Bus no 'X 56' from Middlesbrough - Whitby (X designating it as Express) every half hour through the day, not Sundays. The trip to Staithes takes a little over one hour.   Same service number back-over from Whitby. That trip takes a little less.   Either brings you to the top of Staithes Lane.   No service down into the village, nor yet as far as The Cook.   Getting to Whitby by rail is via Middlesbrough anyway but a very pretty run through the dales of the North Yorks National Park some people go just for the trip - some parts of the line interchange with the Grosmont to Pickering Steam trains for the anoraks !!!   And that's Heartbeat country !   The intrepid traveller could also do the railway to Saltburn and then hop local busses to Loftus and pick up the X 56 there, or a cab even - its only another 5 miles or so on to our ultimate destination.   

When I was a kid the railway ran down the coast and the station at Staithes was where the car park is now - The Cook was "The Station Hotel"    We'll take a look at the residual architecture when we are down there if you are interested - still remains of the old via-duct which carried the line from Boulby over the valley.   That little cafe which does such a superb breakfast, stands on the site of the signal box and / or porter's cottage. That Dr Beeching did untold damage to this nation.

If someone is using their bus pass (like me) then you could hop up the coast from your end, via Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough, Whitby to Staithes and do it for nowt - but not sure how long a trip like that would take!!!   May involve overnight stop somewhere along the line, due to connection times, but a very pretty trip. To those not familiar with our coast line - it is stunning - don't need to tell you.   That's why we put up with the shite weather the most of the year (shouldn't complain - we had our summer yesterday!!!)   That and the vibrant music scene and wonderful people - what more can I say ???


Got this from Maggie.
She will post when she finds out who she is.
Sounds like american film dont it.