Staithes, United Kingdom

Yes, this place really is called Fryup! We, quite by chance, stumbled upon this fine barn conversion in an isolated spot in the North Yorkshire Moors.  It was a 15 minute drive to the nearest shop - perfect.  The moors are dotted with public ...

... .  There were several empty and run-down properties on the pretty main street leading down to the harbour. We took a walk from Staithes to the next bay and then in land and back to Staithes.  It was both coastal and country and would have been ...

Whitby was extremely busy on a Bank Holiday.  The weather, however, was perfect.  There was mist over the moors as we approached the coast.  We climbed the 199 steps to the abbey and St Mary's Church.  It was so misty I could not see ...