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Saltburn Cliff Lift (Saltburn)

Description: Address: Saltburn / North Yorkshire / England / This is the oldest remaining waterbalance cliff lift in Britain. Height ... more

Saltburn Cliff Lift (Saltburn) ... of the lift is 120 ft.

Newest Review: ... twenty passengers a time to the top of the steep cliff and back down again. Each ride costs 65p per adult and only lasts a couple of minutes but as a one off experience it was something that I would recommend and its something that I thoroughly enjoyed. There's no denying that this is an amazement piece of Victorian engineering. It first opened on the 28th June 1884 and is now the oldest ... more

... water balanced cliff lift in the world. The track is about 40 metres long and very steep, in fact the incline is 75%. There are two carriages that work on a pulley system powered by the water from the sea, as one carriage falls it pulls the other one up...more

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Saltburn Cliff Lift (Saltburn): A bit of Victorian seaside nostalgia (315 words)
by - written on 28/03/09 (Very useful, 208 readings)
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Saltburn by the sea reminded me of the sort of place that you see on early picture postcards. It's a charming Victorian seaside resort and even today it still retains much of its old worldly charm. The Saltburn Cliff lifts are located directly opposite the pier and fit in beautifully with the ambience of the seafront. These cliff lifts are capable of taking up to twenty passengers a time to the top of the steep cliff and back down again. Each ride costs 65p per adult and only lasts a couple of minutes but as a one off experience it was something that I would recommend and its something that I thoroughly enjoyed. There's no denying that this is an ... Read the complete review