“WHITBY FATTIES”. DO THE 199 STEPS.

March 2024. Whitby.

Some more holiday snaps from the Yorkshire holiday coast,

as we join the throngs on the tight little lanes leading to the Abbey.

Not sure how I found an empty street at 3pm on a Sunday.

The hordes were congregating outside the black jet jewellery,  Whitby fatties,

and ambitiously priced antiques that will be sold at a 17% loss on “Antiques Roadshow” next year,

with competition from fudge samples on every corner.

Yes, it’s like York’s Shambles with sea view, and it works.

We reached Arguments Yard, or was it a row,

Mrs RM insisted on a photo of the cake:

I thought the Black Horse more photogenic.

But before that excess, let’s admire the view,

and then walk off all of 197 calories on the 199 steps,

No, I’m not paying to see the ruins.

Hang on, where’s Mrs RM disappeared to ?

She emerges from the Whitby brewery tap I’d enjoyed a couple of years back, half way through a gorgeous pint of Jet Black (R.I.P. Brian), which I don’t begrudge her as she’s walked 15k steps.

But those calories are, I fear, about to be put back on…

Published by retiredmartin

Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.

20 thoughts on ““WHITBY FATTIES”. DO THE 199 STEPS.”

  1. I know Blackpool Jane is not a fan, but I really love Whitby. Hard to think of a prettier harbor town. Rooms at the Black Horse were quite nice too.

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    1. I kind of know why Jane said what she did, and that antagonism towards tourists is real, though on a quiet Sunday night it wasn’t something we saw. What day/time of year did you visit?

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      1. Offseason the first time which does make a huge difference. Second time was shoulder season and I did still really enjoy it. No question you could have a bad encounter. We did not either time though which was nice.

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      3. Jane noted antagonism in Whitby towards tourists, and I’ve heard stories about resentment to visitors though a lot of that goes back to COVID and also the way houses have been converted to self catering accommodation.

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      4. Ah, I understand now, antagonism towards tourists by Whitby folk.
        “Houses have been converted to self catering” or second homes is an issue in many nice parts of the country, cottages in Gloucestershire being bought by wealthy London and Cambridge folk meaning that Donnington pubs don’t get much business during the week now.

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      6. Actually, there may be other reasons why Donnington pubs are not so well used, but we’ll leave that until Martin does the Cotswolds again.

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      8. Well, a Donnington publican definitely told me it was wealthy folk from London and Cambridge to blame and I have no reason to doubt such local knowledge.

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      10. I like to think I’m fairly well prepared, so my guess is that you are confusing my given name with something else called “will”. The absence of a capital letter suggests I might be onto something.

        Have you been vacillating more than normal, by any chance?

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      12. Not “Prepare Will” for driving the BPF PubMen round all their pubs because he’s the one who’ll least want to drink Donnington beers ?

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