Staithes , North Yorks .

Very picturesque, must have been an amazing sight in real life.

Aye Dawn it is lovely wherever you point your camera .. took loads will do a blog as so much to see.

Look forward to it Ray.

Very pretty little place, lovely photo too will look forward to the blog.

It looks lovely Bonkers......I love the sea...........

Thank you ..camera in overdrive ..thanks Morgana very steep and hilly the highest cliffs on East coast of England .

Does Ray do sea fishing Milky ? Very popular for that and at least you d be able to sit by a roaring log fire cosy in a pub ..

Reminds me of Robin Hood's Bay. :-))

Very close by David about 10 miles apart ..you can still feel the ghosts of those smugglers ..

Thank you Bonkersbon I shall inform my grand sons about the stepest cliff on where it is, as they have been looking for the steepest one, to push me off in my wheel chair lol standing joke with me and my grandsons but secretly I think they would lol he he

beautiful looking place

Aw bless Morgana .. sorry I think I ve found it ..still if you brought your broomstick it would be a great place to take off from ..

Thanks Eileen x

LOL Bonkersbon I would be able to fly like a bird then would nt I he he , I will make sure I have turbo fitted. he he ha ha.I wonder what sparks will come from that he he. :o)))))

Dont know but you would truly qualify as wicked witch of the north ..well always nice to chat to anyone as daft as me ..sorry M must fly .. take care x

Wow have you got turbo fuel injection in your wings Bonkersbon you went that fast I did nt see you go I ll nick name you flash Gorden he he he

Lovely again Ray, those houses almost look like a painting.

Thats what I thought at first Doctorbon1 he he

what a beautifull setting ray ;o))

Thanks Drb - you wont be surprised to hear that the Staithes group of artists became very popular in late Victorian times.Similar to the Newlyn group of Cornwall both locations lent themselves to dramatic scenery and events.

Thanks Morgana and Sandra.

Great picture BB know Staithes very well we went there last year with Polly and she had a little set to with another Scottie down by the river lol also my son Simon goes walking along the coastline and he taken some wonderful pictures, he has just had one of Staithes harbour blown up and it is now on the wall over the fireplace.

Oh PP it certainly is a lovely spot.A bit hairy walkig at times...highest cliffs on East coast of England ! What a great idea to blow up the photo and place over fireplace !

A Wonderful Veiw :)

Thanks Jacque.Lovely to see the village has retained all its old world charm !

I Love 2 see Old Houses /Villages :) Im sure iv been reincarnated lol :)

Aye Jacque,but if it was here you would have to be an old fish wife ! Lol

I Love Fish lol :)

Do you like prawns too Jacque ? Big fat juicy ones we get here ! Lol

MMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i think i was a Mermaid who lived in Staithes lol :)

Jane here Jacque...if Ray thinks he might catch a glimpse of you in Staithes,dont think Ill have any trouble geting him to take me back there. Ill just convince him that the seals are mermaids.He is daft enough to believe me ! Lol

BB do you know Lower Newtons, Embleton Bay where the Ship Inn is? we stayed there for our Hols twice we just love the cliff top walks and sandy beaches on that coastline.

Well PP you really caught me there ...thought I knew the name but not in North Yorks ..only heard of Embleton in Northumberland and only Ship Inn I ve been to is in Alnmouth think this not far from Dunstanburgh and Craister sure Amblealice will help us out ..

so picturesque BB love it ..all what we need is lots of sunshine..

Thanks Deida ..would be nice and really wasnt bad for November ..like many who live by the coast feel like you reclaim where you live in winter months .

Dont get me wrong so many depend on tourists and without them many coastal resorts would be ghost towns ..

Wonderful hillsides. :o)

Great pic BB....we used to go to Whitby, Sandsend and Staithes a lot when the children were little. I remember one day there was a lot of what looked like cream stones at the sea edge and my Dad would go and try to walk on them....as he found out they were foam.........we were in absolute stitches....Lol!

Fantastic BB. This is one of the things I love about this site. Haven't been to Staithes for years, loved the place. One of the best things was the cinnamon teacakes when I got to the harbour :~))

Thanks TT ..

You ll know it well then Janey and dont suppose its changed too much poor Dad lol..a lovely coast line wonderful for fossil hunting .

All those aromas Pip ..designed to make you hungry hard to resist .

Love this and I thought the houses looked 'painted' too. What a lovely light quality there. So many places I haven't seen, look forward to your blog Bb. Ooooh cinnamon teacakes mmmm:-)

Look out to night at midnight for shooting stars.

It almost looks to good to be real , like a painting ..... it has a charm all it's own .... :o)

Thanks Amy .. love the coast in winter as we get a chance to reclaim where we live . Not knocking tourists as many areas depend on them but is nice to walk around when they ve all gone home ..

Lovely photo BB...It sure takes me back. My favourite area in the world is the North Yorkshire coast. :o)

Thanks Gilli ..although a long way from home you live in a beautiful part of the world.Although never got across to West coast of Canada just mind blowing the size of it.

What a wonderful treat to drive through compared to this cramped little island .. spots like this to be treasured .

Wonderful view from up there........

A cramped little island it may be BB but it has a unique gentle charm that I have been unable to find anywhere else. :o)

I love Staithes and the locals pronounce it Steighs my Mother in Law had a lot of relatives there and in Whitby, she always claims to be descended from whalers and pirates that jumped ship from the Spanish ships. LOL she is 95 now and full of tales.

There is a Ship Inn at Saltburn I think that is only a few miles North of Staithes and just 3 miles South of where I live.

Thanks DD ..

Yes Gilli abscence does make the heart grow fonder and guess its very different visiting a country to living there permanently but what little I saw of Canada I loved .

Yes Maggie a lovely area on your doorstep as often say to friends and family in South who imagine Middlesborough to be hugely industrial ..parts are but a few minutes away is some beautiful countryside.

Your mother in law sounds a great character wasn t our coast more often raided by the Vikings ? Spanish Pirates seem much more romantic though ..

Your probably right B.b. but her maiden name was Kingston and I do know that that was a name taken by foreigners to our shores it was Kings son and changed over the years apparently. We did have lots of smugglers in the area though didnt we. We have been all over this Country over the years camping and now in our motorhome, although we have or did have!! a big industrial base, we have the most beautiful coastline and countryside that you can find, it is only our weather that lets us down.

We did Maggy some of these villages still have caves and homes with trap doors to take in contraband.VAT being what it is think I d be happy to see them use it again ..yep no middle ground here is there?

Wet is very wet snow is very deep windy very windy sunny is quite warm ..despite all that best coast line beaches food and people if only closer to the south so few would visit Cornwall.

Lovely picture Bonkersbon. We stayed in an inn along the harbour at Whitby one year, and very early in the morning got up and watched the fishing boats unload their catch.

A lovely sight to see Lindak. We also like to go onto the cliffs at Ravenscar and watch the grey seals.They come in so close when its breeding season .

They are such beautiful creatures and we saw some when we went to the Isle Of Man two years ago.

Looks a lovely place. Certainly very picturesque and the sort of place I'd like to do a watercolour of.

about 20 miles north of Robin Hoods bay Toto.If you come up this way again our door is always open to you. ( Although we may be out ) Lol

I do hope your out as it will give me time to search for you wallet.

Hi Toto...Jane here Do you honestly think he would go out without that !! Its welded to him ! Tightwad ! Lol

The best laid plans and all that eh!

Shhhh you will scare him !! Doesnt like folk talking about the W word !!

Sorry Jane I don't want to scare him so close to Christmas. I wouldn't want him to become to rigid with fear that he can't get "it" open long enough to get you a prezzie.

LOL !