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In 2011, it was listed by the [[Daily Telegraph]] newspaper as having one of the Top 20 beaches in the [[United Kingdom]]. | In 2011, it was listed by the [[Daily Telegraph]] newspaper as having one of the Top 20 beaches in the [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
| − | The village has two main car parks. The first one (when heading out of Whitby towards [[Lyth]], [[Staithes]], [[Saltburn]] & [[Redcar]]) gives visitors access to [[Mulgrave Woods]], which is part of the [[Mulgrave Estate]] owned by the [[Marquis of | + | The village has two main car parks. The first one (when heading out of Whitby towards [[Lyth]], [[Staithes]], [[Saltburn]] & [[Redcar]]) gives visitors access to [[Mulgrave Woods]], which is part of the [[Mulgrave Estate]] owned by the [[Marquis of Normanby]]. It is open to the public 3 days a week (apart from the month of May), and the paths lead you either back to the car park you just came from, or to the ruined remains of a previous [[Mulgrave Castle]] if you find the sign post to it located 45 minutes walk into the woods. |
The second car park ia sandwiched between the notoriously steep Lyth Bank, a private residence that used to be the village's railway station, and a slipway into the [[North Sea]]. | The second car park ia sandwiched between the notoriously steep Lyth Bank, a private residence that used to be the village's railway station, and a slipway into the [[North Sea]]. | ||
The railway station was opened on 3rd December 1883 as part of the [[Whitby, Redcar & Middlesbrough Union Railway]], and closed on 5th May 1958. | The railway station was opened on 3rd December 1883 as part of the [[Whitby, Redcar & Middlesbrough Union Railway]], and closed on 5th May 1958. | ||
Revision as of 04:06, October 11, 2011
Sandsend is a seaside village located along the A174, near Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. Right at the opposite end of 2 to 3 mile stretch of Beach that starts near Whitby's West Pier. In 2011, it was listed by the Daily Telegraph newspaper as having one of the Top 20 beaches in the United Kingdom.
The village has two main car parks. The first one (when heading out of Whitby towards Lyth, Staithes, Saltburn & Redcar) gives visitors access to Mulgrave Woods, which is part of the Mulgrave Estate owned by the Marquis of Normanby. It is open to the public 3 days a week (apart from the month of May), and the paths lead you either back to the car park you just came from, or to the ruined remains of a previous Mulgrave Castle if you find the sign post to it located 45 minutes walk into the woods.
The second car park ia sandwiched between the notoriously steep Lyth Bank, a private residence that used to be the village's railway station, and a slipway into the North Sea. The railway station was opened on 3rd December 1883 as part of the Whitby, Redcar & Middlesbrough Union Railway, and closed on 5th May 1958.
