Staithes harbour

On the third day of our trip to the Yorkshire coast we visited Staithes, a picturesque and quaint fishing village up the coast from Whitby. While there are more modern areas of housing in the village, these sit at the top of the area. The older buildings down by the harbour are reached via steep roads on either side of Staithes Beck. Coming down the hill isn’t too much of a difficulty. Getting back up requires some air in your lungs!

This wasn’t the route we took, but it gives an indication of the gradient required to descend / ascend to and from the harbour area.

As with much of this trip, the weather was mostly overcast (in fact it rained heavily when we first arrived). The tide was also out at the time of our visit, leaving many of the small boats in the harbour beached. I’ll have more pictures from Staithes to post here in the coming days.