10 Outdoor Activities in Scarborough That You Shouldn't Miss

Based along the North Yorkshire coastline we provide fossil hunting trips, rock-pooling sessions, dinosaur footprint walks for the public and schools.

Learn how to surf at Scarborough’s only ‘Surfing England - Centre of Excellence’ located roughly 20 feet from Scarborough’s North Bay, a great little beach break, that is perfect for learners. Opened in 2011, Dexter’s has always been the go-to surf shop for beginners and families. All surf lessons are provided by friendly and professional SLSGB Surf Rescue (Lifeguard) ISA surf instructors who are all first-aid trained and have an outstanding safety record. There is also RNLI Lifeguards patrolling the bay May-September. Dexter’s provides private and group surf lessons catering for all ages, sizes and abilities, all year round. Being the biggest surf shop in the area and owning huge stock of hire kit, the school can handle large groups easily, and offer fun-packed adventure days such as Stag and Hen parties, Corporate Events and University Surf Clubs! As well as surf lessons, Dexter’s also has a great selection of hire kit, you can rent surfboards, wetsuits, paddleboards and kayaks!

Scarborough's original fully qualified and insured surf school based at Cayton Bay. We offer surf lessons, Stand Up Paddle board lessons and from 2013 Coasteering along the the beautiful Yorkshire coastline. We also have a full range of hire equipment from wetsuits to Paddleboards. We cater for group lessons, families and stag or hen dos regularly.

Skylark is a spacious 35ft Vessel, Powered by a 6 cylinder Diesel engine. Which cruises comfortably at 8 Knots. Made from wood, she is of sturdy design able to cope with all weather conditions. Skylark Has a code of Practice for 12 anglers and 2 crew and can travel 20 miles from Scarborough. Skylark is equipped with a Many chart Plotters one on a 19 inch screen, GPS, Sonar, (Giving pin-point accuracy when locating wrecks or prominent fish holding features) DSC radio with AIS, Radar, and full safety equipment. Skylark is also fitted with plenty of seating. The ground we Fish Renowned worldwide for it's quality sea fishing heritage, Scarborough on the beautiful Yorkshire coast is the ideal port to charter a boat for an angling trip. Lucky for Scarborough there is many places to fish, most of these places we fish are Natural scars of rock, kelp beads, And generally really rough ground ideal for Cod and Pollock Fishing. There are many marks we fish some are only a few minutes away from the harbour and others can span upto filey brigg or ravenscar again two very good cod grounds. Also close to Scarborough are many old ship wrecks .These wrecks can produce good Cod, Ling, Pollock, and Many other fish. Unfortunately both these grounds are very tackle hungry so be prepared to lose a couple of leads and rigs. We also fish sand banks and dumping grounds for the whiting and flat fish if customers are happy with doing this. Free Hire of fishing Tackle On skylark we have Free hire of our rods and reel, all our rods are 6-7ft and fitted with the Modern multiplier reels (not the traditional Scarborough reels and fixed spools but we do have a few on board for those people who prefer to use them). We also provide Basic fishing this includes weights and rigs.

The Best place to learn to surf on the East Coast. We teach on Scarborough's South bay, one of the UK's safest beaches. Lessons in Surfing and Stand Up Paddle boarding. Equipment Hire only available too. Our shop is only a few metres from the beach and there is plenty of parking. We have the East coast's most experienced instructors and teach all levels from novice to expert.

We can suit a trip at sea for you. What ever your need we will try our up most best to tailor a trip to suit your party.. we cater for: Coastal Cruises Wildlife trips Photography trips Company and club hire, Safety boat for sea swims or other sea activities Scattering Ashes Trips Passenger Travel Filming Hire Whale Watching and Seal Watching Skylark is a spacious 35ft vessel with plenty of seating around the sides of the vessel, we can accommodate for 12 passengers and 2 crew, and can operate from 20Nm from any nominated port in the UK. during fair weather and daylight.

Chasing Trails started in 2008 in North Yorkshire to provide mountain bike skills coaching, guided riding & bicycle maintenance tuition to fellow mountain bikers. Most info you'll need is on the website, but please feel free to get in touch. The most popular service seems to be 1:1 mountain bike skills tuition - it's a no stress way to rapidly improve your speed & safety on a mountain bike and all skill levels are covered. Bike skills courses are run at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire and maintenance/wheel building courses take place in Scarborough. We also offer a quality, no corners cut wheel building service and 1:1 wheel building courses. There are customer reviews on the website and the Chasing Trails Facebook page.

Scarborough Footgolf is a 9 hole course in a 10 acre field. It is a dedicated Footgolf site in an undulating field and has not been developed from an existing golf course. Kieran Lawry,of UK Footgolf has advised on the layout of the course to give the most enjoyment and challenge. In addition there is also a 9 hole Adventure Foootgolf course in the woods negotiating various obstacles and hazards . Alongside is a Footpool Table with playing area and pockets scaled to the size of a football Under construction and opening for the summer of 2019 is a five a side football pitch available for hire A wide variety of activities all on the one site with great value prices and free parking