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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Whitby
Whitby in North Yorkshire is one of the UK's most visited seaside resorts. It's well-known for its connections with Dracula and Capt Cook, and its bi-annual Goth Weekend event. But, the town is steeped in an amazing amount of fascinating history.
In this video I explore five of its less well-known subjects, all linking back to the brilliant Whitby Museum (@whitbymuseum7882). There's tales of local folklore and witchcraft, as well as significant connections to World War 2 and the birth of palaeontology.
Special thanks to the staff, curators and trustees at Whitby Museum (www.whitbymuseum.org.uk) for their cooperation with research and filming. Also a big thanks to Ryedale Folk Museum (www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk) and Bannial Flatt Cottages ( profile.php?id=100057312975506).
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The Story of the lost Scarborough South Bay Pool
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Scarborough South Bay Pool in North Yorkshire was once one of Scarborough’s main tourist attractions. The pool was one of many masterpieces designed by Scarborough’s former Borough Engineer, Harry Smith. In this video I cover the creation of the pool all the way through to its demise in the 1980s. Scarborough was, and still is, one of the UK's most visited holiday destinations. It's also able t...
The Strid, North Yorkshire, England - The World's Most Dangerous River
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The Strid, a stretch of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, is the world's most dangerous river with a 100% fatality rate. Find out more about the history of it in this video, including its links to William Wordsworth and the iconic Bolton Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales. Visit The Strid & Bolton Abbey - boltonabbey.com/what-to-see/strid-wood-and-the-strid/ MY PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Camera 1 - amzn...
Become a North Yorkshire Moors Railway steam loco driver!
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A short insight into what's involved in becoming a volunteer steam train driver on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The railway are continuously looking to recruit volunteers for a variety of roles and, as a volunteer steam loco driver, you'll have the opportunity to play an integral role in preserving this special railway for generations to come. NYMR's Volunteer for the Footplate Department...
The Best Place To Stay in Scarborough?
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Where is the best place to stay in Scarborough, North Yorkshire? The Yorkshire coast's premier resort has so many places to stay, but where is best? In this video I spend the night at Scarborough's latest luxury apartments, The Salisbury, located in the town centre. EXCLUSIVE 15% discount code offer included in the video! www.the-salisbury.com [Series 2; Ep 2. Watch in 4K!] FOR MORE INFO ON NOR...
Why is Whitby known for Dracula?
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In this video, I explore the connection between Whitby in North Yorkshire and the legendary vampire Count Dracula! I visit the key places that were the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's classic novel, including the guest house where he stayed. It was in Whitby that Bram Stoker found inspiration for the setting of Dracula, with its haunting Whitby Abbey ruins, winding cobbled streets, and the atm...
The Tree Walk in Peasholm Park, Scarborough
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Peasholm Park is the best park in North Yorkshire, confirmed by the Trip Advisor Traveller’s Choice Awards. But it’s perhaps best known by the 40 generation for its legendary Tree Walk Wonderland and miniature Naval Warfare. In this video, I take a wander around the park to show it how it is today, before taking a look at the “little boat show” and the lost Treewalk. Whilst making the video, I ...
The story of The Hispaniola on The Mere, Scarborough
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Click this link and use discount code YORKSHIRE10 for 10% off your order from YFood! bit.ly/yfoodUK_yorkshire10 The Hispaniola on The Mere in Scarborough was a part of thousands of peoples holidays to Scarborough for decades. But what happened to it? In this video, I tell the story of The Hispaniola up to the present day. One of North Yorkshire's legendary attractions! (Special thanks to is @sc...
Murder Mystery on the North York Moors
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North Yorkshire's very own Jane Doe case and one of Yorkshire's most unsettling murder mysteries. Join me as I delve into the mysterious and chilling case of "The Lady of Sutton Bank," also known as "The Nude in the Nettles." In this video, I’ll take you on a journey through the investigation of one of the UK's most notorious unsolved murders. The body of an unknown woman was discovered in a re...
A Visit To Scarborough's Museums & Art Gallery
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In this video I visit the Rotunda Museum, Scarborough Art Gallery & Woodend, taking a look at the collections & exhibitions. I also caught up with the Chief Executive of Scarborough Museums & Galleries, Andrew Clay, to have a chat about the organisation & its offer, plus its plans for the future. All 3 buildings I visit are in close proximity to each other, within easy walking distance of Scarb...
The Story of Scarborough's Aquarium & Gala Land
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Exploring the history of another of North Yorkshire's lost attractions - Scarborough Aquarium & Gala Land. A key part of establishing Scarborough & the Yorkshire coast as one of the UK's premier seaside holiday destinations. Once known as the People's Palace and closed for the final time over 50 years ago, this video details its fascinating history as an underground world of wonder & curiosity,...
The Story of Eden Camp in North Yorkshire
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Discover the incredible story of Eden Camp, a former World War II prisoner of war camp that has been transformed into a unique museum and heritage attraction in North Yorkshire. In this video, I explore the history of this incredible site, from its origins as a prisoner of war camp to its current role as one of the UK's most innovative museums. Eden Camp was originally built in 1942 as a prison...
Steam Locomotive Footplate Ride to Whitby! On the North Yorkshire Moors Railway!
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This one was a fun one to shoot - riding on the footplate of a steam locomotive on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Pickering to Grosmont across the North York Moors and then behind a Class 20 diesel to Whitby! I’d had a lot of requests to do a video on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and I knew that when I did do one, I wanted to include the work of its amazing volunteers. This video i...
In Whitby With Krampus! (CHRISTMAS SPECIAL)
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Starting in Malton at the inspiration for the Counting House in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I take a wander around Malton’s Christmas Market before heading to Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast for the crazy Whitby Krampus Run! I chose to round off my first year on UA-cam by showing some of the things that happen in North Yorkshire on the lead up to Christmas. The weather was horrendou...
Captain Cook's Early Life in North Yorkshire
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Join me on a journey through the early life of one of history's greatest explorers, Captain James Cook. In this video, I explore Cook's formative years in the picturesque county of North Yorkshire, England, and the experiences that would shape his legendary career. Cook was born in the village of Marton near Middlesbrough in 1728 and spent much of his childhood in the nearby village of Great Ay...
Walking the Rail Trail between Goathland and Grosmont
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Walking the Rail Trail between Goathland and Grosmont
Home of the UK’s Most Popular Steam Railway!
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Home of the UK’s Most Popular Steam Railway!
The Story of the Grand Hotel, Scarborough
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The Story of the Grand Hotel, Scarborough
The Lost Scarborough & Whitby Railway - Part 3/3
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The Lost Scarborough & Whitby Railway - Part 3/3
Aerial shots of the stunning North Yorkshire coast! Scarborough, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay
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Aerial shots of the stunning North Yorkshire coast! Scarborough, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay
The Lost Scarborough & Whitby Railway - Part 2/3
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The Lost Scarborough & Whitby Railway - Part 2/3
The Lost Scarborough & Whitby Railway - Part 1/3
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The Lost Scarborough & Whitby Railway - Part 1/3
Mr Marvels & Atlantis Water Park - Scarborough North Bay
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Mr Marvels & Atlantis Water Park - Scarborough North Bay
Butlins Filey Holiday Camp
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Butlins Filey Holiday Camp
A quiet lockdown evening over Scarborough Harbour
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A quiet lockdown evening over Scarborough Harbour
Roman Villa Never Seen Before Discovered In Scarborough
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Roman Villa Never Seen Before Discovered In Scarborough
Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough - The Abandoned College
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Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough - The Abandoned College

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  • @timothyseabrook1584
    @timothyseabrook1584 18 годин тому

    thereis some talk of reopening the railway this would be sn act of criminal vandalism the rail bed dhould be resurfaced with smooth tarmac snd converted into a traffic free cycle route from Scarborough to Whitby if it couldn’.t make a profit in the 1960.s as a railway it will not now why should the taxpayer subsidise something they do not want

  • @robertgraffham6440
    @robertgraffham6440 День тому

    Correction! Both The West Somerset Railway and The Swanage Railway are MORE POPULAR!

  • @veralandon8276
    @veralandon8276 4 дні тому

    wow! thought i knew a lot about whitby but i learnt a bit more will have to re-visit the museum again

  • @Lorna.
    @Lorna. 11 днів тому

    Fantastic and well produced documentary on something I never knew about Scarborough. Thank you for the well presented information 👏👏👍😀

  • @007JHS
    @007JHS 11 днів тому

    The social history is what I found most fascinating.... made me remember stories my parents and other relatives recounted.

  • @brigoose7945
    @brigoose7945 13 днів тому

    Sadly in the Plandemic, the hotels were offered money to house illegal immigrants who should immediately be deported. The grand decided to close and take illegals. The illegals trashed the Grand, made a huge mess of it. Then when they started taking customers, the illegals were upstairs. The illegals kids were running up and down the corridors,kicking doors, was so sad to see. Then they were putting some people in the basement rooms which were vile. It needs(hopefully they have) to boot the illegals out. The hotel needs fully refurbishing, it needs to be cleaned, good prices and offer good deals. So sad really,such an old beautiful building ruined

  • @Flint_Westwood
    @Flint_Westwood 13 днів тому

    I just got back from Scarborough just over a week ago. I sat in that very spot outside the museum near the bridge, oblivious that there was anything beneath my feet 😮

  • @shirleyjordan5941
    @shirleyjordan5941 14 днів тому

    Keep up the good work

  • @shirleyjordan5941
    @shirleyjordan5941 14 днів тому

    Well presented I love Scarborough it’s a shame so many hotels being given to immigrants

  • @susanwardrope6495
    @susanwardrope6495 15 днів тому

    my mam and dad met in butlins in filey in 1950/1

  • @daryljackson3430
    @daryljackson3430 15 днів тому

    They had it easy in England pow camps , not like how they treated our lads in Germany and Japan. Some prisoners would have been delighted that they didn’t have to go back and fight anymore.

  • @paulg0170
    @paulg0170 16 днів тому

    More. More.

  • @kippercat123
    @kippercat123 18 днів тому

    I have always wanted to see someone put a manequin ( one that floats in still waters ) into the strid and see if it really would sink to the bottom .

  • @DavidHoins
    @DavidHoins 25 днів тому

    Nothing more than another early British economic migrant and robber

  • @timerkiert4731
    @timerkiert4731 27 днів тому

    As a descendent from a polish prisoner of war, I found this video particularly interesting

  • @mlowbridge2988
    @mlowbridge2988 27 днів тому

    Another great episode,well worth the wait thanks

  • @kalhimp
    @kalhimp 28 днів тому

    have a look at Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA its the strid when empty..

  • @jonchapman999
    @jonchapman999 29 днів тому

    I think I must have been one of the last visitors to Gala Land. It would have been around 1965, aged 10, when I was mooching around one late afternoon while my parents were visiting an elderly family friend up the cliff lift at the top of St Nicholas Cliff. I had escaped the boring conversation for an hour or two and was surprised to discover an amusement arcade where I had thought none existed. I remember it as empty, run down and full of old and rather decrepit attractions. I did go on the 'rollercoaster', played on some very old fashioned arcade games, and was rather excited to discover a 'What The Butler Saw' penny Mutoscope - something of an anticlimax! There were even some dodgems, though being the only driver was not especially thrilling! I spent a couple of shillings of holiday pocket money and then headed back to find my mum and dad. The following year when we returned for our annual holiday visiting my grandparents, the arcade had closed. Even though ist was rather tired and run down, it had an exotic and rather magical feel to it.

  • @terkiert
    @terkiert Місяць тому

    Great video Scarborough. Well researched. From my understanding some buildings were put on hold around 1872 due to shortage of materials, including iron so shows the visions there was to get this built

  • @terkiert
    @terkiert Місяць тому

    Great video. Didn't know about the strid but may go this weekend

  • @ChilleUK
    @ChilleUK Місяць тому

    I went here in 2005

  • @user-mt1zm9rp3z
    @user-mt1zm9rp3z Місяць тому

    Loved Scarbrough always went as a child, so sad to see the demise, I remember in 1967 going to see " the student prince" at the open air theatre, it was a wonderful experience for a child, magical! So sad it's been left to rack and ruin!😔

  • @undertheradar001
    @undertheradar001 Місяць тому

    Now a shithole that I wouldn't go near.

  • @lewisfoster1565
    @lewisfoster1565 Місяць тому

    I watched this video staying in a hotel over the road from the grand hotel! Amazing storey and was really good watching the video while sat looking at the hotel

  • @AArtemis
    @AArtemis Місяць тому

    The pool closed for the last time on the 4th of September 1988 at 16:45.

  • @Nathan-rq1nv
    @Nathan-rq1nv Місяць тому

    Brilliant

  • @GiantmanUK
    @GiantmanUK Місяць тому

    Interesting video Andrew,let's hope someone recognise,s this poor lady,and also I hope people will now visit her grave to pay their respects and place flowers.R.i.p.

  • @roblong461
    @roblong461 Місяць тому

    Great informative video. Nice footage. I so enjoyed it, something I could really get my teeeth into.

  • @JH-os9kk
    @JH-os9kk Місяць тому

    Thank you for sharing this video. I went on the NYMR last week with my dad and I really enjoyed it. Although I’m female, I love steam trains and you just can’t beat the sound of a steam locomotive chug chug chugging along. This video has given me an insight into what the footplate ride entails as I’m very much thinking about having that once in a lifetime experience for myself 😊

  • @johtrd
    @johtrd Місяць тому

    Thanks for such a great video memory - it’s wrong that there is no recognition of the pool in what replaces the space. The pool is a significant part of Scarborough’s heritage and a significant part of my childhood. In the early 1970’s my parents and another family hired one of the summer bungalows (a small room with a kitchenet) and we visited regularly for three/four summers. I remember my Dad going to church on a Sunday lunchtime - which was really a visit to the Spa Bar. In the late 1970’s I had a holiday job with the Council as a lifeguard and was regularly posted to the Pool - the day started with washing out the changing rooms, showers and toilets - with a massive industrial hose - great fun. Then on to duty around the pool - invariably the days weather followed the tide - on the summer days when the tide was out it usually was sunny and the pool filled up with people. I remember it being busy and having to keep an eye on the childrens’ pools, where the fountains acted as climbing frames - with inevitable falls! Also keeping an eye on the diving boards and pool - which attracted the daredevil teens. When we had enough staff one lifeguard was assigned to diving board duty - we rarely had enough staff - on really hot days there were hundreds of people in the pool. So many great memories, thanks again for sparking them…

  • @GiantmanUK
    @GiantmanUK Місяць тому

    Another Great Video and what a shame The Aquarium was demolished! I personally liked The Grand Hotel video more than this,but this was interesting too,and well narrated and the Drone footage is superb,well done!

  • @Capnclogs
    @Capnclogs Місяць тому

    I remember the animals, also mr marvel

  • @ColinH1973
    @ColinH1973 Місяць тому

    Very interesting indeed, Andrew. I did know about the German bomber, and I have looked in vain for years for the plaque as I knew that it existed. I now know what it looks like, thank you. The other 4 items were also very fascinating. Thanks for what you do, and here's to the next one!

  • @Handcraftedwoodproducts
    @Handcraftedwoodproducts Місяць тому

    Excellent video, thanks.

  • @jessicablackburn7422
    @jessicablackburn7422 Місяць тому

    I've always had a dark fascination with The Strid. It's so unassuming and enchanting.Thank you for sharing your video. I live in Colorado USA and planning a trip to England. Ways been a dream of mine. Yorkshire is on my bucket list!❤

    • @NorthYorkshireWanderer
      @NorthYorkshireWanderer Місяць тому

      Glad you enjoyed it and I hope you make it over. Plenty to see in Yorkshire but make sure you spend some time on the coast! 🙌🏼

  • @steverock4329
    @steverock4329 Місяць тому

    Welcome back! Great video 👌🏻🙏🏻👍

  • @GeoffreyRivis
    @GeoffreyRivis Місяць тому

    My uncle had a large farm near Foxholes. In the 40's the government built Nissan huts on his farm, in which Italian prisoners were housed. After the war in the 50's, I helped to pull down many of these huts to make into field pig huts. We made a wood frame with skids and the curved sheets were assembled onto them. Some of the remaining huts were converted in the late 50's to mushroom growing houses. In a good week more than 5 tons of mushrooms were harvested and sent down to London to be sold. My uncle provided a van to pick up the women he employed, from Scarborough. He transported them to work and back every day. They would work on the mushrooms all day. Thanks for your excellent video.

  • @thevideoark
    @thevideoark Місяць тому

    Within 30 seconds of the start I knew I was in for a professional production, and you delivered. Amazing work. Really interesting. Thank you very much.

  • @leebailey5420
    @leebailey5420 Місяць тому

    Alright mate 6 royal crescent was owned by my family the harkers. Namely George and fanny harker. Harker was Mam's maiden name.

  • @NIGELOWEN1898
    @NIGELOWEN1898 Місяць тому

    An interesting yet rather sad tale and equally sad that nobody seems to have missed this poor woman. I am intrigued to know why Tony from 'Dinnerladies' was phoning the police to tell them about the body ? Was Bren aware of this ?

  • @rodcameron9737
    @rodcameron9737 Місяць тому

    Great video Andrew full of facts and good filming along with your good pace makes it a video to watch from start to finish…Well done 👏🏽 Could I put a request in for you to put together a video on the Theatres of Scarborough inc. The Royal Opera House on St Thomas Street, Floral Hall, Futurist all sadly gone now but a video would be a good reminder of Scarborough as a centre of live theatre in years past. Good Luck !!

  • @malcolmwinn2630
    @malcolmwinn2630 Місяць тому

    Great video Andrew

  • @charlesachurch7265
    @charlesachurch7265 Місяць тому

    Lhe List of Seven by Mark Frost co writer of Twin Peaks will explain everything. The Beergut Explodes. Whitby YEAH!!!

  • @carloblues
    @carloblues Місяць тому

    Thanks Andrew. Been to whitby a few times but didn't know any of this.

  • @charlesachurch7265
    @charlesachurch7265 Місяць тому

    This wonderful museum had an umbrella stand full of narwhal tusks to feel and observe.

  • @amandasherlockhewkin3743
    @amandasherlockhewkin3743 Місяць тому

    Love this hotel, the history, the architecture, the views, it’s beautiful

  • @micro_adVANtures
    @micro_adVANtures Місяць тому

    Great vid. Subbed.

  • @briandalrymple9986
    @briandalrymple9986 Місяць тому

    I had the absolute pleasure to visit Eden Camp on a visit from New Zealand in 2016. I can see the additions to the camp since then and enjoyed your video. The hut that impacted me most was the memorial hut to those who had been In the war.

  • @1963dalek
    @1963dalek 2 місяці тому

    Excellent video as always. I thought the term 'hungover' derived from lines of rope used by the poor to literally hang over to sleep. Who knows? 😊

    • @NorthYorkshireWanderer
      @NorthYorkshireWanderer Місяць тому

      Cheers! I’ll admit, it was the first time I’d heard this version.

  • @Nate_Gamer173
    @Nate_Gamer173 2 місяці тому

    I went to Eden camp with my school like 2 days ago and it was so good