Saltburn was built from scratch in the 1860s as a resort for the Teesside ironmasters, on a cliff above a long beach. Its streets of Victorian terraces are named after jewels, and it has kept much of its original charm. It is the most attractive seaside town between the Tyne and Whitby.
Down on the beach, Saltburn Pier is the last surviving pleasure pier on this coast, and the cliff lift still carries people up and down using water as a counterweight. The beach is one of the best surf spots in the North East. Behind the town, the Valley Gardens and woods follow a stream inland, and the Cleveland Way heads south along the clifftops towards Staithes and Whitby.
