A TOUR OF WHITBY
The harbour is guarded by the west and east piers. The old lifeboat takes people for trips round the bay nowadays.
A view over the town from St Mary's churchyard. We couldn't go up the famous 199 steps today as they are under restoration. The Magpie Cafe is in the middle of the white buildings on the far side of the harbour.
Also taking visitors on sea trips is the replica (40% in size) of Captain Cook's ship 'Endeavour'.
Another view of the piers from high on the cliffs.
In Henrietta Street in the old town there are lots of old cottages.
The kipper shop. The kippers are smoked in an old smokehouse behind the shop. They were brought out at 1.30 sharp and crowds of people descended on the shop - by then it was pouring with rain - to buy them. We had two which we had for breakfast over the next couple of days, washed down with copious draughts of Gaviscon.
The east pier and breakwater.
The lighthouse on the east pier.
Interesting patterns in the breakwater.
More old cottages on the way back to the bridge to the western part of the town.
This picture is taken from the Bram Stoker memorial bench (a virtual geocache) on the cliffs on the west side of the harbour looking across to St Mary's Church and the Abbey.
From the same spot, looking further down into the harbour, which is the mouth of the River Esk.
The arch of whalebones, which were given to Whitby a few years ago by the city of Anchorage in Alaska.
Captain Cook gazes out to sea.
Looks like there's another shower threatening as the tide goes out over Whitby Sands. Lewis Carroll is said to have written much of 'Alice in Wonderland' sitting on this beach.
I know this is nearly the same as the previous picture, but I couldn't decide which one I liked best!
The lighthouse on the west pier.
The west pier.
Not sure what this is, perhaps some sort of beacon for mariners?