Mobscooter's Pictures of Whitby

Whitby lifeboat

Whitby lifeboat and the church of St. Mary above.

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Whitby

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Whitby Endeavour

A replica of the ship Captain James Cook used to sail to Australia and New Zealand can be found in Whitby as a tourist attraction. The full-scale copy of Endeavour was towed 40 miles by sea from Middlesbrough. It is a floating museum that arrived in 2018 to mark the 250th anniversary of Cook's first expedition to the Pacific. Yorkshire-born Cook began his maritime career in Whitby.

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Whitby

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River Esk at Whitby

Sailing on the River Esk and floating out to sea at Whitby. River Esk is 28 mies long and the only Yorkshire river that flows directly to the sea without joining another river. Other rivers flow to the North Sea via the River Tees or the Humber Estuary.

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Whitby

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View of Whitby

This view of Whitby Harbour is taken from a road bridge that crosses the Esk higher upriver.

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Whitby, Coastal Harbours

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Whitby Swing Bridge

The swing bridge at Whitby has to open to let a yacht pass into the North Sea.

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Whitby, Buildings and Structures

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