Yorkshire Coast Trip, Days 9/10 (Sat 24th – Sun 25th April 2021)
Our site near Whitby, was in a place called Ruswarp. In theory, we could have caught the train into Whitby from there, but they seemed very infrequent, still the option was there. Instead we walked along a path which runs alongside the railway line and although it was a good walk, it was at least on the flat. We had done a lot of walking over the course of this trip, much of it up and down steep hills.
The path passed under a Victorian railway viaduct on the way. It crosses the River Esk which passess through Whitby. It is an amazing feat of engineering.
The 120ft high, 13-arch Larpool viaduct was opened in 1885. It was built to take the Scarborough and Whitby railway line. You can now cross it on foot.
Nearer to Whitby, the path goes under the high-level road bridge carrying the A171, from which there is a fine view over Whitby itself.
Whitby harbour provided the oportunity for little creative photography.
Probably the most photographed view of Whitby and the Abbey, taken from the North side of the harbour, using the two whale jaw bones to frame it.
Whitby Abbey from the North of the harbour
In normal times, many visitors to Whitby attend specific events based around the “Steam-punk” and “Goth” cultures. At present these have all been cancelled, but there were some people who had dressed up for a promenade through the town, despite the cancellations.
We visited Whitby Abbey, having made an online advanced booking.
The abbey has a very long history. Saint Hild founded Whitby Abbey in the 7th century, but it was abandoned as a result of Viking raids. It was reopened by the Benedictines in the 11th century. They built of stone, but that was eventually replaced by a church, the remains of which you can now see, built in the 13th to 15th centuries. The church was reduced to ruin in the reformation.
"See-u-Later" 