Peasholm Park (Scarborough)

Peasholm Park is a lovely park area located in the North Bay of Scarborough. I used to love going there as a kid and now returning as an adult, it's undoubtedly the best part of Scarborough for me. Peasholm Park is set around a medium-sized lake that is home to an array of wildlife including fish, ducks, geese and swans - the duck are always hungry so make sure you take a loaf of bread with you to feed them! You can hire boats (in the shape of swans and dragons) to ride on the lake if you wish - just watch out for the duckies! As a child I loved the battleships - this is a show put-on in the park on various days throughout the summer (mainly ...  Read the complete review

Peasholm Park is a large public park located in the North Bay area of the East Yorkshire resort of Scarborough. It is not just the largest park in the town it is also the oldest public recreation area and over the years it has become a major tourist attraction, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Peasholm Park is clearly sign-posted from almost everywhere within Scarborough so it is never hard to find no matter whereabouts you are. Despite dozens of visits to Scarborough over the years I visited here for the very first time only recently. The first thing that I noted was that this is effectively two different parks, separated by a main ...  Read the complete review