Whitby to Hinderwell (Cleveland Way) 2-9-2017

Had another great weekend away, camping at the small village of Hinderwell, on the East Coast of England near to Whitby. Our last camping trip of the year and a great way to finish off in good warm sunny conditions. We have been here before on a couple of occasions and really like it, quiet and peaceful and good walking right from the tent door. Arriving on the Friday afternoon, we had plenty of time for a quick walk along the cliffs to the quaint little fishing village of Staithes, with narrow cobbled streets and harbour. A good few hours in the afternoon sun.

The walk along the cliff tops into Staithes

Looking down on Staithes

Nice colourful cobbled street

Staithes

The main walk we did was on the Saturday and one we have done before but this time in the opposite direction. A linear walk meant that we had to catch the bus, which conveniently stops in the village a hundred yards from the campsite and takes us the 9 miles or so into the centre of Whitby where we had a look round at the Abbey, shops and the harbour before the good walk back along the beach and cliff tops back to base, all done in good sunny warm weather :-)

Our route for the day

Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey

WHAT! WHAT!!

Whitby

OOOOO Lemon top ice cream :-)

We left Whitby behind as we followed the beach road past all the colourful beach huts and folk messing about on the beach enjoying the fine weather. We also came across what was believed to be a lost seal pup on the beach being gaurded over by the lifegaurds awaiting someone to no doubt take him back to the seal colony that live along the coast or one of the small rocky islands out to sea. Nice to see.

Whitby Pavillion on the coastal path

Lost seal pup

Colouful beach huts

The route took us along Whitby sands and onto Sandsend Sands where we had a good rest on the steps leading up from the beach. It was here that the path led us up away from the shore and onto the cliff tops with good views out to sea. Despite being next to the North Sea, it was still quite warm with very little in the way of any sea breezes which can be at bit cool at the best of times. Today though was just a good day to be out in the sun

Steps  @ Sandsend

Sandsend Beach

Looking back on Sandsend and a distant Whitby

Up to the corn fields and clifftop walk

The path took us past an old disused Alum Quarry, corn fields, through another small village, Kettleness, before heading down into another quaint coastal village of Runswick Bay where we had a rest, a dip in the sea and a drink overlooking the bay.

Looking back to a distant Whitby

The clifftop route ahead

Disused Alum Quarry

Along the cornfields

Runswick Bay in the distance

Kettleness

Going down to Runswick Bay

Runswick Bay

Refreshments @ Runswick Bay

View from the cafe

From here, it was up and over the last bit of cliffs that took us to Port Mulgrave where we turned of the Cleveland Way and headed back to basecamp for a well earned curry and a pint or two sat by the campfire , happy daze :-)

Looking back on Runswick Bay and our clifftop route

Approaching Mulgrave Port

Well deserved curry

Another great day walking this part of the Cleveland way, that came in about 12 miles, that I can highly recommend if your ever in part of the world.

Cheers :-)