Best Seaside Town? WHITBY North Yorkshire - WHITBY Walk and History
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2024
- Is Whitby the Best Seaside Town in England?
Whitby is on the North Yorkshire Coast and not your average Seaside Town. But what makes Whitby so special?
Join us for a walk and the history of Whitby including a visit to Whitby Abbey. Captain Cook, Bram Stoker and some wonderful historic streets and lanes make it a wonderful place to visit in what we think could be the best seaside town in England.
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00:00 Introduction
00:34 Getting to Whitby
00:59 Whitby Harbour
03:19 Grape Lane
03:53 Captain Cook
04:27 Church St
05:00 Whitby Jet
06:00 199 Steps
07:24 St Mary's Church
08:24 Whitby Abbey
13:10 Market Place
13:40 West Pier
15:16 Kyber Pass
15:58 Captain Cook Statue
16:45 Whitby Pavillion
17:42 Bram Stoker
18:43 Cinder Track
19:42 Larpool Viaduct
21:11 Next Time
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Whitby on the map goo.gl/maps/tkMCiGSTUfptTe6eA
Getting to Whitby by bus getdown.org.uk/bus/bus/x93-winter.shtml
Hop on and off Bus service www.coastalandcountry.co.uk/
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We hope you enjoyed our visit to Whitby, what a fantastic seaside town!. Next time in the last video of this series we head to Robin Hood's Bay, a quaint and stunning fishing village full of stories of smugglers and sea captains! Don't miss it.
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where did you stay in Whitby? any recommendations for accommodation? thanks
@@jayrusty2012 Hi we stayed in Pickering but it was just an ok place I would not recommend. As this is our only time in Whitby I could not recommend anything I am afraid.
This was unbelievably beautiful. I had no idea Bram Stoker & Captain Cook had anything in common. As an Australian of Scottish & English descent this was fascinating to me. Thank you for sharing your travels.
Have you visited yet? We were over from Australia in May 2023. Trust us, it's well worth it.
Thank you for sharing Whitby with us, so much history and the views are just amazing. I love to learn about the past history of a town or village, it makes it come alive just thinking of what it must have been like hundreds of years ago.
Yes! I am a bit of a History Head to begin with, and as soon as I laid eyes on the cemetery, I longed to read the stones, which are much older than that of the United States, as you well know. The entire town looks enchanting.
@@twistoffate4791 I was there several years ago and one of the cemetery stone that stood out and told a story. Was of a boy and a girl (unrelated) born at exactly the same time and I think they had the same surname (but can't be sure about that) anyway they went on to live separate lives and eventually they fell in love and got married and lived a happy life together and when they died it was at the exact same moment as each other as well.
@@laurarules3642 Interesting indeed
England has many beautiful cities and villages, I look forward to the next film!
Whitby is quite stunning! Thank you so much for sharing this walk❤️🎄
Your explanation for the church bells ringing brought tears to my eyes. I'm American but have long respected and admired Elizabeth II and when she died I realized I actually loved her! Thank you for another presentation of a beautiful little town!
So enjoyable! Thank you again for your wonderful way of creating a shared experience for those of us not fortunate enough to be able to visit the UK anymore and/or those of us who are not up to the physical demands of such visits . Watching your videos affords me real pleasure. Please keep up your good work.
Lovely to hear our videos give you pleasure. We are so happy to read that 😊
@@MemorySeekers I know I commented on one of your comments the other day about Holy Island :) but is there a vidoe of Scarborough coming up soon
@@michaelhawkins7389 We don't have any plans to be in Scarborough at the moment but it is on our Yorkshire list.
@@MemorySeekers :) awesome I will just have to wait
Thanks for the tour of WHITBY.
Saved me an airfare and 199 steps.
Saw both my old flat and my present flat in this video!
I found your videos a few weeks ago and am absolutely obsessed! I am a history student in Australia whose focus is medieval Britain. I have visited your beautiful land five times so far and I'm still planning more and more visits in the future! Just wanted to mention around the 9:30 mark you talk about the Synod of Whitby. This was held in 664, not 1664 (easy to misread when recording your narration, no doubt!). Please don't stop uploading, I can't get enough! All the best from a new fan in Perth, Australia :) :) :)
Every village is more enchanting than the last! I can't wait for the video on Robin Hoods Bay! Thank you so much for taking us along!😉🥰
The Abbey would have been stunning in it's day but I'm thinking of the men and horses/ mules who carted the stone up the hill. I love the town with it's alleyways and and cheek to cheek housing. Once again you have brought history alive with your presentation. Thank you =-)
Memory seekers -didn't the bombardment of Whitby by the German navy take place in world war 1 NOT the second world war?
I am in the process of planning a trip to the UK with my 10 year old daughter (her first time) and discovered your videos. What a delight! The videos are so well produced and presented, I enjoy every single one. Even though we won’t be able to visit most of the places, I can feel the atmosphere and can imagine us there. Thank you so much for making these videos - I’m sure they take much time to create and we appreciate it!!! 🙏🏻
Hello, so nice to hear you are planning a trip. Very exciting. Hopefully you can pick a few from all we have. Have a great time whatever you do!
WOW, THAT'S, Просто фантастически красиво и интересно.🙂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏👏👏
Look forward to it Robin hoods bay
I really enjoyed your tour of Whitby. I visited there a number of years ago, and this walk down memory lane was really lovely. Thank you for sharing!
Mom was from York & we lived in the county for some years.I know we went to Whitby many times but I really don't recall much of it & am unlikely to go there again due to a big mistake.But it was nice to visit again.This is my first vid of yours.Have u done Flamborough,Scarbrough & other seaside towns in Yorks?I miss the ocean so much.
Great walk around Whitby I was there the same day as going to Goathland heavy rain but I enjoy it I did also walk up to the abbey even in the rain worth going up. Hahahaha again another interesting connection to your video I live on Vancouver Island in a small place called Duncan there is a small church and in the graveyard Bram Stoker's brother Richard is buried there he was quite a prominent man in and around the city of Victoria.
Great info thank you. I had no idea his brother was there!
WOW!!! I was there when you filmed this! I watched your channel as inspiration for my trip! Wish I would have crossed paths with you guys!!! Thanks for these great videos!!! I will return again and again throughout my life to this video to relive my trip!!!
its nice to see the old place again. The old swing bridge was working like the one in selgy when i was last there 40 years ago, the hill area still looks the same only dirtier looking.Miss this town has I was brought here with my dad lots of times I know it well. Almost has much has Selby where I was born in the church At the end of the main road, at sunday mass in 4/3 /62. Sadly I have never had the opportunity to get back to see them again.
I must obtain somehow at least one piece of that lovely black stone jewelry. I am totally drawn to it.
Trimakasih Memoryseekers 🙏🙏. From Indonesia 🇮🇩💛💛💛
God bless 😇😇😇
Thank you very much for the video.
all the best. Best regards 👍😍
Hi Simon and Will. Looks like a large place and very busy. But there’s nothing like being beside the sea. Definitely my happy place when I went to England (Whitley Bay, Red Car, South Shields.) Also went to Arbroath Scotland to visit a great aunt. Stunning place. Actually I liked the viaduct area of Whitby. Very beautiful and less people, more my speed. So much history packed into one place. Had a chuckle at Grape (grope) alley 😂. So one last video in Yorkshire. I’ve really enjoyed the series so far and I’m very grateful for what you guys do. You make it possible to visit places for the first time or to revisit favourites. It truly is a gift and I thank you both so much ❤🇨🇦take care til next time.
How beautiful was that? Just loved it. How old is it all. That Abbey is gorgeous, no way I could get up those stairs. Thank you so much, look forward to next one. Take care
Glad you enjoyed it
Always
Whitby is such an interesting place! Thank you for including a map and footage of the viaduct. The sea views are incredible! You picked a perfect day to film, with beautiful clouds to add excitement. See you next week!
I am not sure we picked it. It was dumb luck that we had better weather that day 😊👍
Hiya 🌞, having been restricted in travelling of late,it's just so great to escape via your most delightful channel!-with all the anecdotes that go to enrich the experience 😊Many thanks for all your hard work! Best Regards, J.I.M.K Mrs. Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 😀 ♥
Interesting name! I've learned that placenames ending with "by" are Scandinavian names. But if Whitby is from 7th century...? That's before the Viking age. Most intriguing!
Many places were renamed after the Viking conquests - so they would have had an Anglo-Saxon or even Roman name and then a later name under the vikings.
Great video!! You two should be location scouts for the movies. You two are so well traveled and your knowledge of history is impeccable. Love your channel.
So glad you liked it. 😊
I really enjoyed.!!!! Amazing place. Makes me want to be there. Thank you so much. Hugs and blessings. ❤
Halo 👍🏻❤😘🤩
Some beautiful little towns in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
There certainly are and more for us to find!
Absolutely beautiful beyond description!!! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful town and its surrounding areas! I saw this particular town on the TV series "Heartbeat, " which was one of my most favorite TV shows. I have always wanted to visit this place ever since. Thank you for making this possible, albeit virtually!!! I am very grateful to you ❤️
can't wait to visit....
Such stunning filming as always. Looking forward to the last of the series. What will I watch then? Thank you Will and Simon for sharing your travels.
We have plenty more one off videos to come don’t worry! 😊
I love this channel! I look forward to the last in the York series and to the next series you film! Thank you!
Thank you so pleased you have enjoyed it.
Yorkshire is indeed an area that keeps us entertained for a very long time. Such beautiful villages and scenery and of course a long and colourful history. Thank you so much for taking us along with you. I had not heard of many of these locations and Im so happy to be learning about them via your channel. xx
So glad you liked the series, it has been great fun visiting and learning about some of the many wonderful places in Yorkshire.
What an interesting town on such a wonderful coastal setting. Once again you guys put together an entertaining video. Thank you.
Lovely place Whitby , went there many years ago, and Robin Hoods bay which is lovely too ,
Lovely film, thanks. And well done for managing to photograph Cpt Cook without a seagull on his head.
Many a Heartbeat scene here too.
Thanks for that video whitby my kind of place with the sea and those lovley streets see you again
Vodeo/video, it's still a lovely episode. Really enjoy seaside towns.
Thank you for another great video!
Our pleasure!
Another superb video. Beautifully paced and packed full of historical facts. I've been to Whitby a few times in my life. Latest was last July but alas I'm now too old for the climb to the Abbey so your video has filled in a gap for me. This is only my second of your tours but I shall now start to view your excellent work on a regular basis. Thanks again and Happy Walking!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, thanks, thanks for your new beautiful video ! I live in small town on seaside too, only sea is other. There was very interesting to see old Whitby
My Dutch family visited and were completely bowled over by the really friendly and kind people ,an asset to any country
Made me feel nostalgic. Whitby was my birthplace and home for 36 years, and I was deputy head custodian of the Abbey from early 90's until 2004. I left 20 years ago now and have lived in Doncaster ever since 😣, and although Whiby no longer feels like the same place of my childhood, it still feels like home
Thanks to you, for making such amazing videos!!!
good day mate from New Zealand. just want to say im binge watching your videos. absolutely fascinating. thank you so much, I know how much work goes into putting one video together, so again thank you very much. beautiful places, amazing visuals.
Hello, thank you for the comment, so glad you are enjoying our channel. It really does take a lot of work but great fun at the same time. All the best.
Another Beautiful town, and great video, thank you
Welcome 😊
Went to Whitby 13.9.2023 I did the 199 steps and got brilliant photos of the view and went into the church and brought a few bits. Whitby is amazingly beautiful x😂
Thank you for a very enjoyable tour of Whitby great video I hung on every word
Thank you!
adorably shown, great tip to my next stay in the UK, thanks
Nicely presented travel vlog. I spent many of my summer holidays as a child at Whitby in the 50s and 60s. I now reside in the Wellington suburb of Whitby New Zealand
Such a long time since we have been there, so thanks for showing us around 🙏👍
I love Whitby. Thank you for a beautiful video and an amazing trip down Memory Lane. Thank you.
Our pleasure!
Another fantastic video. Thank you so much. What a wonderful town!
Thank you for sharing this. We really enjoyed looking around Whitby such a lovely place to visit. 👍
Thank you for mentioning the bells to mark the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I just subscribed a few weeks back and I've been working my way through your videos, they are very lovely. I was caught off guard by the mention of The Queen's passing and it brought tears to my eyes. This is my favorite travel series.
I remember hearing them and the hairs standing up on the back of my neck, a very sad day. So glad you are finding our videos interesting and enjoyable. Welcome!
@@MemorySeekers I have recommended your channel to friends who are visiting the UK this fall. I see them as a very comprehensive collection of travel diaries that they may find helpful in planning their trip. You make the viewer feel like they are right there with you. Thank you for your comment. Have a fantastic day.
Thank you for all your efforts in producing this video, which is probably even more valuable than you know. I visited the town on a busy day last summer during the jubilee celebrations, but only had 'Heartbeat' and a few Google preview images to go on. As a consequence, I completely missed out on a large number of the views recorded here and learned little about the town's distinguished history in the short time I had at my disposal. As usual when arriving at an unfamiliar location, a lot of time is initially wasted simply parking a car and finding one's bearings. My main excuse was the crowds and traffic issues, but I feel an opportunity was slightly wasted. However, this detailed background story will be invaluable to countless other people planning a more fulfilling journey than my own, or wanting to relive a visit in many years to come. Well done indeed!
Hello Michael, thank you for the lovely comment and for sharing memories of your time there last year, even if you didn't manage to see it all. Jubilee weekend was a very busy time everywhere!
Excellent video as was your Robin Hood Bay one. We have been many times and enjoyed also the history of both places. However I would like to say you didn't mention Whitby brewery up by the Abbey a nice pitstop after the 199 steps. Great vids.
Thank you sharing what we missed, glad you enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this trip to a lovely place with so many sights to see.
Fantastic video, thank you for all the effort involved and the information, there were some things that were new to me. I love Whitby, I've been several times for the Gothic events and the walks, and this video makes me wanna jump in the car and head over right now.
Thanks again.
Ahhh thank you so kind. Really glad we showed you something new.
Very beautiful. It felt as if I was walking through Whitby. Thank you very much for presenting this video looking forward to the next video
Our pleasure!
Well yet again a great trip, I love all your little snippets of information such as how Easter is calculated. What a lovely looking town it is. Cheers Cheryl 🙂
Thanks so much! 😊
Another great video. We did the Coast2Coast in September 2015 ending up at Robin Hood Bay and spent a day looking around Whitby. Brought back great memories. Looking forward to your Robin Hood Bay video coming up. Many thanks from NZ.
What an amazing walk that must have been! 👍 well done for doing it.
I really appreciate your video and commentary. Thankyou so much. It was great. John (Australia)
You're very welcome!
You make your videos so interesting look forward to them have loved the Yorkshire ones
I live in the north east, and been passed Whitby so much, I like the Dracula stories too, must visit this place at some point, great content 😊
You have been so close being at Robins Hoods Bay, defo worth a trip!
Living in England I went for a holiday in Whitby in the 1970's as a child, but I don't remember a lot of it. We moved back to Australia in 1979.
Just discovered your channel in the last week, and really enjoying your video tours and production style-live sound with mostly voiceover. Perfect! Love, love, love.
Welcome thanks for finding us. 😊
Beautiful England ❤
Absolutely outstanding......very good from start to finish
Thank you 😊
Ein großes Dankeschön dafür, das ich alles in meiner Muttersprache nachlesen kann.
Oh man, gerne würde ich selbst mir ein Bild machen,und England besuchen.
Dankeschön dafür
Kein Problem, ich freue mich, dass die Übersetzungen für Sie funktionieren. Google ist nicht immer so gut darin!
One of our favourite places. So interesting. Thanks for sharing👍😁
Glad you enjoyed it, we plan to head back later this year and see more of the areas around Whitby, places like Staithes, and try magpie cafe fish and chips which everyone mentions in the comments.
I love Whitby been lots of times over the years I wish I lived in Whitby
Excellent fantastic video as always... ur video is the best thing that i love after a whole stressful day, so bewitching & so soothing i really needed it one.. ur videos helps a lot, as I'm the one who love knowing ancient history & its grounds which still exist .. thanks for sharing
Simply Reds song holding back the years was video filmed in Whitby. I am very grateful to live in this part of Yorkshire.
Loved it. Thank you.
Very good video, thanks, watched on May ‘23 in advanced to our visit to Whitby
Have a great time in Whitby!
Beatiful video. Thanks you 🌹😍👏👏👏
I did not know about Whitby before i saw Captain Kori ❤️
Thank you so much for your amazing Whitby video and the walks round Whitby I really learnt a lot from your video thank you so much again Lucy I went to Whitby it's a lovely place to take a look around 😊❤
You are very welcome
@@MemorySeekers thank you so much 🙂
Love Whitby it has everything you need along with friendly people.
Especially love going on the NYMR.
Really enjoyed walking along the cinder trail pity we had rain, hailstones and sun on the day we walked it.
Love your videos
Miss it all the time.
Thank you for another beautiful video. My bucket list is getting longer & longer.
Immer wieder schön 👍
Thank you for sharing ! I walked the 199 steps many years ago and have fond memories of Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay ! So...I am looking forward to see your next video !
Learned so much. Beautiful place. On my wish list.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hermosa ciudad ,apasible ,tranquila llena de bellos lugares .
Didn't cover the museum and gallery! The museum is a humungous wonderful old-fashioned Victorian style "collection": the palaeontology, geology and archaeology sections are especially fascinating. And the ichthyosaurs are magnificent.
I am sure we missed a few other things as well like the kipper smokehouse. I knew it was there and still missed it! Thanks for adding it in.
Absolutely stunning scenery!
It was! A super seaside town with so much history.
Love Whitby, will hopefully be back in May 👍
Hermosa ciudad apacible y encantadora !!.
We went years ago and I still haven't forgotten the strain of those sodding steps! 😂
😂
Lovely walk about this beautiful area. Thank you for sharing. Ann from Va. USA 🇺🇸
Just visited Whitby for the Goth weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it and stayed in the beautiful Sneaton Castle Hotel . We will definitely be going back as a weekend was nowhere near enough time to see such an interesting place .
Thank you for sharing this wonder tour! We’ve planned to visit in May and will definitely try to follow your suggested walking route 👌🏼
Hope you enjoy it! 😊
Looks a lovely place to visit. I imagine there's beautiful coastal walks too. Thank you for sharing.
Yes if you have the time plenty of walks
Lovely vodeo
Thanks!
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