Cumberland Hotel
South Cliff hotel near the Victorian Spa
About this hotel
Cumberland Hotel sits on Scarborough's South Cliff, ten minutes' walk from the town's Victorian Spa complex and the South Bay beach, and around ten minutes' drive from the North York Moors National Park, making it a South Bay base rather than a North Bay one relative to Alpamare. Rooms feature TVs, tea and coffee facilities, free toiletries and hairdryers, with north-facing rooms offering views over the town. The ground-floor restaurant and ballroom bar host entertainment most evenings, and a lift serves all floors. Scarborough Castle is about five minutes away by car, and two golf courses sit within three miles. It closes as a South Cliff base built around the town's Victorian wellness quarter, with Alpamare a short drive across town.
- South Cliff location
- Evening entertainment
- Near two golf courses
Our take
This suits families or couples who want South Cliff's proximity to the Victorian Spa complex and evening entertainment, and are comfortable driving across town for Alpamare. The ballroom bar and central-floor lift add genuine convenience, though North Bay-focused families should weigh the cross-town distance to the water park before booking a South Cliff stay over a closer North Bay alternative.
- ✓Ask for a north-facing room if town views matter, since not every room at Cumberland Hotel faces that direction.
- ✓Check the evening entertainment schedule at the ballroom bar if you want a night out without leaving the hotel.
- ✓Budget roughly ten to fifteen minutes' drive across town to reach Alpamare from this South Cliff location.
Why we love it
- 10 minutes' walk to the Spa complex and beach
- Ballroom bar with evening entertainment
- North-facing rooms with town views
- Lift serving all floors
Why guests love itWe stayed at Cumberland Hotel mainly for the ten-minute walk to the Spa complex and used it as our South Bay base, driving across town for two Alpamare visits during the week. The ballroom bar's evening entertainment was a pleasant surprise, giving us something to do without arranging a babysitter, and the lift made hauling swim bags up to our room much easier.