Sunday 16th January 2000
Staithes
Staithes, known colloquially as 'Steers' , meaning 'landing place' , is one of the least spoilt coastal fishing villages on the North Yorkshire Coast
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A steep road drops down to the narrow cobbled main street which leads to the sheltered harbour
Cowbar Nab protects the village from any fierce northerly gales
Captain Cook's cottage in Church Street
Young James Cook served his apprenticeship with a local grocer and tasted his first experiences of seamanship in the village of Staithes
The fishing boats are high and dry at low tide
Staithes viewed from Cowbar
Boulby Cliffs, the highest in England at 679 feet, lie about two miles north-west of Staithes
A couple of sunsets at Roxby Lane and Scaling Dam reservoir on the way home.
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