Being a seaside holday resort there are loads and loads and loads of hotels/guest houses. Depends what you want. If you are on your own you can get a good B&B for around 20UKP per person per night. Some hotels go up to 70UKP or more but you won't get much more for your money!

If you are with family or in a group I can recommend the Bagdale Lodge. Around 40 quid per room but you can get rooms that sleep up to 4. Don't book in at the Hall itself though by mistake - very nice and all that but one of the expensive ones!

Generaly speaking East/Old side, very pretty, rambling, ancient sort of place. West cliff/new side bigger, newer (but still old!), more accomodation, nearer to the main hall (The Spa). It's all near the festival venues but I hope you are fit and used to climbing hills!

There are any number of on-line guides BTW. I use the Whitby On-Line one (can't remember the URL). Use a sercher to get details.

Meet in the Elsinore, Plough, Little Angel or Tap and Spile if I remember rightly. I'm sure you will get loads more details from the Yorkshire 'catters as well - they are a reasonably friendly lot even if from the wrong side of the pennines...;-)

If you are here for a while after the festival try the other coast - Fylde festival at Fleetwood is on during the First weekend in September. Only 4 days but has the advantage of being in Lancashire.... Enjoy yourself anyway.

Cheers and waiting to get singed:-)

Dave the Gnome