I once nearly got run down by a mate of mine in a wheelchair freewheeling down Khyber Pass (as it's called), a hill going down near the harbour.

It's up and down all right, but once you get the shape of the place it's possible to have a great time staying on the level. It's the kind of festival where if you stay in the same place long enough you'll see everything. Well, almost.

For a festival which has a lot of similarities to Whitby, but on the flat, ironed out so to speak, Fylde Festival in Fleetwood near Blackpoool is really enjoyable. If I can I try to get to both.

(And here is a link to that song of mine about Whitby that Kitty mentioned just there.