New Year's Day, 2006 - we decided to visit Saltwick Bay - we parked at Whitby Abbey.  It was very cold and windy! We walked along the cliff top to Saltwick Bay - this is the view looking north, Whitby harbour piers just in view
St Hilda's Abbey View from the Cleveland Way
First view of Saltwick Nab Tide on its way in
Whitby Mudstone Formation lower down the cliffs and on the shore Extensive alum quarrying has taken place in the past
Beyond the Nab, at very low tide old jet workings are revealed View of Saltwick Bay, looking towards Black Nab
Difficult to distinguish between man-made and natural erosion Saltwick Bay, looking ESE at Black Nab
Close up of bedding in cliff - Saltwick Formation sandstones Close up of bedding (from view above - cliffs at Black Nab end of Bay)
Sandstones in cliff face Sandstones at top lying unconformably on Whitby Mudstone Formation below?
Walking back - close up of cliff near Whitby Abbey St Hilda's Abbey in view again - tide rapidly coming in; far distant cliffs are at Runswick Bay and Port Mulgrave
Interesting structures in the cliffs Can't wait for that flask of hot coffee in the car!

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