"Love your comments Ruth but Im with John McKenzie on THATone !!!"

Well, intriguingly, some twenty-something Whitby Folk Week attenders have just posted their festival pictures on Facebook,which also include photos of taking cocktails at the Marine!

Maybe the nice thing about a place like Whitby is that you can get a good pint at a reasonable price (anything under £3 is reasonable these days, IMHO) at a proper pub like the Station, or have an afternoon of posh cocktails - and pretty much anything in between! My daughter is especially fond of the chocolate coffins from Justin's sweet shop, as it happens...

There will always be folkies who bring along their own placcy box of sarnies and a flask of coffee to a festival - but there are also folkies who look at festivals as their hols and like to push the boat out a bit. Surely it's not another world - just different parts of the same one.

I have a friend who lives in Whitby, so I visit a few times each year. I think it's one of the most vibrant towns in England, with a colourful range of people and unique little businesses, and a wonderful village-y feel - everyone seems to know everyone else. Moreover, everyone seems to accept everyone else exactly as they are. It is a great environment for a folk festival.

I wouldn't change it for the world. Another marguerita and a plate of oysters, barman!