Our visit to Whitby started on the Park and Ride bus which took us down to the bus stop by the quayside. There was a market on and the area was busy and bustling, so we headed over the bridge to the old town, then up the steps to the Abbey.
There are allegedly 199 steps but apparently if you try to count them you'll never get the same amount twice. I didn't try as merely finding the energy to walk up them seemed like quite enough effort.
Taking my time gave up the chance to stop and look behind me at the view.
At the top, fortunately, there was lunch at outdoor tables at the youth hostel, with a fine view again over the town and a glimpse of a steam train heading out towards the moors
Up close, I found the Abbey ruins less impressive than I'd expected; just a shell of a building with a feeling that much has been allowed to grass over.
Back then, down a lane at the side of the Steps. I thought this would be easier but in places it was very precipitous.
And another stop for tea on reaching the bottom
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