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Coast - Introduction
Get to grips with this great coastal walk, right here in North Yorkshire.
Point 1 - Shipbuilding
Find out about the long history of ship building in Whitby.
Point 2 - Captain Cook
Learn more about Captain Cook and Grape Lane.
Point 3 - Market Trading
The old square is as old as the cobbles feel - find out more.
Point 4 - Pressgangs
Out for a quiet pint in the pub? Think again!
Point 5 - The fish quay
Follow the smell of fish and you'll end up at the centre of a once large fishing fleet.
Point 6 - Stoker
The dramatic happenings of one stormy night brought Dracula to these shores.
Point 7 - Alum
What has a Pope, a line of rugged cliffs and pot of urine got to do with the price of cloth?
Point 8 - Smuggling & whaling
With its growing maritime traffic, Whitby, was ideal as a receptacle for all manner of contraband.
Point 9 - Royal Crescent
As trees are the lungs of the planet, so the railways became the artery of Whitby.
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Point 1
Shipbuilding
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Captain Cook
Point 3
Market Trading
Point 4
Pressgangs
Point 5
The fish quay
Point 6
Stoker
Point 7
Alum
Point 8
Smuggling and whaling
Point 9
Royal Crescent
Point 10
A holy town
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