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Sandsend Beach – Whitby Harbour loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

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Sandsend Beach – Whitby Harbour loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

Moderate

4.7

(31)

515

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Sandsend Beach – Whitby Harbour loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

02:41

10.3km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 5.59 km for 54 m

After 5.87 km for 54 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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725 m

Sandsend Beach

Highlight • Beach

Sandsend beach is popular with fossil hunters, fishermen and walkers. At low tide you can walk all the way to Whitby

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2.91 km

Whitby's Beach Huts

Highlight • Structure

The colourful beach huts (red, yellow, green & blue) run along Whitby’s West beach

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4.13 km

Whalebone Arch, Whitby

Highlight • Historical Site

Whaling is a significant part of Whitby's history - as the information board tells you here, between 1753 and 1833 there were 55 Whitby-based whaling ships. This arch celebrates this …

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4.17 km

Captain Cook Memorial Monument, Whitby

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bronze statue of Captain James Cook. Inscription reads: To Strive, to seek to find and not to yield. To commemorate the men who built, the Whitby Ships and the men …

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5.96 km

Whitby Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

Whitby is a traditional seaside town that is dearly loved by young and old alike. With a glorious golden beach, quirky cobbled streets that wind enticingly through old taverns and …

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6.07 km

Whitby Swing Bridge

Highlight • Monument

There is a long history of this bridge, dating back to mid 14th century when tolls were collected over this bridge. But it was in 1835 that the first swing …

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10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.71 km

909 m

891 m

619 m

167 m

Surfaces

7.65 km

1.48 km

948 m

150 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 27 May

22°C

9°C

0 %

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Sandsend Beach – Whitby Harbour loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

Sandsend Beach

Whitby's Beach Huts

Whalebone Arch, Whitby

Captain Cook Memorial Monument, Whitby

Whitby Harbour

Whitby Swing Bridge

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