Saltburn by the Sea pier

Like all piers in the UK, Saltburn has had a turbulent history. The present one has been inplace since 1978 when the 681 feet pier was opened to the public. A far cry from the 1875 pier of 1280 feet. After many years of being battered by the North Sea, the pier was saved from demolition in 1975 when the Save the Pier campaign was successful. By 1996 the pier was yet again in danger of collapse and was saved by local fund raising. In 2003 the friends of the pier donated some new benches.

Overlooking the pier is the Victorian town of Saltburn which can be reached by a water powered cliff railway, very similar to the one at Lynmouth in Devon.

A fresh walk can be assured with the relentless North Sea.