| Page Views: 357 Last Visit to Whitby: March, 2006 I Live Here | I live near here by jduck1979 - last update: Jun 23, 2008 |
| Whitby Harbour (2005 Regatta weekend) |
Whitby - the Intro Whitby is located on the east coast of England, roughly between Middlesbrough & Scarborough. It's famous for Captain Cook, the Scoresby family (owned a whaling fleet, invented the crow's next look-out), Dracula, Jet Jewellery (as worn by Queen Victoria) & Sea Fishing from Charter boats (numerous records caught over the years, including an 851lb Tuna back in the 1930's + cod over 50lb's)....... oh yeah, and then there is the fish&chip shops (including the Magpie cafe). Apparently the town has become a favourite holiday spot for Hollywood movie star Gwyneth Paltrow, and I read something a couple years back about Australian supermodel Elle McPherson buying hunting rights on the nearby Mulgrave Estate. Also on the edge of town is the site where the first german aircraft we shot down in World War2 landed |
| nearby Goathland aka "Aidensfield" / "Hogsmeade" |
TV & Movies The town & surrounding area has featured in various TV shows & movies over the years, including... TV Shows: "Heartbeat", "BBC Local Heroes", "Rhodes around Britain", "Last of the Summer Wine (c.1970's?)", "BBC Songs of Praise", "Blue Peter", "Rick Stein's Food Heroes", "Ken Hom's Hot Wok" + may more I can't think of right now. Movies filmed round these parts include: "HARRY POTTER", "Possession" (starred Gwyneth Paltrow) & a few others I can't remember off the top of my head right now. They've recently (May 2008) been filming parts of some new American TV series called "Robinson Crusoe" for NBC in Whitby + other parts of Yorkshire. |
| View of the town from the 199 steps |
UK's BEST RESORT!!!!! Apparently Whitby has recently been chosen by WHICH? Magazine (a publication by the "Consumers Association") as Britain's best Resort, so there! |
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| Pros: | "Awesome scenary, annual Regatta, loads of history." | | Cons: | "developers running riot, dog turds on the pavement, lager louts who think they're harder than they really are" | | In A Nutshell: | "nice place, just a pity developers keep building over my favourite bits of it!" |
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ranger49 Thu Jun 26, 2008 21:42 UTC
You deserve a medal for this amazing collection of Tips about a town that has been so long on my list of Places to Go. I am looking at my Diary. Thank you so much. | christine.j Tue Jun 13, 2006 13:45 UTC
I well remember the stairs in Whitby! Walking up it absolutely worth it, it's such a great view. I really lilke your page about Whitby. |
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