WHITBY
trail 4 - along the West inland
PUB CRAWLS
There are four pub crawls illustrated for Whitby involving 35 drinking establishments. Several pubs feature in more than one crawl.
All journeys start from the Station Square which is next to the Bus station and the railway station and a supermarket car park.
1. East side of the river .
2. Up the hill to the town
3. Along the West front to the sea - includes some cafe/bistros style
4. West front going inland
Whitby pubs - west front going inland
4. Front town (dark blue icons)
From Station Square, directly opposite the bus station is the bar of The George Hotel. Leaving here, there is a walk to the next pub. Walk up Windsor terrace which is the road between the bus station and the railway station. When it splits take the right hand side which leads to North Rd (a steep hill). Take the third left - 1st is Esk Terrace, then Park Terrace, then go down the road with no name(!). If you reach Elgin Terrace you have missed it. At the end of this 3rd road is First In Last Out.
Retrace your steps to the bus station, cross over the road and walk around the corner from The George, and up the hill that is Brunswick St. At the top is The Little Angel. Walk down the to the right (Flowergate) from here and take a lane round to the right at the bottom of the hill. On this lane is The Golden Lion. On leaving The Golden Lion continue down the lane towards the river and curve round to the right keeping on the main road, not the pedestrian area to The Angel Hotel On leaving here go up the lane to the right of the building (actually where the Hotel entrance is). Walk right, along the pedestrianised area (Baxtergate) to find The Black Swan then backtrack a little and across, to The Plough to the left, and then The Whitby Way (formerly The Wellington) further along on a corner and then opposite it , down the side road, is JK's
Come out of here and walk down towards the station. Walk into the station and discover The Waiting Room.
Other Whitby trails
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East Side of River
The Dolphin
The Green Dragon
The Fleece
Middle Earth Tavern
The Endeavour
White Horse & Griffin
The Black Horse
Duke of York
The Whitby Friendly Rowing Club
Abbey Wharf
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Up hill to the town
The Golden Lion
The Royal Hotel
The Met Lounge
The Granby
The Resolution
The Elsinore
The Little Angel
The George Hotel
First In Last Out
The Waiting Room
The Station Inn
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Along west harbour
The Bridge
The Jolly Sailors
The Moon & Sixpence
The Ship
The Marine
The Pier
Harry’s
The Star Inn
The Buck Inn
The Golden Lion
Whitby pubs -
None to stay away from.
Lots have some kind of outside seating – some attractively to the front, while others may be benches in a backyard with white walls.
Most pubs do food.
Lots of pubs are dog friendly and not just because they have outside seating.
Service is always polite.
Background music tends to be from 1960 to the turn of the century.
Quite a few are actually small (or boutique) hotels.
There is not a lot of premium lager – lager lads have to make do with the well promoted brands
The George Hotel
The George Hotel, Whitby - bar entrance on main street
The George Hotel, Whitby - lounge inside main entrance
The George Hotel, Whitby - looking down to servery
The George Hotel, Whitby
The George Hotel, Whitby - main entrance
The George Hotel is a large hotel opposite the station, although the front door of the hotel is around the other side of the building. The entrance opposite the station has a pool room to left and main bar to the right with a curving servery. Beyond the main bar and up some steps is a large seating area at the main entrance to hotel. There is a fake castle style about the inside which seemed to work. However, now it is all silver metal from counter top to table tops, chairs and lighting gantries from the ceiling.
Have a pint(s) here
Real ale: Doombar; Atlantic; Rockpool (all Sharps)
Lager: Coors; Becks; Sharps’ Pilsner; Carling
Cider: Thatchers Guinness
The Waiting Room ★
The Waiting Room, Whitby
The Waiting Room, Whitby
The Waiting Room, Whitby - in the station
The Waiting Room is a micro pub in a room in the station. As you walk in the station the pub is on the left. The servery is in the far right corner with a couch and low table to the right of door. The left side has a couple of tall tables and a large long table to left of door.
have a pint(s) here
CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2024, 2025
Real ale: Bunker 241 (Taylor); Hello Darkness Porter (Scarborough); Mill Bitter (Mill Valley); Golden Beast (Lytham); Misfit (Brass Castle); Sessions Pale Ale(Brown Cow Brewery)
First In Last Out
First In, Last Out, Whitby
First In, Last Out, Whitby
First In, Last Out, Whitby
First In, Last Out, Whitby
First In, Last Out, Whitby
First In Last Out is a bit off of the beaten track but still worth searching out. It is a two roomed pub with some outside seating. The entrance takes you straight to the corner bar. The room widens to the right after the bar. To the left of the bar is a small room with some tables and stools.
Have a pint here.
Real ale: Cumberland; Golden Sheep
Bitter: Tetley’s Smoothflow; John Smith
Lager: Coors; Carling; Grolsch
Guinness
The Little Angel ★
The Little Angel, Whitby - main room and to outdoor seating
The Little Angel, Whitby - snug to right
The Little Angel, Whitby - main room servery
The Little Angel, Whitby - main room
The Little Angel, Whitby - main servery
The Little Angel, Whitby
The Little Angel, Whitby
The Little Angel is a low ceiling corner pub. The entrance passage takes you to a large bar to the right with main bar then ahead. The bar counter is immediately upon you and it also serves the right hand bar. There are two main bar areas one to the right and the other to the left. The right hand one is dark and comfortable. Straight on from the left hand side is a patio garden split into two areas one of which has a TV
Regular in good Beer Guide, including 2023, 2024, 2025
Have a pint here.
Real ale: Jorvic (Rudgate); Help for Heroes (Marstons); Roosters (Yankee); Bad Kitty (Brass castle); Falcon Ale (Lacons); Channels Irish Stout; Doombar; Workie Ticket (Mordue)
Lager: Carling; 1664; Fosters; Becks
Cider: Strongbow; Weston Twist Guinness
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The towns and villages highlighted on this web site have a wide variety of pubs and beers in them. All of the places are great to visit, whether for a day or longer, and most have tourist attractions for all of the family.
There is a large variety of pubs throughout the different towns shown below. Some you may wish never to visit again but even discovering these can be interesting. There are pubs that you would not take your wife into. While some you could not take your girlfriend into. A few you would not take either into. However, most of the pubs are very pleasant.
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The Golden Lion ★
The Golden Lion, Whitby
The Golden Lion, Whitby - bar servery
The Golden Lion, Whitby - bar
The Golden Lion, Whitby - bar servery plus lounge servery through door
The Golden Lion, Whitby - lounge
The Golden Lion, Whitby - lounge
The Golden Lion, Whitby
The Golden Lion is one of the smallest pubs in Whitby. The main entrance leads to a small room on the right and a relatively larger room further on at the end of the short corridor. Real ale pumps are in the further room.
Have one here
Real ale: Bombardier (Wells); Black sheep; Golden Sheep
Bitter: John Smith; Tetley’s Imperial
Lager: Coors; Fosters
Cider: Carling Cider Guinness
The Angel Hotel
The Angel Hotel, Whitby - upstairs
The Angel Hotel, Whitby
The Angel Hotel, Whitby - street level
The Angel Hotel is a Wetherspoon’s establishment. Wide frontage with a lot of outside seating either side of door, looking over main road to harbour and station, which is usually packed at any hint of sun. Inside the large room is spilt up with pillars and has large windows to watch what is happening on the patio. Usual variety of seating. There is also an upstairs with its own bar. There is some window seating up here to enjoy the views. More sofa seating up here.
The hotel entrance is up an alley to right of main building.
Have a pint here
Real ale: Doombar; Old Peculiar; Greene King IPA; IPA (Barcelona); Saltwick Nab; Abbey Blond (both Whitby); Golden Perch (Yeastie Boys); Jorvic
Craft: This Is lager; Devils Backbone
Bitter: John Smith
Lager: Tuborg; Fosters; Carlsberg; Heineken;
Cider: Strongbow Guinness
The Black Swan
The Black Swan, Whitby
The Black Swan, Whitby
The Black Swan, Whitby
The Black Swan is a one roomed bar with and outside patio. The room is split by some low partitions. Patio can also be reached through alley to right of main door.
Have a pint here
Real ale: Double Maxim
Bitter: Tetley’s Smoothflow; John Smith
Lager: Carling; Stella; Carlsberg; Coors
Cider: Carling cider Guinness
The Plough
The Plough, Whitby
The Plough, Whitby - front
The Plough, Whitby - back entrance and outside seating
The Plough, Whitby
The Plough (Sam Smiths) can be entered front and rear. The front is on the pedestrianised shopping area (Baxtergate). This entrance takes you to a large lounge with the servery at the far end. A passage at the side takes you to a hall, with some seating, which is also served by the large servery. Beyond this are two large rooms, one of which has a pool table while the other leads to an outside patio. Beyond the patio is the main road running alongside the harbour.
Have a half pint here
Bitter: Sovereign; Old brewery Bitter
Lager: Pure Brewed Organic Lager; Double Four Lager; Taddy Lager; Alpine Lager
Cider: Reserve Extra Stout
The Whitby Way
The Whitby Way (formerly The Wellington) is a two roomed pub. The main servery is in front of you as you enter bar. Through to the right is a small lounge. To the left is large room some seating close to bar counter and along the window side. Beyond that it is an entertainment room for discos and sporting events so seating is scarcer.
Formerly called The Wellington
Have a half pint here
Real ale: Greene King IPA; Black IPA; XX Mild; Old speckled Hen
Bitter: East Coast IPA; John Smith;
Lager: Birra Moretti; San Miguel; Carling;
Cider: Old Rosie Guinness
JK’s
The Station Inn ★
The Station Bar, Whitby
The Station Bar, Whitby - small left side room servery
The Station Bar, Whitby - larger room to the right
The Station Bar, Whitby - main room, stright ahead servery
The Station Bar, Whitby - main room
The Station Bar, Whitby - to main room
Station Inn is a busy three roomed pub opposite the station. To the left as you go in is a neat little snug; to the right is a larger square room and straight on takes you to the main bar . The servery serves the main bar and the snug. All of the floors are wooden. Main bar has a variety of seating with wooden backs. There is a lot of interesting railway memorabilia. Live music over the weekend.
Have a pint here
Good Beer Guide (CAMRA) regular, including 2023, 2024,2025
Real ale: Summer lightning (Hop Back); Atlantic (Sharps); Silver King (Ossett!!!); Platform 3 (only outlet for this ale from Whitby); Golden Best (Timothy Taylor); Yorkshire Blonde (Osett); Double Cross (Theakston)
Bitter: John Smith
Lager: Carling; Red Stripe; Stella 4
Cider: Old Rosie Guinness
ANSWER: false blood for theatrical productions
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