Spending the day in Whitby, England (not what we expected)
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2022
- As we make our way through Yorkshire, we are stopping in the coastal town of Whitby, England. This is a place that many of our viewers have suggested we visit and is a popular goth tourist destination as Bram Stoker was inspired by Whitby in his novel Dracula. We are spending the day exploring Whitby, checking out some of the iconic locations, trying fish and chips in the North, and taking in the sunshine on this lovely coastal town. Whitby was not quite what we expected, but we had a wonderful time (even though it was a short day).
We'd love to visit Whitby again and I'm sure there are several places we missed, so please let us know where we should check out next time.
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Robin Hoods Bay. A short drive from Whitby.....fantastic but hilly
City of Durham. County of Northumberland. Edinburgh. Loch Ness.
Edit: Best to travel to Durham on the train from the south - as you go through a cutting, suddenly the city appears below you, castle, cathedral etc. Gorgeous.
Next time, try and stop in Goathland, a few miles up and on the North Yorks Moors. It's a lovely little village, famed for the TV series 'Heartbeat' and the train station is in Harry Potter as Hogsmeade Station. Try a cinder toffee ice cream by Beacon Farm :)
Don't go back to Whitby. Blackpool or Scarborough are mush better seaside towns.
I suggest my home city of Hull for a visit. About a 45 minute drive from York.
please when you next visit go to Lincolnshire especially Lincoln and Skegness as yes you have seen Cornwall and Whitby but if you want go on a pier and see some really sandy beaches go to Skegness and you can also see seals at their seal sanctuary, Lincoln itself has a beautiful cathedral and castle and they are steeped in history the battle of Lincoln happened at the Lincoln castle they even have a magna carter inside Lincoln castle you can't take any pictures or videos of it thou so keep that in mind the cathedral is a magnificent building as it used to be the tallest building in the world a very long time ago and if you are going to Lincoln please walk up steep hill as that has some historic builds and a traditional sweet shop perfect to get sweets to try from the uk without having them shipped plus you can see what a traditional sweet shop looks like in England and if you want to go somewhere cool I would recommend the Farnborough air show but you would need to book in advance as it happens around the 18th July and lasts for about a few days to a week and you can see the red arrows as well as they will do a fly over from their base RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire all the way to Farnborough Hampshire
Thank you for being so positive and lovely about England and specifically Whitby. You’re doing a great job of promoting our lovely country. There seems to be plenty of negativity and doom and gloom in the U.K. at the moment so your enthusiasm is very welcome. I really hope you both enjoyed your stay overall.
Hear! Hear! :-)
There no need for doom and gloom people don’t realise that we live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world and the most advanced nation on this planet,yes things could be better but we live in the most stable countrys it time to count our blessings
The doom and gloom spread on social media by gloomy people. Agree completely. We've so much to love.
@@robertlangley1664 Well, the many poor people who can't afford food ( and rely on Food banks) The MANY WORKERS on poor pay, who ALSO rely on Food banks, the homeless, the disabled who have lost their benefits, AND the many people who can no longer afford their rent or mortgage will disagree. THEY have every right for gloom and doom. Guessing your elderly and a Brexit Remainder. Lise the blinkers and the bs. Yes, it's a beautiful country, in many areas. The REAL LIFE shouldn't be ignored though. I'm British, and emigrated, to get far away from your Shangri-la
Whitby is also the place where the first words were written down in English, by a monk from the Abbey. His name was Caedmon and he wrote a poem in around 670 AD.
It is also where the dates for Easter were agreed.
Check out Saint Hilda.
The Synod of Whitby - massively important event in Anglo-Saxon England.
Not quite the first, the Law of Æthelberht, King of Kent was written a bit earlier.
@@superfluidity Yes, but it was written on the back of a postcard from Whitby.
@@TheRealBoroNut LOL......
644 AD was the date of the first Synod of the Anglican Church. 👍👍
The Yorkshire coast is stunning, everyone who goes there falls in love with it
I'm born and raised in nearby Teesside and Whitby has always been my local getaway. Ever since I was a young boy my dad would take me to Whitby during the long summer days, and now as an adult I visit Whitby several times per year. It just never gets old. It occupies a very special place in my heart and I am absolutely in love with it. Wherever I go in life, wherever I end up, I'll always carry a part of Whitby with me.
As a 69 years old smoggy I agree
Same here, it's a special place I have always loved visiting. 😍
Our family had a caravan above Saltwick Nab when I were a lad, so we spent every summer there with many happy childhood memories for me back in the 60s..
As a Brit I can attest to the fact that chippys (fish and chip shops) are usually best when they’re on the coast or local to your street. The chippy in my town centre for example is overpriced and subpar, whereas the one down the street from me has lines a mile long, especially on Tuesdays 😆
If you're heading north towards Newcastle then you should check out the Beamish museum . And after Newcastle there's the delights of the North East Coast with its amazing castles , beaches and wildlife
From seahouses up to bamburgh castle is stunning! Some of the best coastline I have seen. Excellent fish and chips, pubs in the area aswell.
Beamish Museum is hideously expensive. A friend of mine recently visited, and it was almost £60 for her and her children, and that didn’t extend to any of the attractions. BEWARE!
yes go up from whitby and u will get to saltburn-by-the-sea, marske-by-the-sea, and redcar
@@hazelanderson1479 once you buy your ticket you can return all year
It is more than attraction, it is social history there to educate those that wish to learn. That is why schools bring their children and Beamish offer guides that roleplay with the chidren for a more in depth realistic experience e.g. victorian dentistry, earlier printing presses before women had the vote, how they used to make confectionary, old terraced properties with mangles for laundry etc, even outside bathroom facilities. These are but a few of the many things included in the price. I've witnessed children solving a crime with roleplay by one of the staff, children encouraged to participate on the experiences of school during 2nd world wartime gas masks included. It is definitely not a one day experience, you can take a tram to go around it or walk around it and take in the farmworkers ploughing the fields with horses amongst other things. It is a place to revisit as you always miss something when people pay £60 a month for satellite TV or more than £60 for two football matches, I believe Beamish is for each visitor, for a YEAR, competetively priced. It is not one day attraction.
Whitby Goth weekend is apparently good and unusual 😊. You need to have your fish and chips in the packet/paper they come wrapped in, sat on a bench while enjoying the view of the sea, just watch our for seagulls 😜
Last time I was there 2011,I went for the Folk week where ameteur singers etc, ply their musical talent in the pubs, All Free!
Small point, the "grouse" your friend pointed out were actually pheasant. Also, as other commentators pointed out, far more important than Bram Stocker's Dracula, is that Whitby is the home town of one of the most notable early global circumnavigators, Captain James Cook, who sailed around the world twice. He was the first European to land on Hawaii, where he died from wounds in 1779, during his third attempt at circumnavigation.
No, he's from Marton in Middlesbrough!
The flag of Hawaii has the Union Flag as its canton.
He was a apprentice in Whitby there is a museum to him on Grape Lane.
Yeah like Martin said he’s from Middlesbrough 👍
Ah pheasant, wonderful to look at and they are extremely tasty. Probably the best poultry meat you'll ever have if you get them from a good sustainable butcher, or know a farmer like I do 😁
Fun fact, when the Gurkha's arrive in the UK, they are taken to Whitbey as part of a cultual understanding of the UK. Gurkha's are recruited into the British Army from Nepal..... Might be worth checking these guys out on your Vlog, it's a very unique where I'm sure you'd get a lot of likes from. Those men and Women are loved in the UK.
Cutest couple, love how unpretentious they are. As a londoner, it was cool to revisit things and places I see every day and no longer pay attention to.
I'm so happy you visited Whitby....that part of the world is my favourite place to go! On your next visit I would recommend Robin Hoods Bay approximately 5 miles down the coast from Whitby, Staithes 11miles and Runswick bay 9 miles up the coast all three are amazing little fishing villages!
Robin hoods Bay is lovely, unfortunately I come from Suffolk so it's a bit of a trek.
Staithes is absolutely beautiful.
Bram Stoker was not the only well known person from Whitby. An 18th century Yorkshireman, Captain James Cook, an early explorer and navigator lived and worked in Whitby before setting off on his voyages of discovery to the islands of the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand.
Bram Stoker was/is Irish not from Whitby
I thought Bram Stoker was Irish though.
He's not from there, neither was Stoker. Living there for a bit doesn't make someone 'from' somewhere. Arthur Brown is from there, for example.
@@kieronmarshall2658 correct. As mentioned in the video, he visited Whitby and it was theinspiration for Dracula
Sorry Janet, Captain James Cook was born I'm Marton in Cleveland, now a suburb of Middlesbrough.
Quite a few years ago he was voted the greatest Yorkshireman ever, not bad for a Boro lad. Oh, and Bram stoker was Irish.
You are so enthusiastic! It’s a pleasure to watch your travels and see places I’ve known for yonks through fresh eyes 😊 thank you!
It puts a smile on my face how you guys enjoy my country. Keep on having a great time 👍👊🇬🇧
Your videos are so charming, and your enthusiasm is infectious.
Welcome to the North of England, guys. I hope you enjoy your visit!
Lovely to see England through fresh eyes. Yes , so many differences by region and town. 👍
The Magpie Cafe in Whitby does the best fish & chips hands down! Even in Whitby. They have a sit-down eat-in cafe, and next to it a takeaway. It's a golden gondola of fish, just delicious. We stayed above on the West Cliff a couple of nights at La Rosa hotel (highly recommended).
So glad you enjoyed it. We love Whitby, it’s the kind of place you can go back to every year and keep finding new places . A weekend is enough as it’s not the largest place. The coastal walk to Robin Hoods Bay is fantastic xx
I love Robin Hood's Bay. Just magical 🤗
Those fish and chips looked great. However…you missed a trick not going to the magpie which was just behind you. It’s (in alot of peoples opinions) the best place to get fish and chips in the country.
Also if you ever get chance to visit Whitby again, try and tie it in with a goth weekend, it’s an amazing experience and everyone really embraces it! Bags of fun and loads to see!
I’d also recommend popping up to Holy Island if your in the north again. It’s in Northumberland which is a beautiful part of England 😌
The Magpie Cafe is the best (reputedly) for fish and chips. It is great but haven’t eaten fish and chips elsewhere in Whitby. Fantastic puddings at the Magpie too!
Magpie as just won the best fish and chips in the country 😋
They used to be the best, but not for a long time now, living on a long past owners reputation, just a tourst attraction now, people will que for hours just to get in, the best fish shop in my opinion, is near to where you went, it's called Ziggys a small side street fish and chip shop, looks a little scruffy, but the real deal for fish and chips, they fry them in beef dripping, The best frying medium there is, and the way I did in my fish and chip shop before I retired.
I don’t think The Magpie is as good as it used to be but there are plenty of good “chippys” in Whitby but you need to find one that cooks in beef dripping as this gives the best flavour
Great to see you guys travelling the UK. The Yorkshire coast and North East coastline in places is beautiful. Try Whitby in late October for Goth weekend it's great. I go every year for my photography. You must visit Scarborough, Robin hood bay, Saltburn By the sea, Durham and Seaham. Then Newcastle city, Beamish open air museum try the free music concerts at south Shields. Then the Northumberland coastline.is awesome as well as many castles per square mile than anywhere else. Chillingham castle is said to be the most haunted in the world... Bambrugh is just stunning..safe travels.
I'm really enjoying your UK travel series, you have a great enthusiasm for everywhere that you go.
I'm from the Northwest of England, and some of the terms of the food are the same here, and that's strange for the UK. We had 'scaps' from chippies when teenagers, 'Chips & Scraps.' A lot of people from the UK have never heard of or had them. Some good crunch to that fish, and the mushy peas looked good; some chippies around the country sell solid peas (bullets almost), and some not at all! A chip butty with proper butter is a must, and in my home town you can also buy buttered bread slices from the chippy, and so I am glad they do them there. I've never been to Whitby, but it's a town name that is well known. Thank you for the video, and it looked like you enjoyed your visit.
It is nice to see a positive view of the UK. Thanks guys x
Mmmm.. fish, chips, peas.... AND CURRY SAUCE! You guys are definitely honorary northerners now. 👍👍
It’s so nice to see u guys actually going to different places in the uk some youtubers just go to London and they think that’s the whole of the unclad u are seeing a lot of the uk
My family have been holidaying in Filey for 5 generations now, it's just a fairly charming unchanged seaside town.
You guys are seeing more of England than I have seen and I was born there...thoroughly enjoying your experience vicariously.
Had a holiday with friends a few years ago and spent three days in York and two in Whitby. Whitby kinda stole my heart.
"i can see the sea, can you see the sea?" so many good trips trips to whitby/scarborough..crossing the moors!
If you want to stay over to enjoy Whitby , I would recommend you stay at Ruswarp Hall. Ruswarp is small hamlet on the outskirts of Whitby. You can walk from the Hall along the river to the centre of Whitby in around 15 mins.
Luv Whitby been visiting the place for nearly 30 years
Great show ....
This has made me want to visit Whitby again. Dad took me and my brother there in 1964/65, and I still remember the delicious fish and chips.
Scraps are a delight. When I was a kid in Leeds the local fish and chip shop sold a bag of chips with free scraps, and I preferred the fried batter fragments to the chips.
But the best fish and chips I have ever tasted were made by my grandfather who, at one time, ran a chain of chippies. He taught me how to fillet and skin a haddock (no softy-southerner cod for Yorkshire folk), and how to triple-cook chips - decades before celebrity chefs caught onto the technique. And mushy peas must _always_ be marrowfat peas.
If you go back you must have tea at Bothams on Skinner Street, and pie at Humble Pie And Mash.
Next time you go to Whitby you must try Botham's of Whitby. They are a craft bakery and proper tea rooms that have been in the town since 1865. Cakes, cream teas, biscuits and stotties made to order!!
The Lion Inn at Blakey Ridge, a 30 minute drive but worth it for the old pub 👍
Whitby is amazing! We'd always spend 2-3 days in Whitby during the summer holidays. It's become a bit more expensive now so we just do day trips, but even just the drive south over the moors to Whitby is so beautiful, like you said (or maybe you went north over the moors, for me we go south).
There's another place a bit further along called Staithes. It's nowhere near as touristy, but just as lovely. More of a beach day than a walk around place, I'd say. My mum's best friend moved there so as a kid we'd spend a week with them again in the summer holidays.
I think next time you come to England, you need to do a North East and Yorkshire tour. I live in Durham City which is gorgeous, but theres lots to see in County Durham, Yorkshire Coast and Dales, and Northumberland. Anyone from outside of the UK and curious about these areas, I would be happy to give some info.
hope you like the feel of the north east - everything is a lot closer together . Newcastle to the coast in 20 minutes using the metro or down to Durham in the same time using the train,. you can get to either the west coast or the Scottish border on the bus in under 2 hours if the 1 hour train ride isn't your thing. We have one of Europe's biggest shopping malls and multiple city and town centers all with an hour's reach. Ancient ruins and so much culture.
That fish and chips looked exceptional. Easily looked better than the ones you had in London. Whitby looks great.
Stayed in Whitby last weekend & we throughly enjoyed ourselves, NYMR Pullman Steam train Passage to India on the Friday, then a wonder around the town & shops all day Saturday popping in the many pub’s people watching, sea gulls attacking the unweary holding ice creams or burgers/ hotdogs 🤭 then finished the weekend with a sit down fish & chips in the Quayside, thanks for a lovely weekend 👍
Bit further down the road is saltburn by the sea, you should definitely check that place out, so beautiful out in the country
if you revisit Whitby again, then a short trip out to Robin Hood's Bay is a must, as is Staithes
The interior of that church (St Marys) is beautiful.
That graveyard is quite different when the suns not shining. Its really really spooky in the Winter.
Captain Cook was born in the village of Marton near Middlesbrough. In his early life he moved to Whitby and was a trainee in a local shipping firm. He began his seafaring career in the North Sea coal trade. Where he lodged in Grape Lane in Whitby is now the Captain Cook Memorial Museum. The two ships ‘Resolution’ and ‘Endeavour’ were the sturdy Whitby built vessels that he used when charting the coasts of New Zealand, Australia and parts of the USA etc. on his long and dangerous voyages. He is regarded as a brilliant surveyor and explorer, his maps are extremely accurate when compared to modern maps.
You really should go up to the West cliff and take in the views from Captain Cooks monument..you missed out Church Street too..take a walk down Henrietta Street and treat yourselves to some kippers from Fortunes Kipper House ( the smell from the smoke house is amazing)
Oh my gosh. My favourite destination when I used to go out on a motorbike. Last went to Whitby 10 years ago . Lovely stream, thanks. Those weren't grouse, they were pheasants in the field. Fish and chips on the sea front . Skin on fish isn't a thing in Northamptonshire either. 🇬🇧
Thanks to Bram, Whitby hosts Goth Weekends in April and October. Basically goth music festival but with a lot of goth lifestyle events. Packed, but fun.
Huge steampunk themed events as well.
And don't forget Folk week in August
As a Yorkshireman, I'm glad you liked Whitby, there are loads of coastal towns in Yorkshire but Whitby is special, I'd say the difference is that its a bit spooky for some reason.
Spookier?! Try going to Whitley Bay on a Friday night. There are things there that will make your eyes boggle!
The Curry Sauce served in the North East is based on what you buy in Chinese Restaurant but people use it in fish and chips now.The brand is marketed as Maykway and is easily available here.It comes in a flat block and costs about £2.50.Lovely looking meal.Safe journey
In Tesco there's also a Gold Fish chinese curry sauce which comes in a tub and is like a block firm paste you can scoop out of. Or Yeungs a packet of powder mix both really good. But i like the gold fish one best as you can just spoon out as much as you need and dissolve in boiling water. If it's too thick or thin just add more water or paste. If you zap it in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds that thickens it up too. And it's also good not only on chips bit also breaded chicken fillets if you want to make something like a Katsu curry.
@@FeedbackPete1 the English fruity curry sauce you get on the Yorkshire coast is the best
You can get MaykWay curry in small pots from Asda (they don't sell it in Tesco) in different colours. Blue, Orange and Red, depending on the hotness. Orange is the one to go for, if you want a nice medium, chippy style sauce.
Harry Ramsden's do Chip Shop Curry Sauce in a packet, dehydrated, just add water. Can get it in supermarkets. I've tried others but yet to find one better.
I don't know where the "Irish Curry sauce" came from. The owner of the restaurant must be Irish. You can get curry sauce in Chip shops all over the country.
Some say there is no better fish n chips than Whitby. I'd say some coastal chippy's are as good. I think the secret ingredient X is the sea air. I get so hungry when boating.
I've been to Whitby once, went into the abbey and it was amazing. I'm not religious at all but it was almost like a spiritual experience. I cried while walking around lol
Those shots of your fish and chips have made my mouth water! No need to mention what makes Dracula drool.
Hey! I was born and grew up in Whitby, I still go back a few times a year to visit my family and honestly since moving away have realized how blessed I was to have grown up there. I love seeing people enjoying my little home town as it really is a treasure. If you want some visiting tips...during the summer season, town is always absolutely packed even in poorer weather. If you can deal with cold weather I would suggest paying a colder winter visit, its essentially a ghost town off season (although every year it seems to get busier) and the coast is as beautiful as it is in summer I think! You can also book trips out on the water to go whale/dolphin spotting which is incredible. If you can spend a few days there its also worth checking out Sandsend and Robin Hoods Bay, both of which you can walk to from Whitby if you make a day of it. Its a small town but theres so much to see and love about it 🥰
Whitby Goth Weekend. If you can get a room that is!!
I love Whitby. Very old fashioned and authentic and all the better for it.
I live in Whitby, cool to see you guys have visited 👍🏻
So pleased you enjoyed Whitby, you should try it on the Goth weeks. As far as the curry sauce is concerned, look in supermarkets for chip shop style curry sauce. It comes in granules in a tub just add boiling water. Scampi is normally cray fish that were introduced her by accident in a shipment from the USA. Our own are at risk of extinction because the American ones are aggressive. We now export 90% of them to Europe so you are encouraged to eat them.
It's just the tails that are used for scampi. The Pacific Crayfish has also invaded our rivers and decimated the native freshwater Crayfish in the UK. Known in Ireland as Dublin Bay Prawns, although like miniature Lobsters.
The steampunk weekend is also a fun experience in Whitby,
@@tonys1636 can't eat either have a prawn allergy but not the same for lobster. Funny that! I remember when scamp was cheap and they couldn't give it away. Then chefs got hold of it and everyone was eating it and the price went up.
@@andrewdking l didn't say it was but as the fish marketing board wanted to get rid of it it was used as a cheaper alternative. Fresh water crayfish are called Dublin Bay prawns the long longastine is in danger because the crayfish are attacking them.
The opposite side of the harbour, at the foot of the Abbey steps, is well worth visiting. It's a much older part, with some incredible old fishing cottages, a market, and the Museum of Whitby Jet.
Another fab video. In the first draft of Dracula, the villian himself would stalk fish and chip shops in Whitby and sink his teeth into unsuspecting fillets. But it was deemed not scary enough by the publisher.😉
You should check out the jewellery shops. Whitby is renowned for probably the finest Jet (gemstones)in the world, famously worn by Queen Victoria.
The best way to eat fish and chips is from the paper walking down a street, preferably when it's cold and at night.
If you visit leading up to Halloween, the Abbey is illuminated with projections of witches etc, and they put on performances of Dracula. It's excellent.
When I lived in Bermuda 38 years ago, my wife phoned me and said she was doing chips (fired potatoes as in this video) for lunch and a work colleague said, could he join us, no problem, Our Canadian colleague, who didn't join us didn't understand the concept of a chip butty. We did, I'm from Lancashire.
Can't beat a chip butty + vinegar.
I have some lovely but distant memories of family holidays in and around Whitby. Must go back some time in the future. Have enjoyed your videos of the UK tour and look forward to seeing your next adventures
I'm so pleased you went to the Quayside for fish & chips. Most tourists go to the Magpie because of its famous reputation but, for me, the Quayside is far better.
I can't knock The Magpie Dawn ! The waiting to get in hones the appetite and the food and staff are lovely ,I just wish they had a place for a nap afterwards, or that's just my age !!Kind regards Martin.
Whitby is lovely and I’m loving your journey around the UK, thank for coming and thank you for sharing it with us.
Great video - thanks. Whitby is one of the most popular tourist towns in the UK, famous for Bram Stoker's Dracula and Gothic culture. And they've had the sense to block second homes from ruining their communities. They actually voted to ban new houses being used as holiday lets and second homes. Unfortunately it's too late for that in Cornwall, and in Devon where thousands of people have been made homeless by tourist landlords.
I've never visited Whitby, although I have friends from my old army days who came from there. Down here in Devon, we call Scraps - 'Gribbles'. North, South, East and West the UK is just amazing, and as I've lived all over the UK and mainland Europe I can definitely say, it's the best. So pleased you enjoyed your visit.
As a kid we always went to Whitby every year for our summer holiday, it's always been a kind of magical place for me. If you're planning another trip spend a few days there for the Regatta weekend.
If you like the countryside views the place I would recommend to go is Helmsley not too far from York, the drive is always lovely and you can pass through castle Howard too depending on which direction you come from ☺️
You make us look on our own country differently, and it makes us feel good.
Ah I love Whitby! I’m so amazed you visited! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Great video and a lovely overview of Whitby - it’s definitely on my list for my next trip to the UK 🇬🇧 Thanks!
Robin Hood's Bay (fishing village about 5 miles south of Whitby) is lovely. You can get a bus from Whitby, or walk along the cliff path if you're fit and the weather is good.
You should also check out Robin Hood's Bay just down the coast from Whitby. Very picturesque.
Thanks for visiting whitby i live here and baked that bread you had. You must visit the Abbey ruins you missed out there. I've enjoyed watching your vids of your travels of the U.K.
I'm only 45 minutes away from Whitby and it's my favourite place on the planet!! If you go up on West Cliff (up where Bram Stoker's bench is) you'll.find a massive whale jaw. On the side where the 99 steps are there's a shop alled Whitby glass....they make the famous lucky ducks. When I was younger they would make them in the shop in front of the customers I would stand there for ages memorised. You need to spend a good couple of days there as they are so many things to explore and find!
Whitby is an amazing place to visit. Loads of history to explore 👍 It's mine and my wife's go to place when not travelling abroad.
I just love how you called Whitby a city!!
Love you guys. Watched your vids for ages!
Travelling around in your company is hugely entertaining. You seem to be good companions for any occasion.
Absolutely love Whitby the beauty, history everything ❤
Another place I love. I've had the (dis)pleasure of being at the Abbey during a storm!
You were asking after ice cream places. I don't know where you are now, but if you're travelling northwards, just a bit further up from Whitby on the North East coast is another little seaside town called Seaham. If you're passing nearby Lickety Splits in Seaham is a kind of themed American ice cream parlour there, and its sundaes are bloody amazing!
Well bless you for taking the road less travelled, and not just when they have their Bram Stoker festival. So nice to see people venturing away from the usual locations.
Whitby is my favourite little seaside town! My dad lives pretty close, so I'd go every summer when I visited him. The Fisherman's Wife restaurant was always my favourite fish and chips, plus it has great views. I'd recommend two bakeries Botham's of Whitby and Sandgate, both do amazing cakes! 🙂
Thanks for a great video. Whitby goes back a long, long way and some 1300 years ago was the scene of the Synod of Whitby, when the abbess, St Hilda, presided over an historic meeting between the Roman and Celtic factions of English Christianity. Hilda was also the mentor of Caedmon, who is regarded as the first English poet.. Whitby was a noted whaling port until mid 19th century and was a thriving commercial port within living memory. One of her most notable seamen was Captain James Cook who explored throughout the Pacific in the 18th century. Some of the charts he produced were incredibly accurate and used well into the 20th century.
The last complete week in August each year is Whitby Folk week, the Mecca for traditional music, song and dance fans from all over northern England.. I'm looking forward to the next one, this August, the first after lockdown.
As for that iniquitous toilet fee::
Cross leg-ged in Whitby I stand
In agony, down on the strand
So why my distress?
I’m sure you can guess,
I’ve just 39 pence in my hand!
as a youngster we used to spend weekends camping on a farm near the abbey, watching the sunrise and sunset from the abbey is a great experience
My home town, though I moved away 20 years ago now. The abbey was my workplace for about 14 years. Miss it very much, and still think of it as home
Whitby is absolutely gorgeous. I was there for a week last December (spent Christmas there). Such an amazing time. I can't wait to go back.
So happy you are enjoying England . I am so happy you are here .
I didn`t know you went to Whitby, It always reminds me of a Cornish village
Was there about 10yrs ago, the sun was going down and I spotted what I thought was someone's dog swimming across the harbour, turned out to be a pair of otters, Cool.
Love your videos. So glad you are enjoying the UK. Stay safe
The old part of whitby on the abbey side is great. Also on that side on the coast line, theres dinosaur footprints in the rocks
I've seen quite a few travelogues on Whitby, be they on the telly or on t'interweb; none has been done as enthusiastically as yours. I've watched all of your travels through this tiny island and to see my country through your eyes and with your enthusiasm is truly uplifting.
Love your blogs x