'Enchanted' North Yorkshire bay just 5 minutes from Whitby filled with fossils and shipwreck

The stunning Saltwick Bay near Whitby offers fossils, historic shipwrecks including the Admiral Von Tromp, and breathtaking ...
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Planting of the Penny Hedge 2025: The dark history behind one of Whitby’s oldest annual traditions that transcended generations

The Planting of the Penny Hedge has been a tradition in Whitby for centuries and has a dark backstory behind it - here is its history. The Planting of the Penny Hedge will take place in the east bank ...
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Whitby: the unassuming 'Goth capital of Britain'

Patrick Argent recounts the seaport’s unique relationship with the world-famous fictional vampire. Whitby’s formidable literature connections that notably include Caedmon, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens ...

Idyllic beach with ancient fossils, shipwrecks and abandoned quarry

Saltwick Bay near Whitby is renowned for fossils including ammonites and dinosaur footprints, historic shipwrecks like the Admiral Von Tromp, and spectacular sunrises on the dramatic Yorkshire coast.