Overview

• Michelle Jensen, founder of the Travel Her Story blog, said she chose Whitby over other UK coastal destinations after arriving from Edinburgh.
• She took an audioguide tour of the atmospheric Whitby Abbey and its museum, which she described as thoroughly enjoyable.
• Jensen climbed the town’s 199 stone steps—complete with benches once used by coffin bearers—to admire sweeping views of the harbour.
• At the n Cook MCook Memorial Museum, she highlighted how Cook’s emphasis on nutrition virtually eradicated scurvy among his crew.
• She noted the town’s reputation for beach fossils and Whitby Jet gemstones even though she didn’t find any fossils on her visit.