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From York take the main A64 road to Scarborough. Continue into town until you see signs for the South Bay beach. Turn right and travel down the Valley Road until you arrive at the seafront. Turn left and travel along the seafront until you get to the traffic lights of the West Pier. Turn left and go up Eastborough for about 200 meters/yards until you see the Maritime Heritage Centre on your left at 45 Eastborough, YO11 1NH. Parking outside is limited to 40 minutes.
From Hull take the main A165 road to Scarborough. Continue into town until you see signs for the South Bay beach. Turn right and travel down to the seafront. Turn left and travel along the seafront until you get to the traffic lights of the West Pier. Turn left and go up Eastborough for about 200 meters/yards until you see the Maritime Heritage Centre on your left at 45 Eastborough, YO11 1NH. Parking outside is limited to 40 minutes.
From Whitby take the main A171 road to Scarborough. Continue into town until you see signs for the North Bay beach. Turn left and travel along the seafront and around the Castle Headland. Turn right at the traffic lights in the South Bay opposite the West Pier. Go up Eastborough for about 200 meters / yards until you see the Maritime Heritage Centre on your left at 45 Eastborough, YO11 1NH. Parking outside is limited to 40 minutes.
There is a 40-minute parking on the street directly outside the Centre. Alternatively, there are 4 car parks nearby: Eastborough, West Pier, King Street & Friarsway
Virtually all direct and indirect routes to Scarborough from the surrounding villages, towns and cities are available via bus and/or train. You may want to check routes and times before travelling, in order to optimize your visit. Check the Transpennine rail timetable here:
http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/?gclid=CL-q596xsMkCFWXnwgodwCICoA
Check the East Yorkshire Bus Timetable here:
https://www.eyms.co.uk/bus-services/timetable-lookup
Check the 'Coastliner' intercity bus service timetable here:
Anchor in the South Bay Harbour and walk along the seafront until you reach the West Pier traffic lights and the Harbour Bar (ice cream parlor). Turn tight and walk up Eastborough, until you reach us 200 yards/meters up on the right at 45 Eastborou
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There is a Moors Explorer Bus that runs on Sundays and Bank Holidays, from Hull, as far as Danby (where the Esk Valley Railway can take you to Whitby).
EYMS (East Yorkshire Motor Services) have a local bus info line: 01482 592929
20% discount cards for students, and for 16 – 18 year olds, are available, see: http://eyms.co.uk
Further afield, there are Arriva buses along the routes from/to Middlesbrough, Guisborough, Whitby and Leeds.
The only main train service is from York, where you may have to change if you are travelling from any other destination. The service passes Malton, then Seamer and on to Scarborough.
In the opposite direction, the First Transpennine Express train service can take you as far as Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hull, Liverpool Lime Street or Manchester Airport.
