Whitby (England)

Advantages: A good sea side historic town
Disadvantages: Not for city lover

Whitby is one of the coastal areas in North Yorkshire. WHATS SPECIAL It has more historical associations. The historical buildings give a good charm to the place. It has a fishing harbour which is a place to relax and boating in summer. Some of the very important places I visited in Whitby were Whitby abbey, old town and West cliff. It's very well known for freshly caught fish. So "Fish and chips "are very special over there. We can get its taste ...
...spend the whole day. WHITBY ABBEY The cliff top ruined Whitby abbey beyond Mary's church is one of the fascinating sight scenes. It is one of the most important evocations of England. On seeing the building we could guess the historical design and splendour. As we enter the monastery, we can see the fourteenth-century nave in the foreground and the earlier, thirteenth-century choir in the background. Whitby Abbey was founded in the seventh century ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful town...very friendly and pretty. Good Shops and lots to visit, there and in the surrounding area.
Disadvantages: I had to come home! Things shut down at the end of October.

...~~~Where is Whitby? Whitby is located in the North East of England, not far from the North Yorkshire Moors. You will find this extremely pretty fishing village at the mouth of the River Esk. Whitby’s skyline is dominated by the Gothic Abbey on the Cliff top ~ we were there at the end of Gothic week and also saw the lovely firework display that made the Abbey look even more spectacular! When you see the Abbey silhouetted against the night sky you ...
...the Wolds Coast line. Whitby is a popular place to visit for the day when you are staying at Scarborough, Bridlington or Filey…we visited many times when I was little, but this was my first chance to actually stay here. ~~~Where did we stay? We stayed in a lovely basement flat not far from the Crescent and the West Cliff area of Whitby, on the West side of the river. We had to walk down to the harbour (and it was quite a steep climb on the way ... Read review

Advantages: Heaps to see and do, spectacular views, good beaches
Disadvantages: The man with the camera...:O)

...could possibly desire. Whitby during August Bank Holiday weekend is a little different however. All of the above still applies, with the addition of a short blonde woman, a slightly taller brunette one and small nine-year-old boy doing their damndest to avoid the man with the camera! The man with the camera gets everywhere, ready to snap at you when you’re at your most windswept, pulling the daftest of faces or generally just looking like you’ve ...
...all over again! :O) Whitby is steeped in history and you’ll never be short of things to see or do. On our first full day we decided the best way to view the town was on top of one of the many open-topped tour buses, with the wind streaming through our hair and full commentary throughout from a tour guide. And of course, the man with the camera! ;O) The tour takes approximately an hour, but your ticket covers you for the entire day so you can ... Read review

Advantages: lovely If Weather Permitting
Disadvantages: Horrible in winter

Being a resident of Whitby Town, it’s not very often I get to experience it from the tourists point of view, however having Louise. (Or Squiggles as you know her on here), stopping for a few days it was the perfect opportunity to play at tourist myself!. Whitby is situated in The North of England and is a coastal resort, lovely in summer, but cold and bleak in winter, it is very picturesque in parts, so what exactly did we find to do and see ...
...day, the Whitby tour bus was first on the agenda, an open top bus that takes you all over Whitby, lasting an hour and complete with tour guide who will recite parrot fashion all the places of interest you are passing as well as the Towns brief history. Priced at £4.50 per adult and £2.50 per child, with reductions for larger groups and OAP’s, it allows you to hop off at various stops to do your own thing, should you wish and then rejoin the ... Read review

Advantages: A pretty town with something for everyone
Disadvantages: Lots of steep climbs and steps

Whitby is famous as the place where Bram Stoker’s Dracula came ashore all those years ago and there are plenty of museums dedicated to the neck-biting vampire, but Whitby has so much more to offer. If you’re a fan of Heartbeat, as I am, you’ll probably recognise a lot of the places in Whitby as they quite often film part of the programme here. The town itself is a former whaling port built at the mouth of the river Esk and rises ...
...jewellery made from the famous Whitby jet. The Cook Museum recalls the life and times of Captain Cook, the explorer who lived here from 1746 to 1749. The Dracula Experience is also here on the harbourside. There is a walk along the side of the river with cafes and restaurants selling some of the fish that are landed there each day. There are a few slot machine arcades, but nothing too tacky. The end of this walkway opens out onto the jetty, which ... Read review