Staithes, Beckhole and more pubs

31st August 2009

A day for visiting pubs.  Well after doing some walking of course.  We reached Staithes at  lunchtime in need of food and drink.  Drink came first – The Captain Cook Inn is currently having a bit of a refurb, we managed to get a seat in the window alcove and could see out towards the sea as we supped our drinks.  Having enjoyed a drink we then needed food. The only Fish & Chip ‘shop’ in Staithes is a van up near the pub.  We got ours wrapped and headed all the way down to the harbour where we ate our fish and chips, with a few people wondering where we’d managed to get them from – it’s strange that the fish and chip shop that used to be  in the Harbour closed down. It’s a steep climb back up to the car park, but worth the wander.

From there we headed to Beckhole, a cute hamlet tucked away. The Birchall Inn is the smallest pub I’ve ever visited, consisting of two tiny bar areas and (perfect for the kids) a little sweet shop. There’s a little garden area at the top of some steps which has a wide variety of feathered friends.

Beckhole walk

Sandsend, Cropton and another pub

30th August 2009

Having spent the day before visiting Robin Hoods Bay (which is a lovely quaint place to visit), we received an invite to go along with Carrie’s parents and be shown some of the local places. The first place we were introduced to was Sandsend – We parked in a little carpark at the far end of Sandsend and did a lovely walk that had some great views.

what a view - and I've learnt how to stand unaided

After wandering along the old train track (disused now) to the tunnel that had been blocked off we headed back to the car and was taken to our next destination. On the way we did a slight detour and was shown the most amazing view which looked down upon a man-made lake.

Now that's a stunning view

Then we arrived at Cropton – We stopped at the The New Inn pub and had the most delicious lunch (mmmm chips) and sampled a few of the beers which are brewed in the Cropton brewery that ‘s attached to the pub. And for the beers you don’t get to try, you can see if they’ve got any bottled to take away.

Whitby Pub, Grub and an old Abbey

28th August 2009

On our second day, having had a lazy start we walked to Whitby. Our plans were to have a wander round and walk the 199 steps to the Abbey.

Bob wonders if his legs can cope with the walk back down.

The view from which is great (if a little windy) and the excersise means they’ll be room for a fish and chip lunch mmmm. Obviously you’ll need to have a drink to wash down all the grub and our favourite place is The Jolly Sailor, which is a Samuel Smith’s Pub, so it means good beer at a bargain price.

MMMMMmmmmmm beer, that's what Bob likes best

Whitby and what it has to offer

27th August 2009

We decided that having not visited the area for a few years we’d head back up to Whitby to spend some time camping. My parents first introduced us to the Whitby area after they’d spent many years going on holiday there themselves and so a few years back we decided that we’d see what they were so entranced by. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to go back again. We went up on the Thursday and my parents would be coming up on the Saturday, which meant we had a few days to mill around and do some walking before being shown the sites and pubs (yay for pubs)

Having got there on the Thursday, we set up our tent on the Beacon Farm campsite (which is a great place to stay if you like ice-cream) and drove into Whitby – this meant we could get food and have a look around, Bob was particuarly thrilled to see a tall ship, The Grand Turk.

Bob and the Grand Turk