Naval Warfare at Peasholm Park, Scarborough

Every summer large model warships re-enact naval battles on the boating lake in Peasholm Park, Scarborough.

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Travel & Events

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• Naval
• Warfare
• Peasholm
• Park
• Scarborough
• model
• boats

[iansmif3000]

I remember being utterly enthralled by this as a young child in the mid to late eighties when my grandparents used to take me. Fantastic entertainment, although I have to confess I frequently sneaked in through a gap in the railings!

[TheFireworkShopUk]

Lady Gaga, Take That, Jamie Olivers Wedding, Christina Aguillara, Maddona, we have designed special effects and fireworks for all these people, 25 years in the pyrotechnic and effects industry.........are Scarborough council interested in our ideas on how to save this tradition, bring it up to date, bring in crowds of folk again, and without losing it's charm, NO.

Rack & Ruin - Councils motto.

[Trek001]

@cdb2000 no it isn't. One year before the begining, the guy didnt play the thunderbirds tune in the medly

[MJohno1966]

@Trek001 Aye, seen it happen a few times Trek001. The enemy battleship that is chased away used to run for it under the footbridge, rather than back to the harbour, and we noticed it was settling lower and lower in the water as it fled. Just before it went under the bridge it rolled over and the crewman had to bale out. That was in the days before they lifted the tops off the ships at the end off the show, so the audience were left in no doubt as to how most of the ships were powered.

[Trek001]

@MJohno1966 well two years ago one of the Civilian ships got into trouble and sunk in the lake. The guy inside went down with the ship (honest)!!!!

[Andrewpheasey]

i have heard that people are actualy in the boats

[MJohno1966]

Good news for us locals. I saw the show this weekend, and though it's the same story, there was a marked improvement in the pyrotechnics and ship positioning. There was also a new ship, and for those of us who know about these things it is a Bismarck class battleship, though never refered to as Bismarck or Tirpitz in the commentry, HEAVEN FORBID! The Ark Royal did breek down though, and was left drifting in mid lake, totally ignored by an enemy submarine. PHEW!

[whitbyjet65]

@mortegi I agree entirely. I saw this every year back in the seventies and no one ever saw it as being disrespectful. It was just fun. We've lost our sense of humour as a nation because of all these bleeding heart lefties.

[mortegi]

I saw this show back in the 1960,s also. If I recall correctly the German battleship was called the Graf Spee....the name has been changed as not to offend German visitors.How wrong is that.....political correctness gone mad.

[MJohno1966]

I can sympathise pyro. The council should use local firms, and take notice of suggestions to improve/update this show. It could be much better. I've lived in Scarborough all my life and love this show despite its decline. The 'hits' on the ships now make a phsss sound while the misses make a bang! The positioning of ships is rediculous, the submarine no longer dives and the roll mechanisms for 'sinking' ships often fails to activate. It needs a complete overhaul. Maybe by local enthusiasts. Mmm.