Saltburn ~ Medium Walk

Distance Covered: 6 miles Time to Complete Walk 3 hours

Suitable for dog walking: Yes

A great walk if you love this special coastal town. Starting on the beach and heading to Marske, the walk then enters the outskirts of Marske and then runs alongside the railway. Then through the town centre up to Saltburn Valley Gardens and back through the heart of Saltburn. A fantastic walk for all seasons.

General Safety Tips: Check the tide times before the walk on the beach. 

The Saltburn Walk 

Getting There

From Middlesbrough head onto the A174 to Saltburn. Park at the top near the trams. Parking is free in this area.

Maps of the Saltburn Walk

The Walk

From the car, head towards the trams and down the steps to the right of the tram stop.

Turn right and follow the steps down keeping ahead and take the steps down to the bottom near the fish and chip shop.

Head down the lifeboat ramp onto the beach and walk underneath the pier.

Head towards Marske along the beach until you spot a spire appearing above the dunes.

Keep ahead on the beach until the building with castle like turrets comes into view. Look for a path up the top.

At the top turn left and head along the grass towards the church graveyard on your right.

At the far corner of the graveyard look for a path on your left which makes its way into the dunes.

Look for a sign showing the way to Saltburn on your left. Follow this path.

Approach the steps in the dunes and make your way up them and over a bridge.

Keep on the path in the dunes looking for a path to the right to take you next to a field.

Keep to the left of the field and head towards a path coming in from the left.

Follow the marker post and head to the right towards the houses.

Keep to the right as the path splits.

Head towards the pylon in the distance.

Head towards the convenience store in the distance.

Turn left and follow the road to the end.

At the end turn right onto Howard Drive and follow it to the end.

Turn left and follow the path beside the railway line.

Keep ahead at the junction in the path.

Follow the path as it passes the Saltburn Wildlife garden and allotments.

Follow the path until you come to a tunnel - head through it.

Emerge on the other side and follow the road up to a bus stop

Turn left and follow the footpath into Saltburn passing a miniature pier and a steam train.

Carefully cross the road and turn right into Marske Mill Lane.

Keep on the footpath until the lane ends up at the entrance to the Saltburn Valley Gardens.

Follow the path down and turn left into the woods.

Follow the path as it climbs and falls and look for a fork to the left which climbs out of the woods.

At the top turn right , cross the road and follow the road into the centre of Saltburn.

Head down to the Railway Station and shops.

Head over the road towards the church. Follow the road down back to the cliff top and your car.

Saltburn

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, around 26 miles (42 km) south-east of Hartlepool and southeast of Redcar.

It lies within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It had a population of 5,958 in 2011.

The development of Middlesbrough and Saltburn was driven by the discovery of ironstone in the Cleveland Hills and the building of two railways to transport the minerals.

Stevenson enjoyed racing chariots on the sands at Saltburn.

The Pease family of Darlington developed Middlesbrough as an industrial centre and, after discovery of iron stone, the Stockton & Darlington Railway and the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company developed routes into East Cleveland.[2] By 1861, the S&DR reached Saltburn with the intention of continuing to Brotton, Skinningrove and Loftus;[2] but the WHH&RCo had already developed tracks in the area, leaving little point in extending the S&DR tracks further.

In 1858, while walking along the coast path towards Old Saltburn to visit his brother Joseph in Marske-by-the-Sea, Henry Pease saw "a prophetic vision of a town arising on the cliff and the quiet, unfrequented and sheltered glen turned into a lovely garden".

The Pease family owned Middlesbrough Estate and had control of the S&DR, and agreed to develop Henry's vision by forming the Saltburn Improvement Company (SIC).[2] Land was purchased from the Earl of Zetland, and the company commissioned surveyor George Dickinson to lay out what became an interpretation of a gridiron street layout, although this was interrupted by the railway which ran through the site.[2] With as many houses as possible having sea views, the so-called "Jewel streets" along the seafront—Coral, Garnet, Ruby, Emerald, Pearl, Diamond and Amber Streets, said to be a legacy of Henry's vision, were additional to the grid pattern.

After securing the best positions for development by the SIC, money was raised for construction by selling plots to private developers and investors. Most buildings are constructed using 'Pease' brick, transported from Darlington by the S&DR, with the name Pease set into the brick. The jewel in Henry Pease's crown is said to have been The Zetland Hotel with a private platform, one of the world's earliest railway hotels.

The parcel of land known as Clifton Villas was sold by the SIC in 1865 to William Morley from London who built the property, 'The Cottage' (now Teddy's Nook) on a site originally intended for three villas. The SIC stipulated in the deed of covenant that "any trees planted along Britannia Terrace (now Marine Parade) were not to exceed 1' 6" above the footpath" (46 cm) to preserve sea views for Britannia Terrace residents and visitors.

The Redcar to Saltburn Railway opened in 1861 as an extension of the Middlesbrough to Redcar Railway of 1846. The line was extended to Whitby as part of the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway.