A week by the sea – day 2
With all the COVID-19 restrictions in place we have decided that we will not be taking a holiday this year so now is a good time to delve into the archives and organise a virtual tour of a few English coastal resorts. Welcome on board and enjoy the views! We would normally sign off our postcards with the hackneyed ‘Wish you were here’, but at the moment it isn’t appropriate. You may not wish to be ‘here’. If that’s the case, don’t succumb to temptation of travelling when you know it’s much safer to stay at home.
Day two – Greetings from Whitby, North Yorkshire
Memories of the abbey, 199 steps, the harbour, Captain Cook’s statue, the whalebone arch and fish and chips. No visit to Whitby is complete without the almost obligatory fish and chips. Several establishments vie for the title of ‘Best fish and chips in Whitby’, or even the UK. This one pictured is Mister Chips in Church Street but other contenders include The Magpie, Trenchers, Hadleys, The Fisherman’s Wife, Royal Fisheries and dozens more.
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One of our favourite places. All being well we will be back there in September to continue our North Yorkshire trip cut short by Covid x
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Hope you get there in September. North Yorkshire is one of our favourite parts of the country.
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A favourite of mine. Stayed there last year. Later this month I am going to Staithes for a few nights.
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Enjoy Staithes. We must take a look round there next time we are in the area.
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No… Now I want fish and chips!
I nearly used Whitby for the Yorkshire blog, how funny.
I love Whitby, especially the fish and chips! 🙂
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F&C – not really a traditional Sunday lunch Sue!
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Blissful, if it wasn’t for the tourists!!!
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I quite agree Peter!
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I love Whitby and I love the Magpie restaurant, I haven’t been for a few years.
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Yes we enjoyed The Magpie a couple of years ago.
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Afraid I may ruffle a few feathers here – Whitby is great, but Scarborough is better for fish and chips. Or Filey.
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A close call. I remember sitting on the sea front at Scarborough eating fish and chips one evening with a pal who declared ‘Life don’t get much better than this’.
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We always used to go to Whitby for chips but Scarborough took over, then we started dropping in to Filey.
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I went to Whitby on a school trip ( many moons ago) and remember feeling very sad when it was time to leave – such a charming little seaside town ⚓️⛵️🔆
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Agreed Cheryl, always good Togo there.
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