, built around 1000 on the site of the signal station."

"Next we made our way up the hill to Scarborough Castle. This medieval keep is in a commanding location, it would have been a spectacle to behold and easy to defend. The castle is mostly ruined now, but it is great to walk around and learn about the 3000 year history of the site."

"Stately homes may be two a penny in England, but you'll have to try pretty damn hard to find one as breathtakingly stately as Castle Howard, a work of theatrical grandeur and audacity set in the rolling Howardian Hills. This is one of the world's most beautiful buildings, instantly recognisable from its starring role in the 1980s TV series Brideshead Revisited and in the 2008 film of the same name (both based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel of nostalgia for the English aristocracy)."

"Standing in the Howardian Hills to the west of Malton, Castle Howard is an outstanding example of English baroque, with a distinctive…"

"This highly-regarded theatre is a cultural touchstone for North Yorkshire. For more than 35 years up to 2009 the theatre’s artistic director was playwright Sir Alan Ayckboure, and in that time nearly all of his plays premiered at this venue. On the menu will be high-quality productions at the 404-seatrer theatre in the round, and 165-seat end-on stage auditorium."

"At the base of the cliffs on South Bay, the Spa is a 19th-century complex of performance venues erected at the site of Scarborough’s natural springs. The current Grand Hall opened in 1880 after the previous spa saloon burnt down in 1876. The complex is nearly half a mile in length and you can reach it via the magnificent Spa Bridge, dating to 1827, and the South Cliff Lift from 1873."