Moderate
Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay on the Cleveland Way
The classic clifftop day: abbey to bay past Saltwick, the lighthouse and the fog signal, with a bus back.
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Photo: Jeff Pearson , CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Moderate
Easy
Easy
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🚵 Active & outdoors
🚵 Active & outdoors
Boat trips from Whitby
Short harbour cruises, coastal trips beneath the abbey cliffs, sea fishing and whale watching.
Boats leave from the harbourside all summer. Twenty-minute trips run out past the piers and along the cliffs to Saltwick Bay; longer cruises go north to Sandsend and Kettleness. Sea fishing trips go out for mackerel and cod, and in late summer whale-watching boats look for minke whales, porpoises and dolphins off the coast. Look for the boards on Pier Road and the Fish Quay.
Walks nearby
Moderate
Easy
Falling Foss and May Beck
Easy woodland loop to a waterfall, a tea garden and a hermit's cave.
Easy
Whitby to Sandsend beach walk
Along the West Cliff and three miles of sand to a village cafe, then back on the bus or on foot.
More active & outdoors
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Dalby Forest
Forestry England's flagship forest with mountain bike trails, Go Ape, a visitor centre and dark skies.
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The Cinder Track
The old Scarborough to Whitby railway, now a 21-mile traffic-free trail for walking and cycling.
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Rosedale Chimney Bank
One of the steepest roads in England, 1 in 3 at its worst, and a legendary climb for cyclists.