Whitby

We slept well but woke early due to birdsong. We left the campsite at 9.15am to walk to Whitby along the Cleveland Way, a walk of seven miles. After walking for two hours in thick swirling mists with initially no view of the sea below, the sky suddenly cleared and the sun came out. However, we came to a signpost which informed us that Whitby was still three miles away. We had been walking for two hours and M had clocked up 14,000 steps on her Fitbit which equates to seven miles!! It had been a challenging walk with some rough terrain and lots of ups and downs. However, there was another signpost saying that it was one mile of Hawkser so we took that path steeply uphill and across fields and then on to a track to join the main road to Whitby. A bus came along within minutes and we hopped on, M using her bus pass and P paying £2.60. We shortly arrived in Whitby which was absolutely heaving with people including children and yappy dogs! We fought our way through the throngs and up to th North Promenade and Whitby Pavilion where it was much quieter with elevated views over a big sandy bay with colourful beach huts. At about 2pm we headed back down but before reaching the main thoroughfare and the crowds we found a delightful restaurant where we enjoyed an excellent late lunch of lovely fresh fish. We then fought our way back through the crowds to the bus station and got a bus to Fylingthorpe and from there it was a walk of about a mile back to the campsite. A great day out, enhanced by an excellent lunch and Pinot Grigio Rose.Read more