The annual VBR Weekend Away, organised by Scott, aided by Barbara, was based at HF's Larpool Hall in Whitby. Twenty one members attended with most participating in walks on Saturday and Sunday. We were entertained with a quiz on Saturday night and Sue organised one for Sunday night (with prizes!). The planned Monday walk based at Ravenscar was cancelled due to poor weather and likely heavy going along the cliff edges near Ravenscar.
Thanks to everyone for making it an enjoyable event.
Robin Hood's Bay to Whitby
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| ... the Vale of Belvoir Ramblers seen here near Robin Hood's Bay at the start of their first walk |
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| They said it was going to be misty - view overlooking Robin Hood's Bay |
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| The 7-mile walk followed the Cleveland Way and the Coast to Coast Path along the edge of the cliffs before the latter left us and headed West |
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| An undulating walk with some tricky ups and downs |
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| Whitby Fog Signal (operational from 1903 until 1987). Note the twin roof-mounted 20-ft trumpets |
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| Whitby High Lighthouse (1857) ... |
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| ... lunch stop |
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| Outcropping ironstone beds at Saltwick Bay. Ironstone mining in Cleveland and eastern parts of North Yorkshire occurred on a sizeable scale from the 1830s to 1964 peaking at over 6¾ million tonnes of ore in 1883. Records exist of over 80 mines, some deep mines and some drift mines covering over 1000 square kilometres of the Cleveland Orefield including those near Grosmont where we will be walking on Sunday. More information can be found at the excellent Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum 15 miles north of Whitby |
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| First view of Whitby piers with clearing views out to sea |
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| The formal end of Scott's walk outside Whitby Abbey |
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| St Mary's Church, overlooking the harbour |
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| Descending the 199 Whitby Abbey steps |
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| Looking over Whitby Harbour and up the River Esk |
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| Whitby's Swing Bridge |
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| The Cinder Track back to Larpool Hall along the bed of the old Scarborough & Whitby Railway (1885 to 1965) - now a walking and cycling route |
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| Larpool Viaduct Bridge taking the Cinder Track over the River Esk |
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| View from the Larpool Viaduct of the North Yorks Moors Heritage Railway to Grosmont |
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| And back to Larpool Hall from where we had been transported by taxi to Robin Hood's Bay on Saturday morning |
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| Route from Robin Hood's Bay to Whitby and on to Larpool Hall |
