Foraging for seafood in North Yorkshire
Keen to test his survival skills, our writer heads for the North Yorkshire coast, armed with a lobster pot..
Youth hostelling – but not as we know it
The YHA has been quietly reinventing itself - the renovation of Abbey House in Whitby, for instance, cost pounds 3.5m. But was it worth it?
Camp it up on a colourful journey to retro heaven
In search of the ingredients for the perfect British holiday, Joanne O'Connor finds herself at a caravan site in Whitby, where vintage chic meets fish and chips
Going goth in Whitby
On Dracula territory; where to stay with pets; and three theme parks you've never heard of
Five great British beach weekends
Like to be beside the seaside? Choose from these great beach resorts, with tips on hotels, pubs, food and fun in Cornwall, Yorkshire, Sussex, Carmarthenshire and the Isle of Bute
Fangs for coming: eight eccentric places to stay in Britain
Enjoy a gothic glory in Whitby, a slice of faded 30s seaside glamour, or a family hotel with leg-pulling owners
Hook, line and thinker
Is it OK to eat fish? Kevin Rushby ponders the question on a food foraging weekend along the Yorkshire coast
La Roas Hotel – Checking in
La Rosa Hotel, Whitby. Every time I come to Whitby it’s shrouded in mist. It’s as if it wants to keep some of its seaside secrets safe from the rest of the world, just in case we might arrive with notions of wanting to change it. Luckily, the owners of the recently opened La Rosa Hotel have no intention of trying to change their rightly beloved Whitby.