North York Moors and Whitby

This route crosses the North York Moors by the Hole of Horcum to Whitby, then follows the coast to Robin Hood's Bay and Scarborough. Heather in August, steam trains on the Pickering line.

The stops

1. Start

   Pickering

2. Viewpoint

   Hole of Horcum

   Large hollow in the moor

3. Town

   Goathland

   Heartbeat village and steam trains

4. Town

   Whitby

   Abbey and harbour

5. Town

   Robin Hood's Bay

   Smugglers' village

6. Viewpoint

   Ravenscar

   Cliff village

7. Town

   Scarborough

   Seaside resort

8. Finish

   Scarborough

Where to stay

• Night 1

  Whitby

  Whitby Holiday Park

When to go

Apr–Oct

On the road

Moor roads can be foggy