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Thursday 5 August 2021

Staithes

Yorkshire holiday 6 

My first coastal destination was the old fishing village of Staithes, once one of the busiest fishing ports on the north east coast, with a large sheltered harbour.  At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 80 full-time fishing boats working from here; now there are just a handful of part-time fishermen.


When I first arrived, there was a sea fret (warm air condensing over the cold sea) giving an atmospheric haze. That gradually cleared and it became a very warm day, with not a breath of wind. It was far too hot for me to do the walk I'd planned along the Cleveland Way at the top of the cliffs, so I contented myself with pottering around the village, exploring the narrow alleyways.

7 comments:

  1. I want to have dinner at the Cod and Lobster! What a beautiful little village!

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  2. It looks like a lovely town.

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  3. The fishing villages and towns along that stretch of coast are so picturesque - I've walked up there several times but have never gone with my camera.

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  4. A beautiful little fishing village. Great photos as usual.It is good that you can get out and about again.

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  5. You could sell these images to the local tourist agency.

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