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Scarborough Castle
Attractions in Scalby

From Scalby, 3.8 km to Scarborough Castle

Visitors to Scalby can choose from 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 theme parks. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 9 places to visit; none is inside Scalby’s built-up area. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Whitby Abbey, 23 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Scarborough Castle, Humphrey Bolton (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Scalby
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Scalby

Beyond Scarborough Castle, there are 2 museums, a theme park and an art gallery.

Castle · English HeritageScarborough Castle3.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumRotunda Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkAlpamare Scarborough1.5 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryScarborough Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMaritime Heritage3.3 km outside town, to the southeastAquariumAquariumSEA LIFE Scarborough1.5 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The lie of the land

Most of the 9 out of town lie to the southeast.

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The dashed line is Scalby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

How the list breaks down

3 museums or galleries and 3 zoos, theme parks or other days out top the count.

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks · 1 aquarium0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Scalby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Scarborough Castle).

Every place

Place by place

9 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

15 listed buildings are on Scalby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Scalby →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Whitby Abbey, at 23 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey23 km northwestHistoric houseCastle Howard36 km southwestCastle · English HeritagePickering Castle22 km westCastleAyton Castle6.1 km southwestCastle · English HeritageSkipsea Castle38 km southCastleOld Mulgrave Castle27 km northwestHeritage railwayNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway22 km westAttractionMumbo Jumbo26 km southwestMuseumCaptain Cook Memorial Museum23 km northwestHistoric houseSewerby Hall and Gardens29 km southeastHistoric houseBurton Agnes Hall29 km southHistoric house · English HeritageBurton Agnes Manor House29 km south

Places well known beyond Scalby (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Seeing Scalby: your questions

What is there to see near Scalby?

No attraction is mapped inside Scalby itself. Within 5 km of it are Scarborough Castle, Rotunda Museum, Alpamare Scarborough and Scarborough Art Gallery.

Does Scalby have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Scalby: Rotunda Museum, Scarborough Art Gallery and Maritime Heritage.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Scalby?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Scalby, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Scarborough Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Scalby?

Within 40 km: Whitby Abbey (23 km), Castle Howard (36 km), Pickering Castle (22 km), Ayton Castle (6.1 km).

Where are Scalby’s historic buildings listed?

Scalby has 15 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Scalby when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (16)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.