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Published: June 10th 2023
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Royal Border Bridge spanning the Tweed River.We love bridges so the early morning began with a walk to the Royal Border Bridge that spans the
River Tweed between
Berwick-upon-Tweed and
Tweedmouth in
Northumberland. It is a
railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850 and is still in use today. The bridge is 659m long and constructed in
stone except for
brick soffits to the 28
arches, each spanning 18m. The railway is 37m above the river level.
Whitby, a seaside town and port in Yorkshire is split by the River Esk. It was where
Captain Cook learned seamanship and where his vessel to explore the southern ocean,
The Endeavour was built. We walked from our accommodation through the town centre, along the wharves, over the swinging bridge, through the ‘old town’, up the East Cliff via the 199 steps to the Church of St Mary and the 100’s of deteriorating gravestones before making our way across to the surrounds of the ruined Whitby Abbey.
From our accommodation to the beginning of the Cleveland Way coastal walk it was about 2.5km. It included the 199 steps again! Another 10.5km to the end of the trail plus another 2km down and back up from Robin Hood’s Bay made it for
The beautiful arches.a big day of walking. The trail itself was quite varied, with flat grassy track, hard compressed mud with tufts of grass, stone inclines and declines, inclines and declines with wood holding the dirt and slippery pebbles and small stones. The inclines and declines were usually steep. As we walked from Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay the farmland of crops, mainly barley, cattle and sheep, was always to our right and the sea with the cliffs to our left. Scenic wise it was spectacular. Hopefully the photos illustrate this. Erosion is constant. The sun shone all day, and it was ideal walking weather. We found it hard to fathom the number of s-f-b* walkers vapping, when they were out walking, supposedly enjoying the great outdoors.
Robin Hoods Bay in our opinion leaves Whitby in its wake. For a start it is clean. The houses are clustered closely together that they appear to be nesting on the cliff edge. Robin Hoods Bay is infamous for its role in the smuggling trade between 1700 and 1850. Choices of pubs, cafes, B&Bs and toilet facilities are in abundance so that you can enjoy the beauty of this village. It was bustling with
Houses run alongside the land based section of the bridge.people out on this sunny Saturday with street entertainment in full swing, from groups to pairs. It was a joyful atmosphere.
We returned to Whitby by bus.
*shit-for-brains
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