The Grey Panthers

The outward leg of this walk is very straightforward, - providing that the tide isn't high and covering the beach. Check before starting out as to the tiide.
The walk then takes in the tourist hot-spots of Whitby, - the harbour front, Church Street, and St. Mary's Church, before heading out along the cliff top to Salrwick Nab.
Once back in Whitby, an inland footpath was tried out. Initially this just followed streets before entering a small park.
After that point, the footpath became EXTREMELY difficult as it was heavily over-grown in places. This was in high Suumer, but it is possible that in winter-time there wouldn't be any difficulty.
We eventually cut the walk and returned to Sandsend via the road, - but even this wasn't much fun as the country lane was virtually only wide enough for a single car, - making it quite hazardous to walk down.

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

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Start from the car park in Sandsend that is at the foot of Lythe Bank. NZ86047 12917.
From here, walk along the coast to Whitby. From Whitby's promenade, ascend to the West Cliff then drop down to the harbour front by the bandstand.
Walk to the Swing Bridge and cross over to the Eastern part of Whitby.
Walk along Church Street to the 199 Steps, and climb up to St. Mary's Church.
Head along the road past the church, and BEFORE you come to the farm take the waymarked Cleveland Way footpath. A few years ago this used to be after the farm, and although that path hasn't been closed it isn't shown by waymarks.
Walk along the cliff top path to the caravan park, then through the caravan park to Saltwick Nab.
Continue along the road out of the caravan park until you meet a footpath on your right.
Follow this footpath to the minor road, then turn left.
After a couple of hundred yards, there is a footpath on your right that takes to back to Whitby.
Past the St. Hilda's Business centre, take the steep set of steps down to the Harbour front in Whitby.
Cr oss the Swing Bridge then head uphill Eastwards along the street.
At the roundabout at the top of the hill, walk along the road that is ahead of you, - NOT the main A174 road.
Not far along this road on the left is an entrance to a small park. Head up to the charmingly named Harrowing Drive.
Turn right along Byland Road, and follow this until it bends left. At this point there is a public footpath that cuts across to the B1460. Turn right and when you come to Westbourne Road turn left and continue into a small park.
Here there is a waymarked footpath that takes you to Ewe Cote Farm. This footpath is EXTREMELY overgrown.
At Ewe Cote Farm, the continuing footpath is similarly overgrown.
Past the next farm, we gave up trying to use the footpath as it went down a track that was invisible beneath the overgrowth. After help from a farmer we crossed fields to a Guest House at Swallow's Nest, where the on-going track was similarly overgrown.
At this point, we simply followed the road back to Sandsend.