Maybeck Cottage

GETTING AROUND…….

Parking in Whitby

Parking in Whitby can sometimes prove difficult, to say the least. To park in town you can either use the pay & display facilities or if they are busy you can park in the disc zones, where you will need to display a disc, which we have provided for you. You can only use this in the disc park areas in town for the time stated on the signs. Set your disc to the time you leave your vehicle and leave on display. Traffic wardens are very keen in Whitby, so please be careful.

Should you choose to use it, we have a park and ride facility, this is situated on the outskirts of Whitby. Turn left out of the bottom of the cottage track. Turn left in Ruswarp village and head up the bank. At the main roundabout, take the first left, heading away from Whitby. The park and ride is situated on the next roundabout to the right. The buses run very regularly from here.

For more information check out www.northyorks.gov.uk/parkandride

(This site is sometimes used for Covid testing so you may need to check it is running beforehand).

Buses

The bus to Whitby from Ruswarp picks up at the village bus shelter ( on the left in the village).

The bus is an Arriva Bus No 95. It is a 9 minute journey into Whitby.

There is a timetable overleaf.

To double check the times please contact 0344 800 4411

 Trains

To get the train into Whitby from Ruswarp, you can pick up the train at Ruswarp station which is situated on the right as you enter the village.

The diesel trains run through this station at different times throughout the day. If you would like to ride on the steam train, you would have to change at Whitby Station, as the steam train does not stop at Ruswarp.

There is a timetable overleaf.

To double check times & fares please contact 0800 138 5560

Walking

To walk into Whitby from Ruswarp it is around a 40 minute walk. There are details of the routes in this file.

WALKING INTO WHITBY 

There are two ways to walk into Whitby, both setting off from Ruswarp.

At the bottom of the drive turn left to the T junction in the village.

For the easier walk turn right to cross over the railway lines, then immediately turn left through a gate to take a footpath alongside the lines. This level path runs between the railway and fields, and later alongside the river. Passing under the viaduct and a high level bridge it ends at the marina, from which it is a short stroll to the town centre. This walk is approximately 2 miles.

The other way into town is a little more challenging. From the T junction in Ruswarp turn left and follow the High Street as far as Jackson’s Butchers. Look for a footpath sign on the right, which passes between a high hedge and a wall. Follow the stone paved path, an old monks’ trod, passing 2 kissing gates and a reed bed on the right, to climb stone steps. At the top take the path signed Whitby Marina, passing allotments on your left, descending and ascending more steps to reach the Cinder Track (some of which is now tarmacked.) Cross the track, across the school playing field, through the car park and onto the A171. Cross the road, with care as it can be busy, turn right and within a few metres look for a pathway on the left between hedges. This path leads steeply down to Waterstead Lane, where, after some new cottages, take the track down and over the railway line, into the marina carpark.

COASTAL WALKING

There are coastal paths in both directions from Whitby.

From the coastguard cottages near the abbey the path goes to Robin Hood’s Bay and beyond. (The X93 bus, half hourly in summer, hourly in winter, goes through Robin Hoods Bay for a return to Whitby)

From Sandsend the old cinder track, the bed of the disused railway line, can be accessed via a flight of steps in the car park at the bottom of Lythe Bank. After about a mile steep steps leads up onto the cliff top, from which the path leads to Kettleness, Runswick and Staithes. (The X4 runs through Staithes and Runswick, half hourly, for a return trip to Whitby)

THE CINDER TRACK

The cinder track, leading from Whitby to Scarborough, a total distance of about 20 miles, can be accessed in several places, thus creating shorter walks. To get on to the track in Whitby, follow the A171 Scarborough road, to the corner of Pannett Park and a small roundabout. Take the small road, Southend Gardens, between houses, to a tunnel. (This can be seen from the roundabout) This is the Cinder Track, accessed either up steps before the tunnel, or a ramp on the other side of the tunnel.

The walk from here to Robin Hood’s Bay is about 6 miles and is fairly level, easier than the coast path which is very undulating. However for a shorter walk drive out of Whitby on the Scarborough road, A171, for approximately 3 miles, to Hawsker. Park in the layby opposite the Robin Hood’s Bay road, B1447, and walk back about 50 yards to a pelican crossing. Cross the road and you are now on the track, 3 miles to RHB.

There is a book on local walks in the cottage, if you would like some further ideas.