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At the popular seaside resort of Redcar, where fishing cobles land on the beach to sell their daily catches, you can experience the thrilling finishes at Redcar Racecourse, award winning beaches, or pick up bargains along the pedestrianised High Street.

                                                                                   Redcar’s beautiful flat sandy beaches have won the Seaside stretch eight miles, south east and north west.

In the northwest the beach runs past Coatham to the South Gare breakwater at the mouth of the river Tees. To the south east the sand beach is bordered by the Stray from Redcar’s Zetland Park to Marske by the sea and then continues on to Saltburn.

Originating as a fishing town in the 1300’s, Redcar is thought to take its name from the once marshy land close to the rocks (Reed – Scar).

Today Fishing is still very popular along the coast and for many a source of income.

Redcar offers a range of choices for fishing, from flat sandy beaches to heavy rocky gullies. Codling, Whiting, Coalfish, Flounder and bass are the catches but you can also find crab and lobster.

Redcar’s inshore fishing fleet land their cobles along the seafront

Redcar’s coastline is used by many water sports enthusiasts, windsurfing, fishing, sailing and diving are very popular pastimes.

Redcar’s Majuba beach area is sailable in almost any wind direction. Majuba faces north/northeast and receives cross-shore conditions, giving good flat water blasting.

South Gare is a lagoon in the mouth of the Tees, which provides a safer sailing venue if the onshore swell at Redcar is too high.

Redcar has a wonderful mix of High Street brands and speciality shops. All of the major stores are present in the town – Marks & Spencer, Boots, WH Smith, Bon Marche, New Look, Burtons/Dorothy Perkins and Westgate to name just a few. Our newest shopping development, Regent Walk, has added another 23 stores to the town. Tesco, Morrisons and Kwik Save are all centrally located and Aldi and Somerfield are both on the edge of the town.In addition you‘ll find a surprising variety of speciality shops to meet all your needs – electrical, gifts, fashion, sports, lighting, home furnishings and D.I.Y., all conveniently located and easy to find. Many of these retailers are in the Queen Street and Station Road area of the town and also in eastern end of the High Street.There’s also a weekly market every Wednesday in the eastern end of the High Street, which brings even more colour to the town centre and plenty of bargains too.If you prefer to shop on Sunday there are plenty of stores open for business every Sunday, giving shoppers even more opportunity to buy those essentials and luxury items that you need for your home.With such a wide range of shops selling everything from fresh fish to fine wine and bridal gowns to the latest in diving gear, you can be sure that you'll find what you're looking for in Redcar town centre.

Redcar is bursting with maritime history and influences from the sea. The oldest surviving lifeboat in the world is displayed in the Zetland Lifeboat Museum found on Redcar’s esplanade. Built in 1802 The ‘Zetland’ has saved over 500 lives.

Nearby the Redcar lifeboat station has the distinction of being one of the oldest of all lifeboat stations maintained around the coasts of the British Isles.

A short distance from the town is the historic village of Kirkleatham, home to the Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum and the Sir William Turner Almshouses.

The museum is the principal local & social history museum for the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland.

Collections and displays representing local domestic & working life, including fishing, sea rescue, ironstone mining, iron and steel making, transport and much more are all housed in this fine old hall. The Museum is also home to many temporary exhibitions.

Just on the edge of the town is Redcar Racecourse, which dates back over 125 years. If you are looking for a day packed with sheer excitement and spectacle, supported by the first class facilities, then look no further. A day at Redcar Racecourse is one that you will remember for a long time.

Redcar is a town that caters for all ages and interests, whether you’re here for a relaxing day taking in the bracing sea air or on a shopping trip in the hope of picking up a bargain.

With a programme of street events, Redcar can truly claim to offer something for all tastes.