These links are provided to offer further relevant information. EVDRC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
- Holiday planning
- Getting around
- Esk Valley
- Trains
- Scenic Rail Britain: Other Beautiful Community Rail Routes
Holiday planning
- Ryedale – Discover North Yorkshire
- Visit Tees Valley
- Visit Middlesbrough
- Discover Yorkshire Coast
- Visit Whitby
- Whitby Gothic Weekends
- Whitby Museum
- Captain Cook Country
- Robin Hood's Bay tourism
- MIMA: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
- Staithes.org: Online guide to the picturesque seaside village of Staithes
- Whitby Weather
Accommodation - Yorkshire Accommodation, B&B, Hotels & Cottages
Getting around
Moors Bus Timetable: A bus service to and around the North York Moors. Runs every Sunday from mid-July to late-September. - North Yorkshire Public Transport Information: view and print timetables for any bus service in North Yorkshire and help with planning journeys by bus and train.
- Arriva Bus Services: You can get to and from Whitby from Saltburn (X4) and Scarborough (X93)
- Connect Tees Valley: the one-stop-shop for travel information in the Tees Valley
- National Rail Enquiries
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway
- Dr Cranks Bike Shack: 20-22 Skinner Street, Whitby YO21 3AJ Tel: 01947 606661
- Trailways: Cycle hire and bike sales at Hawsker on the Cinder Track (Whitby / Scarborough coastal railtrail)
- Whitby Charabanc Rides
- The Hollin Hall Riding Centre - Great Fryupdale
- Mobility Scooters - available to Hire from Whitby DAG
- TrainTaxi: a practical means to help travellers take the train instead of the car, by overcoming one of the main obstacles. Information about how to bridge "those final few miles"
- Car Free Walks
Esk Valley
- North York Moors National Park
- North Yorkshire Moors Association
- Scenes on the Esk Valley Railway: a photographic journey along the Esk Valley Railway line
- Esk Valley News: community magazine with local information, events, activities and stories
- Esk Valley: a wealth of information about the villages along the line
- North York Moors ViewMap: photographs of the North Yorkshire Moors, which can be searched by location
Trains
- Northern Railway
- Association of Community Rail Partnerships
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway
- Scenic Britain by Train
- Grosmont Station Group
- Railfuture: campaign for a better passenger and freight rail network
- Campaign for Better Transport: railways campaign
- Rural Services Network: Rail links can reconnect rural residents
- National Rail Enquiries
- National Express
- Transpennine Express
- Grand Central
- My Train Ticket: sells cheap train tickets for all UK train companies to all National Rail destinations, London Underground stations and over 275 Plusbus locations.
Other related links
- Campaign for Real Ale
- North Eastern Tile Company (for history and replicas of the North Eastern Railway tile map on Whitby station)
The external links on this website are reviewed every six months or whenever we are alerted to a problem with a link. If you wish to submit a link for consideration, please email enquiries@eskvalleyrailway.co.uk.
Walks
The Esk Valley Walk is 35-mile waymarked trail which takes you from the source of the River Esk to the sea at Whitby harbour, passing through many of the villages along the Esk Valley Railway line. For more information and walksheets (which can be for downloaded), visit the walking page.
Cycling
You can take bikes on the train free of charge and without the need to make reservations. For cycle route ideas and cycling related websites to help you plan your trip, visit the cycling page.
Timetables for each Station
On the station pages, you will find, on-screen and in printer-friendly format, all the arrival and depature times at that particular station, along with journey duration times to Whitby and Middlesbrough, as well as sample ticket prices.