Great Tower
Head 100 m northeast of Scarborough for Great Tower, a castle. A short trip away is Scarborough Castle, 100 m off, the first of 16 within 15 km.
Castle near Scarborough
Just outside Scarborough
Great Tower is 100 m northeast of Scarborough. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Afternoons in Scarborough peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Great Tower
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 100 m northeast of Scarborough
Mapping Great Tower
Use the numbers to match each place near Great Tower with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Largest of the 3 is Scarborough, home to 59,505. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Scarborough
Scalby
Burniston
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Great Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough | 100 m southwest of it | 59,505 | 15 |
| Scalby | 3.3 km northwest of it | 1,790 | 10 |
| Burniston | 4.5 km northwest of it | 1,470 | 10 |
More near Great Tower
3 museums, 2 castles and 2 theme parks are among the 16 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle100 m away2
MuseumRotunda Museum1.1 km away3
Art galleryScarborough Art Gallery1.2 km away4
Theme parkAlpamare Scarborough1.8 km away5MuseumMuseumMaritime Heritage500 m away6
CastleAyton Castle7.4 km away7
MuseumThe Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum6.7 km away8Theme parkTheme parkLuna Park500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Great Tower
Where is Great Tower?
Great Tower is 100 m northeast of Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
What is Great Tower?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Great Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Scarborough, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Great Tower?
Within 15 km: Scarborough Castle (100 m), Rotunda Museum (1.1 km), Scarborough Art Gallery (1.2 km) and Alpamare Scarborough (1.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Scarborough Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotunda Museum: Keith D, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scarborough Art Gallery: Christopher Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alpamare Scarborough: Lachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayton Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Scarborough Fair Collection & Vintage Transport Museum: PeterJewell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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