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The Original Robin Hood’s Bay Ghost Walk. Take a Unique Tour through Streets and Alleyways as you listen to Tales of the Strange and Supernatural set against a background of Smugglers, Sailors and Shipwrecks, Folklore and Legend. Please call 01947 895122 for a weekly programme of days and times which will include all and any extra walks. Email: roseryl@yahoo.com
2012 Whitby Fossil Hunting Trips at Natural WondersThree hour, three mile guided fossil hunting trip with a qualified palaeontologist. Adults £10.00, Child (under 16) £5.00 Family Ticket (2 Adults and 2 Children) £25.00. Contact Natural Wonders Ltd for dates and times Tel: 01947 821363
Whitby Captain Cook Memorial Museum. Eating the Exotic! Food on a Voyage to Polynesia. Sun 1 Apr - Wed 31 Oct 2012. A new exhibition, the second in the popular 'Fish & Ships' series, examines foods of the South Seas. Explore how food was gathered, cultivated and eaten in Polynesia, with the help of original Cook material loaned by the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. What did Cook and his companions think of the strange tastes and exotic foods they ate? Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby, Grape Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire. 09:45 to 17:00Tel: 01947 601900
Calendar of Events
Snowdrop Walk at Gisborough Priory Tel: 01642 496418 Sunday 26 February 2012 13.00 – 15.00. Free A chance to stroll in the gardens and see the thousands of snowdrops growing in the middle of the Monks’ Walk. Tea, coffee and homemade cakes available to sample during the afternoon as well as plenty of information about the history of the gardens and new developments.
Whitby Eskdale Festival of the Arts March 2012.The festival, once known as the Tournament of Song, is now in its 112th year and has a rich tradition of highlighting classical works of music and literature to youngsters and the public, as well as allowing children to perform original pieces.The Spoken Word - 6th and 7th March Jazz Lunch - 11th March, Music - 12th to 16th MarchGala Concert - 17th March, National Choir Day - 14th AprilWhitby Pavilion Complex, West Cliff, Whitby, YO21 3EN Tel: 01947 604855 whitbypavilion@scarborough.gov.uk
Whitby Petite Messe Solenelle at St Hilda's Church Saturday 24 March 2012 Time: 19:00St Hilda's Festival Chorus and Orchestra present Petite Messe Solenelle by Rossini. Conductor Stephen Maltby. Tickets £8.00 Concessions £7.00 Students Free St Hilda's Church, Whitby Church Square, West Cliff. Contact Ernie Marsden Tel: 01947 810233
Whitby Easter Family Fun Trail at Whitby Abbey Fri 6 - Mon 9 April 2012 10:00 to 18:00. Contact English Heritage Tel: 0870 333 1184
Scarborough Literature Festival: The Long Weekend Thu 12 - Sun 15 Apr 2012
Whitby Goth Weekend - Spring at Whitby Pavilion Complex. Thu 26 - Mon 30 Apr 2012Full Weekend ticket is £45 Single day tickets: Friday: £23 & Saturday: £27 Whitby Pavilion Complex
West Cliff, Whitby 01947 604855.
Spring Steam Gala 04-07 May 2012 and 11-13 May 2012 Event with locomotives reflecting the history of the railways. Goathland, Grosmont and Whitby stations. www.nymr.co.uk
Whitby The Thirteenth Gospel Music Convention 2012 at Whitby Pavilion Complex West Cliff, Fri 18 - Sun 20 May 2012 Whitby Pavilion Complex. Tel. 01947 810561 or Email bylands-24@lineone.net. Control and click the following link for more information:
http://thedms.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/thedms.aspx?dms=13&feature=1359&venue=1712480
Robin Hood’s Bay Folk Weekend Friday to Sunday Evening June 15 – 17 2012. A FREE WEEKEND of Music Sessions and Singarounds in and around the 'famed city of Robin Hood's Bay' on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast. For an outline programme control and click http://folkweekend.rhbay.co.uk/
Whitby Regatta 18-20 Aug 2012 Three full days of entertainment set around this ancient port. Yacht racing, rowing boat racing, Navy displays, Red Arrows display, fireworks and much, much more. www.whitbyregatta.co.uk
Whitby Folk Week August 18-24 2012 Traditional music and dance with workshops, concerts,singarounds, dances, sessions and street entertainment. www.whitbyfolk.co.uk
Robin Hood's Bay 19th Victorian Weekend 7th, 8th & 9th December 2012. The first Robin Hood’s Bay Victorian Weekend was held in 1994. The event gives all visitors and residents the opportunity to dress up in traditional Victorian costume. The village is also transformed with Christmas decoration, lights, window dressings, Christmas trees and festive wreaths.