Distance Covered: 4 miles Time to Complete Walk: 2 hours
Suitable for dog walking: Yes
Explore the coastal village of Marske by the Sea. Situated between the more well known seaside resorts of Redcar and Saltburn, Marske by the Sea, although not a traditional seaside resort, has a lovely beach and a small harbour and many hidden landmarks to discover. This walk starts in the centre of the village and makes its ways along the beach and headland towards Redcar and back through a lane an beside a railway. A great walk to get some nice fresh sea air.
Virus Awareness: All along the walk social distancing was maintained easily by both myself and walkers that I passed. The beach and headland offer plenty of space and alternative paths to follow if it becomes too crowded.
General Safety Tips: Check the tide times if planning to walk on the beach. Alternatively walk along the cliff top which has plenty of routes.
The Marske by the Sea walk
Getting There
From Middlesbrough follow the A174 to Redcar. Take the left turn off on the roundabout passing by Kirkleatham which is the A1402. Head over three roundabouts to Redcar Seafront. Follow the seafront road passing by the Redcar Beacon and amusement arcades on your right. Then head onto the Coast Road towards Marske. At the roundabout in the centre of Marske take the left turning and look for a car park to your right which is the Windy Hill Lane car park and the starting point of the walk. Parking is free of charge.
Map of the Marske by the Sea walk
The Walk
From the car park cross the road and turn right passing a school and a Methodist church on your left.
Pass the Methodist church
Continue ahead passing the Frigate pub on your right.
Pass the Frigate pub
Follow the road ahead until you come to a T junction at its end.
Turn left at the T-Junction
Turn left at the T-Junction which onto St Germains Lane.
Head down St Germains Lane
Soon St Germans Church graveyard and tower will come into view. Cross the road and go through a small gate to enter the graveyard. St Germains tower is an impressive sight.
Go through the small gate
St Germains tower
Head towards another small gate at the other side of the graveyard which opens onto the headland.
Go through the small gate
Walk along the grassy headland with great sea views.
Walk along the headland
Sea view from the headland
Soon you come to a small harbour. At this point head down to the beach.
Head down to the small harbour
Cliff House towers above the harbour.
Cliff House
Head along the beach
You can continue along the beach a bit longer. However after a while I headed up back to the headland just before the first car park.
Head back up to the headland
Back on the headland head pass a car park and a signpost.
Head through the car park.
Head past the signpost
The headland runs parallel to the Coast Road you drove into Marske on. Follow the grassy paths as it swerves along the way.
Keep on the grassy paths on the headland
Negotiate your way past another dip in the headland until you arrive at another car park.
Head through another car park
As you continue on the headland as it zig zags - head towards the Coast Road as houses come into view. Cross over the Coast Road.
Head towards the Coast Road
Cross over to the other side
Walk along the pavement until you come to a left turn off after a bus stop which is called Green Lane.
Walk on the pavement
Turn left onto Green Lane
Head along Green Lane sticking to the left pavement and over a roundabout.
Head along Green Lane
Walk onto an enclosed grassy path and then ahead onto Green Lane as it continues ahead.
Keep ahead on the grassy path
Keep on Green Lane ahead
Walk along Green Lane for a while with a rugby club to your right.
The Green Lane
Shortly the path emerges onto a tarmac clearing with a railway to your right.
Exit onto a tarmac clearing
Follow the lane as it bends to the left with the railway to your right.
Keep on the path
Soon the path joins Redcar Road.
Join the pavement on Redcar Road
Pass Barnes Wallis Way and the information panel about the aerodome.
Information panel before Barnes Wallis Way
Keeping on the pavement you then pass Marske Hall and St Marks Church.
Marske Hall
St Marks Church
Soon you come to the roundabout at the centre of Marske. Cross over and keep ahead and the car park soon comes into view on your right.
Marske by the Sea
Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the coast, between the seaside resorts of Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea, although it is not itself a seaside resort. Marske is in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske and comprises the wards of Longbeck (shared with New Marske) and St Germains.
Marske is mentioned in the Domesday Book. St Germain's Church was consecrated by bishop Ægelric between 1042 and 1056. Marske was amerced 20 marks for its part in the pillaging of a Norwegian vessel in1180.[3]
- Marske Hall* was built around 1625 and was formerly the home of the Zetland family. It was gifted to Leonard Cheshire to be run as a home for the disabled in 1964 and continued as such for the following 55 years, until it was sold as a going concern to a private company in 2019.
- Cliff House,* which stands on the cliff tops overlooking the beach, was built in the 19th century as a holiday residence for the Pease family, who were prominent in the north-east business community, at the time, and principal shareholders in the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The railway was extended to Redcar in the 1840s and to Marske and Saltburn in the 1860s.
Hi John
ReplyDeleteJust completed your walk, thanks so much it was interesting and loved the beach walk and along the headland.