Great Ayton

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Great Ayton and the River Leven.

To kick things off, on friday we are going to the village of Great Ayton. Claire and I are going with Jasper the dog of course, along with my Grandparents, mum and her boyfriend and little brother also.

Great Ayton is a Yorkshire village on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It lies just seven miles from Middlesborough. It’s name derives from Old English with ‘ton’ meaning farm and ‘ea’ meaning river, as the village sits peacefully on the banks of the River Leven. 

We will all be staying in a lovely converted stable and are hoping for some clear dry weather.

One attraction we here at Fell have spied is the unorthodox silhouette of a nearby hill. It’s name sounds more like something you put on a cake than a 1,000 plus foot hillock. The raise in question is Roseberry Topping. 

Roseberry Topping and it's obscure skyline.

The shape of this distinctive hill reminds me somewhat of Mam Tor in the Peak District. Roseberry Topping once resembled a sugarloaf but a geographical fault and possible alum and ironstone mining caused part of the hip to collapse in 1912.

Other than this obscure bit of highland we are looking at the possibility of visiting the sea side towns of Whitby, Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay. 

The most famous character from the formerly Cleveland area was the great Captain Cook. Born in Marton, he then lived in Great Ayton before living and working in Staithes and Whitby. The iconic explorer got his love for the sea here prior to sailing to the far corners of the world. 

The village of Staithes by night.

In all the above mentioned towns and villages there are monuments and attractions linked to the life of James Cook, if anyone has any suggestions of things to do in the area, don’t hesitate to get involved in the comments and let us know. 

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