Window panel on a cottage door in Whitby, North Yorkshire
Don’t you think this is lovely? I’ve been visiting Whitby for many years and I always walk down the main pier for the lovely views back at the town and out across the bay. Picture postcard pretty though it undoubtedly is, the weather can sometimes be bleak on that North Yorkshire coast. This little window panel seemed to me to speak volumes of the nature of the place.
Out on the pier itself, in glorious weather, there are more windows to see.
The bluest of skies accentuate the lighthouse.
From top- to bottom!
The beach is overlooked by a row of holiday cottages. I’d already walked the clifftop and the pier, so time for a sit down and a bite to eat. But the cobbled Whitby streets are always full of pirate treasures.
Justin’s Chocolatier has a sumptuous window
The window in close-up
And “ye olde tea shoppes”!
Yes, please!
In the end we found an old favourite.
With it’s cosy inside, looking out to the courtyard
It was just the ending needed to our day.
Don’t you think? But I’m a coffee person, really!
I have to admit to having a naughty glass of wine, but then, the setting was so nice. If you’re in Whitby, look out for Sanders Yard.
Meantime it’s thanks to Dawn at Lingering Visions for encouraging me to look through windows. If you have some you’d like to share, follow the link and meet me there.
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You take us to the nicest places, Jo. I’m having a naughty glass of wine, too…cheers!
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Wonderful- I never like drinking alone, Elisa 🙂 Have a lovely weekend.
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I had a lighthouse moment as well this week! Belle Tout at Beachy Head…
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I was thinking of you this morning 🙂 Did the Ben Fogle interview go well? I bet he was charming. You couldn’t call that work could you? Have a fairytale wedding, Suze, and all the gelato you can eat in Venice. 🙂
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A really lovely set of windows, Jo. Oh, all those different fudge flavours to choose from! Spoilt for choice. 🙂
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D’you know I never even noticed, Ad! I was concentrating on minimising the reflections. Is that dedication, or what? 🙂
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You’re slipping, girl. 🙂 It was the first thing that caught my eye.
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Great serie!
Well done!
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Thank you so much. And I had a great day out too 🙂
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Fantastic windows Jo! I definitely like the fudge and toffee display… 🙂
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I’m sure you’ll be able to get some Cornish fudge, Meg 🙂 Cheers!
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There is something so rich about the blue of the sky in autumn. I have never been able to figure out why the sky seems limitless in September and October.
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It’s also something of a rarity, Kate. Maybe that makes it seem bluer 🙂
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The first one really got me! It has such a great combination of sadness & elegance while being extremely nautical. It has a haunting appeal.
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The door stopped me in my tracks- I really loved it too 🙂
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Such a lovely window gallery! The lighthouse with the gorgeous blue sky behind is a great shot.
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Thanks, Amy 🙂 I have lots of shots of that pier and the lighthouse. Expect you’ll be seeing more before too long.
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Your old favor it is fantastic! What a quaint place to rest your tired toes. Great shots, Jo. The lighthouse is gorgeous.
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I’ll be dragging you along on the cliff top walk soon, Gem, then you’ll have a chance to rest those weary toes 🙂 It is a very picturesque place, but the sunshine does bring out the crowds.
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Awesome look at your world! I am going to a fair with lots of ANIMALS wonder what I can share with you 🙂
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I don’t mind the odd billy goat, Eunice, or a rabbit or two 🙂
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🙂 We had a wonderful 5 hrs there but one sad border collie no pups allowed even well behaved ones 😦
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Shame!
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All lovely images Jo. And I love Whitby, though it’s been a few years since I was last there and then it was howling a gale, snowing and very, very cold!! Wish I’d known about that lovely café! Thanks for the wander 🙂
Jude xx
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You’re welcome, Jude 🙂 It can certainly be bleak, but then you have a better chance of having the place to yourself. The sunshine brings out the crowds, but the cliff top was spectacular.(yes, those photos will be turning up soon, too!)
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Such a beautiful place, Jo! The lighthouse photos are spectacular!
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Thanks a lot, Jill! They’re my favourites (and the bollard 🙂 )
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Both Justin’s and Marie Antoinette’s look very inviting, indeed, especially on a windy and blustery day. I think the glass of wine was perfect to round out the day. 🙂
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I won’t tell you about the big slabs of cake on the counter, Cathy. I know you don’t eat much 🙂
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Haha, Jo, you know me too well. If you told me about the big slabs of cake, you know you’d have my mouth watering! I wish I didn’t eat so much; then I could be as thin as you! 🙂
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tu hai mille occhi, come i Poeti, le tue immagini stesse sono la loro Poesia, incantevoli le visioni di questa cittadina antica con una storia molto particolare
un bacione alla mia Giovanna
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I could just imagine you and me walking on the cliff top, Ventis, and then sitting in the cafe. It’s a beautiful old town indeed. Mille grazie, cara. 🙂
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I love tea so much 🙂 dear Johanna, but I drink coffee too… This is a wonderful post, how enjoyable to watch them… Of course I wished to be there too. Thank you dear, love, nia
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The cobbled streets are full of atmosphere, Nia. You would linger in the pretty shops for hours 🙂
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Lovely – I really must go to Whitby – it is so close!
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You’ve never been? Time it for the Goth Festival- you’ll have a blast! 🙂
Bank Holidays and weekends it can be a bit busy with what I can only impolitely describe as “chavs” but there’s no denying the place has character. The Abbey and St. Mary’s Church are worth climbing the steps for.
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Thanks for the tips Jo.
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Will you bring me some of that fudge? They don’t know how to make it in France, and I can’t stand long enough to do it myself. I took a pic through my bedroom window this morning and it’s on my blog.
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Should I pop some up to Sally’s for your next visit, Viv? Or would you prefer hand delivery? I’ll be round for a look through your bedroom window later 🙂
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Must, must go there. I love this photo Jo. ‘With it’s cosy inside, looking out to the courtyard’. A beautiful shot.
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Thank you, David. It’s very kind of you to say 🙂
Another almost Indian Summer day today! I was Nordic walking on Crimdon beach.
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Jo, I dont know how you manage it – on the rare occasions I have visited Whitby I have almost NEVER seen blue sky 🙂
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I have my share of grey sky photos too, Tony. Atmospheric, I prefer to call them 🙂
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Atmospheric… must remember that 😀
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Beautiful! This is going to be my 2014 (late spring) travel destination. 🙂
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I wish you good weather, Karen. 🙂 It makes a big difference.
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