Located on the North East coastline and part of the Tees Valley you will find a small seaside resort by the name of Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

This picturesque Victorian seaside resort is still as relaxed and refined as it always was and offers visitors beautiful gardens set amongst preserved woodland, long stretches of sandy beach and rugged sea cliffs.

Also part of the Cleveland way, Saltburn offers its visitors as well as the coastal scenery a good selection of accommodation, eating places and traditional pubs. It is also home to the oldest remaining water balanced cliff lift in Britain.

Another part of this regions activities includes water sports. You will always find the lively surfing community challenging the waves that rush into the bay and other water-sports activities are available such as sail-boarding and sea fishing.

Saltburn holds many organised events throughout the year including Victorian celebrations which are also known as Victorian week, the Saltburn Swashbuckle which is a beach event for children based on a piratical theme, the Saltburn Custom Classic Car Show and the Saltburn Vintage Hill Sprint Climb which is a favourite with motorcycle enthusiasts. It starts in a Council run car-park, alongside the sea at Saltburn. The course then goes over a bridge and up a steep hill to finish in a housing estate. It's really tricky to ride and there's a tremendous sense of satisfaction if you can get it right.

Saltburn originally existed only as a few cottages in Cook's time. It gave up its smuggling trade and became a purpose-built Victorian resort in 1861. Since then there has been many changes but a lot of the features still remain which you can see in the town's architecture.

The Valley Gardens offers its visitors a picturesque setting during the summer months whether out walking or having a picnic. You will find gardens full of colour, the local beck flowing through, a cafe where you can relax within a woodland setting and next door, the entrance to the local woodland centre

If this wasn't enough then also during the summer months you will also find the Saltburn miniature railway which is one of the country's famous 15 inch gauge railways. During the winter months the gardens are as equally nice to visit.

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is also home to the most northerly surviving British Pier and the last remaining in Yorkshire. Saltburn pier has seen many changes over the years but in recent years it has undergone a major restoration programme to return it to its former glory.

Moving from the pier along the sea front you will find the ship inn, a popular place to take a break, unwind with refreshments whilst taking in the scenery around. From here you can pick up on the trail of the Cleveland Way which takes you alongside the next small village by the name of Brotton. The nearest town in the opposite direction is Marske-by-the-Sea.

Within Saltburn you will also find a Bandstand which is host to a number of concerts which usually start from the beginning of May right up to the end of September. Performers can include music from folk, jazz and silver bands.

The town caters for all kinds of shoppers with it's various stores. Add to this restaurants, hair salons, art and sale rooms, an Internet cafe that provides learning courses and much more, cricket and golf club, leisure centre, bed and breakfast facilities, hotels and railway station, heritage centre, Saltburn has got to be worth a visit. For further information, please click here.