Whitby
Whitby is a town in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. It is situated 47 miles (76 km) from York, at the mouth of the River Esk.
Today it is a fishing port and tourist destination, famous for its Abbey ruins and Bram Stoker connections. Whitby has a shipbuilding and whaling past and was also the port from which James Cook set sail on his voyage that led to the discovery of Australia.
The town is served by Whitby railway station and by the Yorkshire Coastliner bus line, which runs from Leeds, Tadcaster, York, Scarborough, Bridlington, Pickering, Malton and many more towns in Yorkshire.
Find out more at www.visitwhitby.com
Green Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire
Green Lane Centre was formerly a play centre that had seen better days. Its transformation into the hi-tech hub of an entire community occurred when the remit for the building changed and, thanks to some substantial investment. Find out more. More
