Sands Scarborough - Beach Promenade , Sea , Bathing huts on rights. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Scarborough With a population of just over 61,000, Scarborough is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast. The town has fishing and service industries, including a growing digital and creative economy, as well as being a tourist destination. Inhabitants of the town are known as Scarborians.