Property News · December 1, 2017

Let’s move to Whitby, North Yorkshire: it’s the real deal


It’s quite possibly the best place I have ever beenWhat’s going for it? You do know, don’t you, that when I write these columns, I don’t always want to actually move to the places? Is that like me pulling back the curtain on the Wizard of Oz? Whitby is the real deal. I really want to move to Whitby. Really really really really. If only there was a market demand for middle-aged architectural historians with a love of Kate Bush and Kraftwerk at the Whitby jobcentre. This town is close to my heart. Quite possibly the best place I have ever been, so don’t you lot be mean about it in the online comments. Why? Behold, my list. Red pantiles. The best fish and chips (see below). A lighthouse in the shape of a gigantic classical column! The north-eastishness of it. The fact that it points towards Norway. Old lanes. Lovely tackiness. The moors. The most wonderful of beaches. Oh, crikey, St Mary’s church! I could go on. Go on then. Dracula, the Goths in autumn, ooh, and that old sweet shop on…The case against If I must. It really is quite an effort to get to, unless you live in Scarborough. But sometimes the best things require a little effort. Pricier than its surroundings. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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