NATIONAL TRAIL North Yorkshire Coast · 2019-12-05 · on the Yorkshire coast. Since that time many...
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The Yorkshire Coastliner bus service runs daily between Leeds, York, Whitby and Scarborough. Check www.coastliner. co.uk for details, or call 01653 692556. In addition for those walking one day only from Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay or Robin Hood’s Bay to Scarborough, there is a regular bus service between Whitby and Scarborough that calls at Robin Hood’s Bay. Check www.yorkshiretravel.net or ring Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. Following the trail From Whitby station head into town alongside the River Esk and cross the main bridge in the old town, turn left along Church Street then right to climb the famous 199 steps leading up to Whitby Abbey. Pass the Abbey then turn left beyond Abbey Farm, joining the Cleveland Way. Now it’s a case of keeping the sea on your left until you reach Scarborough! The signposts for the Cleveland Way and maps provided are clear enough. To reach the station at Scarborough, from Scalby Mills continue past the Sea Life Centre and along the seafront of North Bay. Then turn right and up Albert Road onto the cliff top. Turn left on Queens Terrace then right on Clarence Road. Turn left and along North Marine Road. Go straight across at the roundabout and along St Thomas Street. Turn right up the main pedestrianised shopping street of Newborough. At the top of the street cross the main road and the station is on your left. 5km 10 15 20 25 30 Route profile Whitby Robin Hoods Bay Ravenscar Hayburn Wyke Scarborough 250m Scarborough Scalby Burniston Boggle Hole Robin Hood’s Bay Fylingdales Moor Harwood Dale Forest Broxa Forest Langdale Forest Wykeham Forest Sneaton High Moor Whitby Biggleswath Ruswarp Ravenscar Hayburn Wyke Cloughton North York Moors National Park 5m 10 15 20 G E T T H E R E B Y T R A I N G E T T H E R E B Y B U S North Yorkshire Coast 20.8 miles (33.5km) A two day walk, or two separate day walks, taking in the classic coastal scenery between Whitby and Scarborough. Cleveland Way NATIONAL TRAIL Try a Trail... Day 1 Whitby to Robin Hoods Bay - 6.9 miles Overnight stay Robin Hoods Bay Day 2 Robin Hoods bay to Scarborough - 13.9 miles Travel Both Whitby and Scarborough can be reached by rail and bus. There is also a regular Whitby to Scarborough bus service Terrain Regular ups and downs of coastal walking, with the greatest rise up to Ravenscar (188metres) Highlights The gothic delights of Whitby and its Abbey, combined with the stunningly scenic former fishing village of Robin Hood’s Bay; hearing and seeing some great coastal birds; the curiosity of Ravenscar; the delightful waterfall and hidden rocky cove of Hayburn Wyke. A bed for the night The YHA at Boggle Hole just a mile south of Robin Hood’s Bay is an excellent stop over. In addition there are 2 campsites and many B&Bs in the village. Booking in advance is essential and it may be difficult to get a single night booking at busiest periods. For details visit the accommodation pages on www.nationaltrail.co.uk/cleveland way Food and drink You could trip over places supplying food and drink along this walk. There are regular supplies along the route, with cafes and/or pubs at Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay, Ravenscar, Hayburn Wyke and Scarborough. In addition the YHA at Boggle Hole now provides a café service to non residents. Catching trains and buses Trains run frequently from Middlesbrough to Whitby (Northern Rail) and from Manchester, Leeds and York to Scarborough (First TransPennine Express). www.nationalrail.co.uk for details, or call 08457 48 49 50.
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The Yorkshire Coastliner bus service runsdaily between Leeds, York, Whitby and Scarborough. Check www.coastliner.co.uk for details, or call 01653 692556.
In addition for those walking one day onlyfrom Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay or RobinHood’s Bay to Scarborough, there is aregular bus service between Whitby andScarborough that calls at Robin Hood’sBay. Check www.yorkshiretravel.netor ring Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.
Following the trailFrom Whitby station head into townalongside the River Esk and cross the mainbridge in the old town, turn left alongChurch Street then right to climb thefamous 199 steps leading up to WhitbyAbbey. Pass the Abbey then turn leftbeyond Abbey Farm, joining the ClevelandWay. Now it’s a case of keeping the sea onyour left until you reach Scarborough! Thesignposts for the Cleveland Way and mapsprovided are clear enough. To reach thestation at Scarborough, from Scalby Millscontinue past the Sea Life Centre and alongthe seafront of North Bay. Then turn rightand up Albert Road onto the cliff top. Turnleft on Queens Terrace then right onClarence Road. Turn left and along NorthMarine Road. Go straight across at theroundabout and along St Thomas Street.Turn right up the main pedestrianisedshopping street of Newborough. At thetop of the street cross the main road andthe station is on your left.
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Route profile
Whitby Robin Hoods Bay Ravenscar Hayburn Wyke Scarborough
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Scarborough
Scalby
Burniston
BoggleHole
Robin Hood’s Bay
Fylingdales Moor
Harwood DaleForest
Broxa Forest
Langdale Forest
WykehamForest
Sneaton HighMoor
Whitby
Biggleswath
Ruswarp
Ravenscar
HayburnWyke
Cloughton
N o r t h Y o r k M o o r s
N a t i o n a l P a r k
5m 10 15 20
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North Yorkshire Coast 20.8 miles (33.5km)
A two day walk, or two separate day walks, taking in the classiccoastal scenery between Whitby and Scarborough.
Cleveland WayNATIONAL TRAIL
Try a Trail ...
Day 1 Whitby to Robin Hoods Bay - 6.9 miles
Overnight stay Robin Hoods Bay
Day 2 Robin Hoods bay to Scarborough - 13.9 miles
Travel Both Whitby and Scarborough can be reached by rail andbus. There is also a regular Whitby to Scarborough bus service
Terrain Regular ups and downs of coastal walking, with thegreatest rise up to Ravenscar (188metres)
HighlightsThe gothic delights of Whitby and itsAbbey, combined with the stunninglyscenic former fishing village of RobinHood’s Bay; hearing and seeing some greatcoastal birds; the curiosity of Ravenscar;the delightful waterfall and hidden rockycove of Hayburn Wyke.
A bed for the nightThe YHA at Boggle Hole just a mile southof Robin Hood’s Bay is an excellent stopover. In addition there are 2 campsitesand many B&Bs in the village. Booking in advance is essential and it may
be difficult to get a single night bookingat busiest periods. For details visit theaccommodation pages onwww.nationaltrail.co.uk/cleveland way
Food and drinkYou could trip over places supplying foodand drink along this walk. There are regularsupplies along the route, with cafes and/orpubs at Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay,Ravenscar, Hayburn Wyke andScarborough. In addition the YHA at BoggleHole now provides a café service to nonresidents.
Catching trains and buses Trains run frequently from
Middlesbrough to Whitby (Northern Rail) and from
Manchester, Leeds and York to Scarborough (First TransPennine Express). www.nationalrail.co.uk for details, or call
08457 48 49 50.
WhitbyHigh Light
Snakestones
Whitby Abbey
Whitby to Scarborough 1 Cleveland WayNATIONAL TRAIL
WhitbyAn inspirational town, not least forsome literary giants. Charles Dodgsonvisited several times before he wrote‘Alice in Wonderland’ Bram StokersDracula is also thought to have beenset in Whitby. Every year this gothicconnection is recognised with the visitof thousands of Goths to Whitbys GothWeekend.
Whitby High LightStanding 70 metres above sea level, theWhitby Lighthouse flashes every 10seconds. It has been fully automatedsince 1992 and is now controlled fromHarwich.
SnakestonesLegend has it that St Hilda, founder ofthe original Abbey at Whitby, wasplagued by snakes. She summonedthem all and cut off their heads,throwing them off the cliff. Lookaround you and you can see themtoday – fossilised ammonites!
Whitby AbbeyThe original abbey was founded in657 by Oswy, Saxon king ofNorthumbria and was the site ofthe Synod of Whitby in 664 whichreconciled the Celtic Church ofNorthumbria with Rome. Sacked bythe vikings in 867 and abandoneduntil it was refounded under ordersof William de Percy.The second abbeyflourished until the dissolution byHenry VIII in 1540.
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Peak AlumWorks
Ravenscar
Robin Hoods Bay
Robin Hoods BayNo-one knows how Robin Hoods Baygot its name, but it was recorded assuch from the 16th century. Locallegends talk of a shooting competitionbetween Little John and Robin Hood –Whoever shot furthest had the Baynamed after them!
SmugglersBecause of the burden of high taxessmuggling was once commonplace.At one time, three quarters of all thetea drunk in Britain was reckoned tobe smuggled. Brandy, gin and silkwould also be brought in under thecover of darkness.
Peak Alum works at RavenscarPart of the worlds first chemicalindustry along and near the North Eastcoastline. Here the long process tomake alum, used for fixing dye, tookplace. Key ingredients needed wereseaweed and human urine!
RavenscarFamous as the town that never was.The roads and drains for this plannedVictorian settlement were laid out, butthe developers went bust. The plansfor the town can be seen in the RavenHall Hotel.
Coastal birdsOf all the birds to be seen along theNorth Yorkshire coastline, fulmars,oystercatcher and kittiwake areamongst the easiest to recognise .Fulmars and oystercatchers can beseen throughout the year whilekittiwakes return in the spring anddepart for the arctic in latesummer.
Fulmar(fulmaris glacialis) looksvery much like a gull butis a member of the petrelfamily which haveprominent tubularnostrils on top of the beak.Fulmars glide for longperiods with stifflyoutstretched wings andrepel intruders to theirnesting sites by squirtinga foul -smelling oil ,produced in thestomach, overthem
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HayburnWyke
SeaBuckthorn
Scarboroughto Whitby Railway
Sea Buckthorn - When theattractive orange berries of Seabuckthorn appear in Septemberthere is a strong scent of sherryin the air and many birds appearto be slightly tipsy after gorgingon the fruit! The birds seem ableto avoid the vicious spines thatcover the plant throughout theyear.
Hayburn WykeA hidden cove washed by the NorthSea and backed by dense woodlandthrough which tumble attractivestreams make Hayburn Wyke a lovelyplace to visit at any season of the year.
Scarborough to Whitby RailwayThe railway ran for just 80 years until1965. This would have been a superbvisual journey – and it can still beenjoyed – on foot, bicycle orhorseback!
Gorse - This yellow floweredplant is a common site –blooming from early spring withits distinctive coconut scent. Itcan however be seen throughoutthe year- giving rise to theexpression ‘when the gorse is inbloom, kissing is in season!’
ScarboroughCastle
Scarborough
Dinosaurfootprints
Map reproduced fromOrdnance Survey digital mapdata© Crown Copyright 2010All rights reservedLicence number 100031673
Published by Natural EnglandJune 2010© Natural England 2010
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Scarborough CastleThe castle dominates the view formuch of the latter part of this walk.There has been a human presence heresince the bronze age, then Romans hadtheir signal station here, part of whichyou can still see. The present ruins,managed by English Heritage date backto Norman times. You can see from itsposition how easily defended thecastle would have been.
Dinosaur Footprints160 million years ago, dinosaurswalked where we walk today! It is nowwell over 100 years since the firstdinosaur footprints were discoveredon the Yorkshire coast. Since that timemany more prints have been found atnumerous locations along thecoastline and at inland exposures.
ScarboroughScarborough is a wonderful town, quitethe jewel of the seaside resorts on thenorth east coast. With its two sandybays divided by the impressive castleheadland, it is a popular holidaydestination.
