Anyone heard of a small town in the north east england called Redcar?

Question

apart from the horse races what can you tell me about redcar without using the internet? (wiki)

Thanks

Answer 1

A few famous people are from there....Chubby Brown been mentioned, but also Chris Rea, Mike Dunn (professional snooker player and son of Les Dunn the barber on Kirkleatham Lane who has done 4 generations of my family) and me!

Like folk say, a bit shabby and run down, but a great beach and the Stray, used to have a pier, but a few storms and fires saw the end of that. Race course, close to the North Yorkshire Moors, Boxing Day Dip, Locke Park, Atonement (my nephew was an extra!), Fish and Chips, Pacittos Ice Cream......

Answer 2

all I can tell you is my mum worked on the LSC account for them for a couple of weeks the other month.

Answer 3

It's population is 33,100.

Answer 4

Don't they have a horse race track there.

EDIT

Sorry, just read the question properly

Answer 5

Yes, I've been there.  It's near Stockton and Middlesbrough.

It's like any small 'sea-side' town in the north East.  A bit run down...

Answer 6

yup redcar is lovely in the summer you can get a gorgeous ice cream called a lemon top!

atonement was filmed there!

and its got a lovely beach shame about all the coal dust in the sea though. it is near middlesbrough/stockton/thornaby etc.

Answer 7

Yes, it's a seaside town, a bit up the coast from Whitby.

You see horses racing along there sometimes.  Lovely sight.

Great fish and chips too.

Answer 8

Redcar is about 8 miles east of Middlesbrough.  It is hoime to much industry including the old ICI and British Steel works.  ICI has now been sold off to loads of smaller co's, but still huge chemical works.  The Steel Industry also remains, but much smaller, employing only about 3000-4000 on site (from around 20000 originally).

Redcar has a fab beach - where Atonement was filmed.

Redcar also home to 'Lemon-top's which are 99 flake icreams, topped with lemon sorbet (yummy).

You can also buy Parmo's from Redcar (a middlesbrough speciality).

Any more questions, happy to help.

Answer 9

It was the place where the Dunkirk evacuation scenes in Atonement were filmed.

Answer 10

I Go To College there.

The buses are operated by Arriva, when they turn up...

It is near Middlesbrough, and is fairly run down

Atonement was filmed there, and i know people who were extras in the film, and others who watched it being filmed =D

Its close to big industrial works like ICI (now under a different name) & Corus.

Its a bit of a dump in most areas

Saltburn is nicer

It is in the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland

LEMON TOPS (Although, they are cheaper in Pacitto's in Stockton then Pacitto's in Redcar). Lemon Tops are great - Mr Whippy & Lemon Sorbet (but really cold and really lemony - delicious)

Answer 11

,That legend amongst comedians the one and only Chubby Brown comes from there.

Answer 12

Yes i think chubby brown lived there once

Answer 13

its a seaside town and very pretty you should go

Answer 14

I can tell you it's far too close to the stinking pit called Middlesborough

Answer 15

Doesn't the comedian Roy "chubby" Brown come from Redcar?

Answer 16

We used to have day trips to Redcar when I was little.  I remember the beach and the promenade and the clock tower in the town centre.

Went there about 6-7 years back and found it very shabby and run down.