4 Henrietta Street, Whitby

30/10/2026

🍁

28/10/2026

This place is a Whitby gem! Well worth a visit for all ages.

25/10/2026

23/10/2026

The town has a 'skyline unlike anywhere else' in Yorkshire!

21/10/2026

📕❤️

Just one month to go until Whitby welcomes some huge names for its four-day literature festival! 📚🌟

Whitby is preparing to roll out the welcome mat for famous authors, television stars, musicians and broadcasters as Whitby Lit Fest returns from 19–22 November 2026!

With 57 events planned across four days, this year’s festival is bringing an impressive line-up of household names to the Yorkshire Coast.

Among those heading to Whitby are:

Hugh Bonneville – Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington.
Si King – One half of the much-loved Hairy Bikers.
John Boyne – Bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Ann Cleeves – Creator of the hugely popular Vera and Shetland novels.
Joanne Harris – Internationally acclaimed author of Chocolat.
Corinne Bailey Rae – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter.

Also appearing are Mark Billingham, Elly Griffiths, Greta Scacchi, Louise Minchin, Dr Sian Williams, Peter Oborne and many more!

Events will take place across several Whitby venues, with everything from author interviews and crime fiction to poetry, history, live performances and family activities.

🎟️ Tickets are already on sale, with several events having sold out.
📅 Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 November 2026

The town, famous for inspiring Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is getting ready to celebrate another chapter of its remarkable literary heritage.

21/10/2026

21/10/2026

How lucky are we to experience the awe and wonder of the Northern Lights? ✨

With some of the darkest skies in the UK, the North York Moors offers fantastic opportunities to enjoy the beauty of the night sky, and on rare occasions, witness the incredible aurora borealis dancing overhead.

Have you ever seen the Northern Lights from the North York Moors? 🌌📸

Discover more ways to experience our dark skies by joining us at the Dark Skies Fringe Festival (23 October to 1 November). Follow the link in the comments to book an event.

📸 D Bartlett

21/10/2026

Whitby RNLI charity calendar back for fourth year in a row