Beach chalets in North Yorkshire, which were demolished after two landslips in 2018, have been rebuilt.

The 11 beach chalets in South Cliff, Scarborough, are beneath the Clock Café. After suffering serious damage, they were demolished in 2019 but have now been restored to mirror their Edwardian design.

In a £580,000 project, North Yorkshire Council has rebuilt the wooden chalets to match the former Grade II listed buildings.

North Yorkshire Council’s leader, Cllr Carl Les, said: "Rebuilding these chalets means we have restored an important part of Scarborough and adds to the £7.2 million restoration scheme at South Cliff Gardens.

"Together with the chalets we own in Filey and Whitby, they are a big part of our tourism offer, being popular with both local people and visitors."

The Scarborough South Cliff beach chalets have reopened after a £580,000 rebuild (Image: North Yorkshire Council)

Martin Johnson, his wife Jenny, and their family have rented chalets on the Scarborough coastline for almost 50 years and felt "lost" when number 250 fell victim to the weather.

"Beach chalets are in our blood – both of us grew up spending hours at chalets in Scarborough rented by our families so it was only natural that we rented one ourselves," Mr Johnson said.

"Our three daughters also grew up with them, and when they return home it’s one of the first places they want to go to. The newly built chalets are lovely, very true to the originals and it’s great to see them reopened.

"We love the community that is generated by them – we have a lot of friends we have met there. It is a very relaxing place to come to sit and watch the sea, the children playing on the beach, and meet friends for coffee."

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Beach huts first came to North Bay in Scarborough in 1911 with those at South Bay being built around 1911 to 1912.

North Yorkshire Council’s ward member for Scarborough's coastal ward, Weaponness and Ramshill, Cllr Richard Maw added: "I am super delighted to see the opening of the new beach chalets on South Cliff, which look amazing.

"They mirror the original huts whilst simultaneously providing improved facilities. I am certain that locals and tourists will find these new chalets very much to their liking and are a welcome investment to the South Cliff area."

North Yorkshire Council has 35 chalets in Scarborough, 170 in Whitby and 36 in Filey available for weekly and daily lets.