Saltburn’s Cliff Lift has been awarded the winner of the 2023 Seaside Heritage Awards in the annual bucket and spade list, beating other of the country’s favourite seaside attractions such as Blackpool Tower and South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough.
The winners were announced at Blackpool Winter Gardens on the 11th September, in which Dr Kahryn Ferry said:
There’s a strong nostalgic element to these finalists but that’s no bad thing, it shows how embedded the seaside holiday and seaside resorts are within our island culture. Too often, these towns get a bad press but it’s time to change perceptions and celebrate the joy and entertainment the seaside has brought to generations of Britons.
Dr Kahryn Ferry
The Winners
- Saltburn Cliff Tramway, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
- Blackpool Tower
- Morecambe Winter Gardens
- Silcock’s Carousel, Southport
- Donkey Rides, Weymouth
- Papa’s Fish & Chips, Cleethorpes
- South Cliff Gardens, Scarborough
- Dreamland Margate
- Bournemouth Beach Huts
- Babbacombe Model Village
Carl Carrington, Head of Planning and Conservation at Blackpool Council said:
‘We’re delighted to have been nominated for an award and despite coming second, we’re really grateful to everyone who voted for Blackpool Tower. It’s great that the Seaside Heritage Network has been re-formed and is working to highlight how important our seaside heritage is to the cultural life and economies of seaside resorts and towns and we look forward to working closely with the Network in the future. Congratulations to Saltburn too!’
