Can I say (as a resident of Whitby) that the reason you are paying slightly above average prices for your quality fish & chips etc is that 1) They are just that - quality 2) That the traders in Whitby have a very short season and that they have to make their living during the months from April to September because after that the town goes pretty much dead. Whitby has been voted in numerous polls, the most preferred resort in the UK. Like any other tourist attraction it has its season and like any other tourist attraction it would be foolish not to exploit its standing as a popular spot. When many cities and larger towns are thriving in January and February, just take a walk down Church Street in Whitby. Chances are you'll be the only one on the cobbles. I don't think that stumping up, what amounts to probably only a tenner over the course of a week, for excess food and drink prices is too much to ask. If you ask me, Whitby's so beautiful that we should charge you all a fiver to get in! This thread reminds me of another that was on here not too long about tight folkies. HHhhhmmmmmmm, maybe there was some truth in it.

Watt