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Whitby, North Yorkshire

I'm searching for a holiday for my family for this summer (bit late i know), and i'm trying to find one up North (so i can visit Durham, hehe), even though my dad is moaning about the really long drive (8 hours+). I've found one in a place called Whitby, which is quite near Scarborough. Anyway, i was wondering if anyone knows what this part of England is like, especially what there is to do in the area? I'll probably not get any replies to this thread *waits* :biggrin:

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Reply 1

Scarborough's horrible.

How about in The Lakes? That's not far from Durham.

Reply 2

charlord

SiAnY

that area of yorkshire is beautiful - yunno heartbeat?...well its basically all like that

why not stay in York? i stayed there when I went to visit durham and also got to see York and Nottingham too

Reply 3

Kate A

Whitby's nice! We were looking to move there from way down here in Cambridge! It's all coasty and county-like at the same time!

Reply 4

charlord

Kate A

Whitby's nice! We were looking to move there from way down here in Cambridge! It's all coasty and county-like at the same time!

and has great fish and chips AND the lucky duck shop :biggrin:

Reply 5

The best Fish and Chip Shops are Bizzie Lizzie's in Skipton and Belfields in Burnley.

Reply 6

undiscovered

charlord

and has great fish and chips AND the lucky duck shop :biggrin:

Wow, just my kind of place :wink:

i lurvee chips :cool:

Reply 7

fishpaste

My family goes there literally every year for no good reason whatsoever. It's okay, I guess. Certainly not my cup of tea.

Reply 8

Kate A

charlord

and has great fish and chips AND the lucky duck shop :biggrin:

Lol! And a very exciting ship, and moving bridge. And lots of jet - black stone stuff! Don't you all want to go now?

Reply 9

undiscovered

Kate A

Lol! And a very exciting ship, and moving bridge. And lots of jet - black stone stuff! Don't you all want to go now?

YES! YES! *Squeals with excitement* :biggrin:

Reply 10

You'll have to visit Fountain's Abbey if you go there, a very beautiful place (near Harrogate, which is a fair drive from Whitby).

Reply 11

Isn't Richard Whitely from Whitby?

Reply 12

LS.

Whitby :thinks: I've been there once for a school holiday and once for a familly holiday.

Erm...Sea side, nice(ish) beach, church with 99 steps to walk up hill, museams on countless things and a ghost walk. Nice jewellery stuff with all the black jet.

If I can remember anything else, I'll post.

Reply 13

Harrogate's the best part of Yorkshire, but Cumbria's my favourite county at the moment.

Reply 14

theaman

I think I remember reading that Where the Heart Is is meant to be set around Whitby.

Reply 15

Born and Bred is the best country drama, and that's set very near me

Reply 16

undiscovered

I'm now looking at a holiday place near Lake Windemere. However, again there seems to be a severe shortage of things to do in the area!

Reply 17

LS.

Yeah, I do remeber the Whitby school trip being dominated by museams....compared with when we went to Bude which had the Milkway centre and other fun stuff.

Reply 18

SiAnY

I'm now looking at a holiday place near Lake Windemere. However, again there seems to be a severe shortage of things to do in the area!

There is not! It depends on your interests but there's sooo much to do in the Lakes, especially if you enjoy watersports/walking/visiting historical sites/literature/gingerbread