Cottages in Saltburn

Table of Contents

• At a glance: What should you know about renting a cottage in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske?
• Cottages in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske: find your perfect retreat
• Exploring Saltburn, Marske and New Marske: our top recommendations
• Activities: What are the top things to do and see in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske?

• Cottages built for slow days: Stone terraces, converted barns and fishermen's cottages with wood burners, walled gardens and sea views, most within walking distance of the beach and the high street.
• Coast and moor in one base: Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Marske Sands and New Marske sit between the sands and the North York Moors, with Staithes and Whitby a short drive south.
• Guests praise the welcome: Our top-rated cottages score up to 10.0+, with visitors singling out spotless interiors, thoughtful hosts and quiet streets minutes from the pier.
• Farm-to-table dining with regional Yorkshire ales and rapeseed oils: Saltburn's kitchens lean on North Sea catch, Cleveland farm produce and local bakers, from a covered market hall to small candlelit dining rooms.
• Days on foot and in the water: Surfing, fossil hunting under Huntcliff, the Cleveland Way and the Victorian cliff tramway fill a week without a long drive.

Cottages here run from narrow stone terraces on Saltburn's Victorian streets to converted farm buildings on the lane out to New Marske. Many sleep four to six, with walled gardens, wood burners and sea-facing bedrooms. Most amenities you would hope for are standard.

• Wood burner or Victorian fireplace for cool coastal evenings
• Walled garden, patio or courtyard for slow breakfasts
• Well-equipped kitchen for cooking the day's market shopping
• Wi-Fi throughout, useful for longer off-season stays
• Pet-friendly rooms and secure yards for the dog

Off-road parking is common, which helps on busy summer weekends near the seafront.

What are the best areas to stay in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske?

Stay in Saltburn-by-the-Sea if you want the pier, the beach and the high street on your doorstep. The table below details regions for specific interests:

What do our guests say?

Guests rate cottages in the Saltburn area highly for cleanliness, warm welcomes and locations that put the beach within a few minutes' walk. Reviews mention hosts leaving local milk, eggs or bread on arrival, gardens that catch the evening sun and sturdy old walls that keep the sea wind out. Ratings of 9.0+ are common along this stretch of the Cleveland coast.

Here are our top-rated cottages from the past year:

1. Host & Stay Station Cottage - 9.9+: A pet-friendly cottage for four in Saltburn-by-the-Sea with an enclosed yard and the station and beach both close by.
2. Frank's View - 9.3+: A cottage for four in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, praised for its outlook, comfortable living room and short walk to the seafront.
3. Salty Towers - 9.1+: A four-person cottage in Saltburn-by-the-Sea with a well-stocked kitchen, ideal for cooking the day's catch after the beach.

Saltburn, Marske and New Marske sit on the Cleveland coast in North Yorkshire, where Huntcliff drops to the sand and the North York Moors begin inland.

🥗Where to eat in Saltburn?

According to Google Maps data and reviews, Milton St. Market is the best rated restaurant in Saltburn. Below is a table showing the top 5 highly-rated restaurants hand-picked by our travel experts.

⭐Our guests' recommendation: Our guest traveller Charlotte recommends Alessi's in Saltburn: after a slow morning on the sands she settled in for handmade pasta and North Sea fish, then walked back to the cottage along the pier.

1. Ride the Victorian cliff tramway
2. Learn to surf at Saltburn beach
3. Walk the Cleveland Way over Huntcliff
4. Hunt for fossils on the shore
5. Stroll the sands to Marske
6. Shop the local food markets
7. Drive into the North York Moors

1. Ride the Victorian cliff tramway

   The Saltburn Cliff Lift has connected the town to the seafront since 1884, and it is still water-balanced, so one car fills its tank at the top and gently pulls the other up. The ride takes barely a minute, but the view over the Victorian pier and the long sweep of sand is the reason most people take it twice. Come down in the morning for the beach and back up in the afternoon for tea on the cliff top.

2. Learn to surf at Saltburn beach

   Saltburn is one of the most reliable surf breaks on the North East coast, with waves that suit complete beginners in summer and experienced surfers when the autumn swells arrive. Local schools run group and private lessons and hire out boards and wetsuits by the hour, so you can try a session without packing a thing. The break sits directly below the pier, which means the rest of your party can watch from the promenade with a coffee.

3. Walk the Cleveland Way over Huntcliff

   Head east from the pier and the coast path climbs steeply onto Huntcliff, one of the highest sea cliffs on this coast, where fulmars nest and the view stretches back across the bay to Redcar. The Cleveland Way continues towards Skinningrove and Staithes, so you can walk as far as you like and catch a bus home. Take a wind-proof layer even in summer, and keep dogs on the lead near the cliff edge.

4. Hunt for fossils on the shore

   The dark shale below the cliffs is Jurassic, and after a winter storm the beach between Saltburn and Skinningrove regularly gives up ammonites and belemnites. Search the loose scree on a falling tide rather than hammering the cliff face, which is unstable and protected. Children usually find something within an hour, and the rock pools at the eastern end of the sand keep them busy long after the fossil hunting has run its course.

5. Stroll the sands to Marske

   At low tide you can walk the firm sand from Saltburn all the way to Marske Sands and on towards Redcar, a flat, breezy stretch that takes about an hour each way. It is a favourite with dog walkers and kite flyers, and the dunes behind offer shelter for a flask and a sandwich. Check the tide times before you set off, as the beach narrows sharply beneath the cliffs at the Saltburn end.

6. Shop the local food markets

   Slow travel here starts with the shopping. Saltburn's independent bakers, delis and its covered market hall stock Cleveland farm cheeses, smoked fish from the coast and bread baked that morning, all of which is more fun to cook in a cottage kitchen than to eat out. A monthly farmers' market brings growers down from the moor villages. Fill a basket, then eat on the patio while the light goes off the sea.

7. Drive into the North York Moors

   Twenty minutes inland the heather moorland begins, and by late August the tops around Danby and Westerdale turn purple. Village pubs, the steam railway at Grosmont and quiet valley walks make an easy day out from the coast, and there are more cottages across Yorkshire if you want to split a longer holiday between moor and sea. Fuel up before you go, as petrol stations are scarce on the tops.