Non-motoring > Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: R.P.	Replies: 56

New Mon 25 Oct 10 18:27   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Going up to Whitby in Saturday - anyone recommend some decent B&Bs - had a look at Travel Advisor but some local knowledge would be good. Might indulge in some chippery as well - last time I was there every chip shop seemed to be award winning - but which is the best one ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 25 Oct 10 18:32   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Old Navy

>> last time I was there every chip shop seemed to be >> award winning - but which is the best one ? >> Any one that does not sell Kebabs, pizza, deep fried steak pies, and Mars bars. Last edited by: Old Navy on Mon 25 Oct 10 at 18:33 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 25 Oct 10 18:39   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Perky Penguin

Can't help with B&B but here is a link to one of the award winning chippies www.misterchipswhitby.co.uk/ Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 25 Oct 10 18:56   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Zero

The Alucard Hotel, up on the hill, is a bit of a ruin, but the Count is a hospitable chap, and the place really comes alive after dark. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Mon 25 Oct 10 22:43   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Bigtee

www.queensland.co.uk/ Have heard this is good. Prices vary if you look on web as for fish and chips you won't go wrong ale is my cup of tea.!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 25 Oct 10 23:23   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Alastairw

Thats a point. Whitby is likely to be very busy around halloween. All the goth/vampire types seem to gather there. Not a problem if that is why you are going, of course. My favorite chip shop in the area is in Robin Hoods Bay. The walk back to the carpark is pretty strenuous when full of haddock and chips. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 25 Oct 10 23:49   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Not a Goth/vampire type ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 00:27   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - devonite

Cant beat Magpies, down on the quay, bit dear tho` Cod `n` Chips almost £12 when we were there last year! good helping if you can finish it! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 02:34   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - idle_chatterer

It has to be Hadleys for chips in Whitby, used to go there with my then-girlfriend (now Mrs I-C) when we were courting and went out for a drive / walk on the NY Moors. Whitby is particularly nice in winter IMHO, Christmas Eve or New Years Day were favourite times to go for a stroll there - wrap up warm mind. I rather like Staithes a few miles up the coast too. Can't get decent fish and chips in Hong Kong, in fact don't think I've eaten chips since I got here - so no driving and no chips, no wonder I feel so bereft.... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 09:10   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

That's the name (Magpie)! Tasteless I thought. As in no flavour, not poor decor. John Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:17   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Queensland is fully booked ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 10:19   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - hawkeye

A couple of years ago Mrs H and I stayed here for a few nights, arriving on the motor bike; www.whitby-bedandbreakfast.co.uk/ Clean, reasonable tariff, working plumbing and somewhere (outside) to park the bike (or car) off the street. For fish & chips we enjoyed the Magpie but there is a huge choice of pubs in the town serving decent food and a nice pint. Spoilt for choice. Enjoy your stay. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 11:37   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Bellboy

why not stay a little out of town? i find whitby entertaining for a couple of hours only however spent all day in scarborough sunday ,did the machines,the long walk and nearly had a fishnchip supper but they were shut so talked the wife into a maccy d.yummy or consider brid thats lovely now its had eu slush funds wanged at it just a thought Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 11:48   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

Talking of out of town, the obvious place to visit is Goathland - Aidensfield in Heartbeat. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 12:27   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Zero

A ride on the North Yorks Moor railway perhaps? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 12:35   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Redviper

>> Talking of out of town, the obvious place to visit is Goathland - Aidensfield in >> Heartbeat. >> I would recommend the walk, that is the "railway Trail" that covers part of the old line, 3 miles long to Grosmont from Goathland and very easy and very beautiful countryside. I enjoyed it SWMBO Didnt, and complained all the way long, when you get to Grosmont you can get a good view into the Railway sidings and Engine sheds (if like me you, like that kind of thing) SWMBO didnt want to walk back so we could have lunch in the "aidensfield arms" so we had to pay for the train ride back. The only thing that spoilt it for us, about 3 months ago, when we where sat at Goathland Station waiting for the train back to Pickering at the end of the day there must have been about 100 German School Children aging from 5- 15, and they where so noisy shouting and bawling, running around and generally being a nuscance, even the teachers didnt care. We got the train at the start of the day Return ride from Pickering. Last edited by: Redviper on Tue 26 Oct 10 at 12:37 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 15:14   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - hawkeye

>> i find whitby entertaining for a couple of hours only Clearly Mrs BB has never said "Let's spend a day or 2 in Whitby. I can browse the jet emporia; you can have pub lunches. Then you can haggle me a piece of jet. It's our anniversary, you know." Later; "We can go on the bike if you like". There was going to be no stopping me, was there? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 15:46   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

Right, I was going to keep this a secret but... the best fish and chips I have had in recent years was at the Middleton Arms in Middleton (suprise) just outside Pickering. A bit of a trek from Whitby but maybe your route to or from could take this in. The menu is short and simple, the ingredients top class and the results superb. I do not normally associate top notch fish and chips and pubs but this is excellent. John Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 16:22   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Funnily enough I first visited there a year last June on the VFR I had briefly - stunning scenery excellent unregulated roads - nice day on the whole - including not 'alf bad chips....I looked longingly at the beer..... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:04   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Perky Penguin

I was in Chichester a few weeks ago and a pub in the pedestrianised High Street had a big sign outside announcing "Ladies - We Have a Man Creche! Leave your husband here and shop unaffected by complaints and bad temper! We will supply him with food and drink and you can enjoy your shopping." Would it catch on in Whitby? Last edited by: Perky Penguin on Tue 26 Oct 10 at 19:04 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:11   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

...work anywhere that....Cheshire Oaks spring to mind ----:-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:19   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Runfer D'Hills

Cheshire Oaks - God spare us ! An ex-boss of mine found me sitting on a wall at Cheshire Oaks having lost most of the will to live. He admitted that he thought I was a tramp and had considered lobbing his loose change in my direction until he recognised me under two days growth and my hangdog expression. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:22   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

At least you get to see the sky. If you go into that monstrous collection of shoe / women's clothes shops known as the Trafford Centre.... Agh! I once got dragged in there with the in-laws. I still twitch when I think of it :-( John Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:27   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...At least you get to see the sky... The MetroCentre at Gateshead is also under artificial light and thoroughly unpleasant because of it. There are some skylights in the most recently extended bit, which suggests to me the management realise lack of natural light is off-putting. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:30   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

And you miss Newcastle city centre which has always struck me as being Totty City. John Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:33   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...And you miss Newcastle city centre which has always struck me as being Totty City... Durham City is even better for totty spotting - more concentrated. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 16:14   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - idle_chatterer

IIRC there are some nice B&Bs in Ruswarp and Sleights a few miles away. Making me miss the place now...... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:19   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Bromptonaut

Rather nice Youth Hostel at Whitby IIRC. No duties any more and have got rather too pricy for their own good but the best are truly excellent in terms of location etc. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:19   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Looks grim, fully booked. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:23   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...fully booked... You could borrow the caravan in leafy-you-know-where, but it's 50 miles away. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:23   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Pat

Iffy may have a caravan you could rent...... Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:26   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

The same post at the same time...? I think I might start a rumour about you two. ;-) John Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:31   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Pat

I think it's called something to do with great minds:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:13   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - swiss tony

Iffy.... personal question time. Are you lop-sided? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:17   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...Are you lop-sided?... Go on then, I'll go with this a short way. Why do you ask? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:41   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - swiss tony

''The same post at the same time...? I think I might start a rumour about you two. ;-) John '' www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?f=5&t=3353 In other words.... 2 + 2 = ? ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:49   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...In other words.... 2 + 2 = ?... In this case, five. The swear filter's beaten the rest of my reply. :) Last edited by: Iffy on Tue 26 Oct 10 at 19:49 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:52   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - swiss tony

LOL... only five? I was hoping for at least 15! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 23:07   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Pat

So this is what goes on when I'm normally tucked up in bed:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:33   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Zero

>> Looks grim, fully booked. Must be the Alucard effect then. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:46   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...Must be the Alucard effect then... For those who can't be bothered to Google, Alucard is Dracula's son - it's 'Dracula' spelt backwards. Bram Stoker, the author of the book, is supposed to have been inspired to write the story by visits to Whitby. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:48   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Ah yes, I remember that tale now - seems that Whitby is fully booked (this Halloween nonsense had diluted the attraction somewhat) -moving southward towards Scarborough as we speak. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:52   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

South Bay is the Blackpool end and stinks of hot dogs, North Bay is more refained. John Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 18:53   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - rtj70

Might be worth moving a fair bit further south to avoid those staying near Whitby for Halloween. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 19:33   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

As you seem to be flexible about the location how about Kirby Moorside? At least 4 hotels (sorry, no personal experience). On the Southern fringe of the North Yorkshire Moors and no conceivable connection with Halloween. Or the Fox & Hounds at Sinnington. I've eaten there - v. good and I believe their b&b is pretty good. Google Earth shows 4.5 stars out of 5 / 14 reviews. John Last edited by: Tooslow on Tue 26 Oct 10 at 19:34 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 20:07   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Thanks John, Hopefully your post will come to her attention - she is in windblown North Yorks this week, she has been putting her head around the door here. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 21:21   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Fullchat

How about Robin Hoods Bay? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 21:27   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

It's an open option - Scarborough and Kirkbymoorside also. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Oct 10 17:41   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Dog

>>How about Robin Hoods Bay?<< Seconded. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 21:27   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Bromptonaut

If you're looking at Scarborough the Riviera Town house on St Nicholas Cliff is pretty good. Just behind the Grand with some oblique views to the sea. Rooms, at least those on the front, are excellent and a damn good breakfast. Plenty places to eat from greasy spoon to gastropub. www.riviera-scarborough.co.uk Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Tue 26 Oct 10 at 21:30 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 22:34   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - legacylad

Last year SWMBO and I stayed at The Leeway for two nights. Highly recommended. Caught the early morning bus to Saltburn and walked the Cleveland Way back to Whitby. On Sunday we walked down to Scarboro along the C. Way them bus back to collect the car. A very enjoyable weekend. I cannot remember where we ate on both nights. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 26 Oct 10 23:12   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Put that one in the pot as well - Recreation Committee will meet tomorrow by video link to decide ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Oct 10 05:19   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Iffy

...will meet tomorrow by video link... Very flash, or should that be very Flash? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Oct 10 09:09   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Zero

>> ...will meet tomorrow by video link... >> >> Very flash, or should that be very Flash? Not on your Macbook tho. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Oct 10 08:46   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Tooslow

Ah! If walking comes into it then bear in mind that there is an old railway line, now a footpath, just inland. And in some places I do mean "just"! This makes it easy to do a circular walk, out on the coastal path and take it easy, back along the railway line. It's worth crossing the old viaduct at Whitby if you are in the immediate vicinity (don't go too far out of your way for it). John Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Oct 10 09:10   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - Zero

>> Put that one in the pot as well - Recreation Committee will meet tomorrow by >> video link to decide ! Now that's the kind of marriage I want - Virtual. With a reboot button. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Oct 10 17:55   Somewhere nice to stay in Whitby. - R.P.

Well he RC met today by telephone and following the devolution of executive powers to me - I've booked what seems a very nice B&B in Kirkbymoorside - Thanks all - I was amazed how difficult it was to get anywhere - anyway job sorted. Reply to this message | Report message