Skinninggrove to Whitby

12th September

A wet night heralded a grey windy, drizzly day  with only one significant period of rain. Very pleasant walking conditions.

A climb back up to the Coastal Path which then continued with only a little more climbing before dropping down to Boulby and Cowbar (Staithes).

Boulby is the site of the deepest mine in the UK and the second deepest in Europe (1400 meters) and extends to 297 square miles of tunnels.

ICL Potash mine buildings 

The surface buildings don't give an indication of the size of the works below producing over 3.5 million tons of ore per year.

I was impressed with Cowbar (Staithes), A very pretty old  fishing village, the café wasn't open!

Staithes 

Back over the cliffs and down to Runswick Bay, with café, and a walk along the sand.

Up again to the last cliff path to Sandsend where the only heavy rain shower of the day sent me into the café!

A short road walk into Whitby where I met Jack and Jasmine and had a tour of the town   before settling into the youth hostel for the night.

16.5 miles walked
1000 meters ascent