We are the East York Get Your Boots on Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Richard Andersen
Important Note: We meet at the END of the walk at Runswick Bay then get the bus 🚌 to the START of the walk at Whitby. Please meet for 10:15 at Runswick Bay Bank Top to catch the 10:35 X4 bus to Whitby, the bus costs £3.
Alternatively make your own way to Whitby and meet us at Whitby bus station for 11:00. Return buses from Runswick Bay to Whitby run every 30 minutes.
The walk
We begin our walk from Whitby bus station at 11:00, first we follow the Whitby beach front to the Whitby golf course. We then have a short road section (on paths) to Sandsend where we then climb on to the cliffs, first through an old Alum quarry site, where we will look to stop for lunch. Then we continue on the exposed cliffs with fantastic coastal views all the way to Runswick Bay beach. We venture down a short steep section down to the beach where if the tide is out we walk along the beach to reach Runswick Bay. To finish the walk we climb a final steep hill back to the car park.
🅿️ Runswick Bay Bank Top council car park (£6 for 6 hours, card payment only) OR the private car park next to it (£5 for 6 hours).
🚌 If you are coming by bus, meet us at Whitby bus station. You can get there from York (840 from Stonebow at 08:30), Scarborough (X93 from the station at 09:50) and Middlesbrough (X94 from the bus station at 09:45)
🚻 Multiple public toilets are available along the walk: Whitby beach front, at Sandsend and at the end at the lower car park in Runswick Bay. NB the toilets at Bank Top car park in Runswick Bay are closed.
🥪 Please bring a packed lunch, snacks, and water
🐶 Dogs are welcome but must be well behaved and kept on a short lead for all the walk. Some sections of the walk do have sheep and lambs, are near cliff edges and there is a short steep section getting down to the beach at the end (dog friendly beach all year).
Get Your Boots On is a friendly and sociable group for those in their 20s and 30s, and is part of the Ramblers
Bank Top, Runswick Bay, TS13 5JF (if coming by car), or Whitby bus station (if coming by bus)
Whitby bus station
Bank Top, Runswick Bay
