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Saltwick Bay

Saltwick Bay is a north east facing bay situated 1 mile south of Whitby. Above the bay is Whitby Holiday Park with the Cleveland Way cliff top path running through it.

Access to the beach is via a footpath just beyond the parks gate. The path has suffered from some erosion and in places can be quite steep and also very slippery when wet.

The path leads down to the sandy beach which gives way to rock and slate scar at either end. To the left is Saltwick Nab and to the right is Black Nab. If fishing from either end be aware of the tide as it travels quickly across the scar.

The beach and rocks reveal much of Saltwick's alum mining past, and it is also a great venue for finding fossils such as ammonites and belemnites.