Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Whitby, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Druk — Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Museums shut for winter (1 dec – 7 feb (meestal))

Druk — February half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Dark Skies Festival

  13 feb – 1 mrtSterrenhemelseizoen

  The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales run over two weeks of stargazing safaris, night walks and observatory sessions around the February half-term, some within reach of Whitby. Book the guided sessions ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Museums shut for winter (1 dec – 7 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Feestdag

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Dark Skies Festival (13 feb – 1 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Festival

  Whitby Goth Weekend, spring

  1–3 meiGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The spring half of a twice-yearly gathering that fills the town with black lace and the abbey steps with photographers. Beds go months ahead and the pubs run to a different clientele for three days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter bank holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Whitby Goth Weekend, spring, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whitby Goth Weekend, spring (1–3 mei)

Topdrukte — Robin Hood's Bay Folk Weekend, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Festival

  Robin Hood's Bay Folk Weekend

  5–7 junMuziekfestivalDruk

  A free weekend of folk music and traditional dance in the steep streets and pubs of Robin Hood's Bay, a few miles down the coast, usually in early June. Parking at the top of the village fills early. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Peak summer on the harbour, Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Feestdag

  Peak summer on the harbour

  20 jul – 1 sepSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The car parks are full by ten, the queue at the fish shops runs down Pier Road, and the 199 steps move at the pace of the slowest party on them. Early morning and after six are the town's own hours. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Peak summer on the harbour

• Festival

  Whitby Regatta

  7–12 aug · meestalSportevenementDruk

  Probably the oldest sea regatta on the north-east coast, going on 180 years: rowing and yacht races in the harbour, a classic car rally, and fireworks off the pier to close it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Whitby Folk Week

  19–28 aug · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  A week of concerts, dance sides and sessions in halls and pub back rooms in the run-up to the August bank holiday. Half of it happens without a ticket, in whichever bar has room. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Peak summer on the harbour (20 jul – 1 sep)

Druk — Peak summer on the harbour, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Peak summer on the harbour (20 jul – 1 sep)

Topdrukte — Whitby Goth Weekend, autumn, October half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Opening

  Whitby Abbey Illuminated

  20 okt – 2 nov · meestalLicht & vuurBoek vroeg

  English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week. Timed tickets, and it sells out before the clocks change. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Whitby Goth Weekend, autumn

  30 okt – 1 novGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The bigger of the two weekends, landing on Halloween in a town that Dracula came ashore in. It overlaps the illuminated abbey, so the last weekend of October is the busiest of Whitby's year. Bron ↗

Druk — Whitby Goth Weekend, autumn, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whitby Abbey Illuminated (20 okt – 2 nov (meestal)), Whitby Goth Weekend, autumn (30 okt – 1 nov)

Topdrukte — Whitby Krampus Run, Christmas and Boxing Day

• Festival

  Whitby Krampus Run

  1–8 dec · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Around the first Saturday of December a procession of horned, fur-clad Krampus figures rattles chains through the town, now stretched into a weekend with a ball. Streets are packed and the parade is noisy for small children. Bron ↗

• Sluiting

  Museums shut for winter

  1 dec – 7 feb · meestal

  The Captain Cook Memorial Museum closes from December until early February, and other smaller attractions shut or keep short winter hours. The harbour and the 199 steps are yours, and the town is at its quietest. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24–28 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Day and Boxing Day are bank holidays. Public transport is minimal or absent on 25 December and thin on the 26th, and most shops, attractions and many pubs and restaurants close on Christmas Day, so plan travel and meals ahead. Bron ↗