Join the Seaside Heritage Network for our annual Big Day Out at the seaside. This year we're in Scarborough, joining the Scarborough 400 celebrations as one of Britain's first seaside resorts. Of course, Scarborough offers a wealth of seaside heritage, and we're pleased to be collaborating with Big Ideas by the Sea and This is Scarborough to bring you the best that Scarborough has to offer. And to top it all off, we'll be announcing this year's Bucket and Spade List winners.

We have a full programme of events, including: 

• Optional morning guided tours - see details below

• 1:30 pm Event opens at The Grand Hotel

• 2 pm Welcome to the Big Day Out with the Seaside Heritage Network team

• 2:05 pm John Oxley on Big Ideas by the Sea and Scarborough 400

• 2:20 pm Toby Hyam from This is Scarborough on the proposals for a new micro-museum of Scarborough's seaside heritage

• 2:30 pm Question and answers with Andrew Martin, author of 'To the Sea by Train'

• 3:10 pm Refreshments with the opportunity to browse the book stalls and book signing

• 3:30 pm Presentation of the Bucket and Spade Awards

• 4:10 pm Guided tours of the Grand Hotel

We're sure you'll agree that this really is a big day out celebrating the best of seaside heritage!

Need to know: There is a small charge of £15 for this event. 
The following guided tours and walking tours are optional - please specify in your booking which optional tour you would like to book as spaces are limited.

Tours of the Rotunda Museum with Collections Manager, Jim Middleton, start at 11 am and 11:45 am and last approximately 30 minutes. 

The tour of Scarborough's Central Tramway will be led by General Manager Colin Powell and his team, starting at 10am from the top station and lasting approximately 90 minutes. The tour covers the 145-year history and development of the Tramway, a visit to the Wheelhouse to understand how the Tramway works, a chance to see the archives, and a return trip on the Tramway with stunning views of Scarborough seafront.

Chris Hall, Building Conservation Specialist, will lead a walking tour of Scarborough, starting at 11:15 am, lasting approximately 1 hour. Starting at the statue of Queen Victoria outside the Town Hall to quickly look at the relationship between the medieval town and the Upper Town, which developed in the 18th century and then progress to St Nicholas Cliff, Cliff Bridge, up to The Crescent.

A walk along the seafront: Saturday 19th September
Join Kathryn Ferry and Allan Brodie as they take in some of Scarborough's best seaside heritage, focusing on the South Bay. The tour includes bathing bungalows, the site of the former South Bay bathing pool, South Cliff Gardens, the Esplanade and Cliff Bridge, finishing at The Grand Hotel. *Please bring £1.50 for South Cliff Lift fare. The walk starts at 10:30 am on Saturday, lasting approximately 90 minutes, and includes some steps and inclines. Tour commences from the top of Spa Bridge.

Special accommodation rates are available at The Grand for those who book to join the Big Day Out. Details will be sent with the booking confirmation email.

Bookings close on Thursday 10th September

Thinking of turning your Big Day Out into an overnight stay? There is more fun in store for you on Saturday 19th September. Check out the Sunday Best exhibition at Scarborough's Old Parcels Office Artspace. The exhibition is open 11 am to 4 pm and celebrates the tradition of travelling to the seaside dressed in your finest clothes. From elegant Victorian promenades to the changing fashions of the 1920s, 30s and beyond, discover how a visit to Scarborough was once as much about style and social ritual as it was about the sea.

Also on Saturday 19th September, the SHN's Allan Brodie will be delivering a free talk at St Mary's Church, Scarborough on 'Scarborough in the 1730s - Spa, Sea and Sex'. The talk is hosted by Little Big Ideas By The Sea and starts at 3 pm - all are welcome to attend.