Whitby Accommodation: The Wide Variety Offered to Visitors to this town

Ever since the Victorian times, Whitby has been the holiday choice for numerous holiday visitors. The bracing air of the North East Coast and the freshness of the North Sea with the historical background and the golden sandy beaches have made the town of Whitby an extremely sought after tourist choice.

With the introduction of the Steam Railway in the 1830s, the increased holiday population led to the building of several hotels and boarding establishments. A great number of bigger purpose built hotels still exist today together with quite a number of different kinds of accommodation.

Hotels are currently governed by strict rules relating to facilities available under the umbrella of the English Tourist Board, so too, are the Bed and Breakfast establishments. Specific rules must be followed for any accommodation listed or recommended by the Tourist Information Office or advertised in the local council holiday brochures.

Many of the holiday cottages and holiday apartments are similarly guided by these rules resulting in the higher quality of accommodation across the board.

There is a wide array of choice available for those wishing to book hotel accommodation. The English Tourist Board grading system indicates the facilities and quality of each individual hotel which are annually inspected by an 'undercover' visitor. There has been an appearance of individually designed theme hotels such as an old fashioned hotel decorated in the period of Lewis Carroll. A lot more of the hotels are open all year round as in previous decades a lot of the bigger hotels closed 'out of season', or possibly opened for school parties either side of the summer season.

Most of the Bed and Breakfast establishments register with the English Tourist Board and are annually inspected. Fire and safety regulations have to be adhered to for establishments taking more than 6 guests. The standards have increased significantly and it is more often than not that the bedrooms are en-suite. Here too has been the emergence of themed holiday accommodation, a gothic bed and breakfast and one with each bedroom featuring the theme of different countries as an example.

Holiday cottages and apartments are incredibly popular. There are a variety of old fishermen's cottages to rent in the area. This olde worlde accommodation is more or less nestled around the harbour area or along Church Street. They might be old but if the accommodation is ETB inspected, then the standards are set high.

With regard to holiday apartments, these are very often in the larger older properties on the West Cliff but there's been an emergence of brand new purpose built apartments specifically purchased with the intention of holiday accommodation. These modern surroundings and furnishings are in direct contrast with the more quaint traditional types of accommodation. Many of the holiday apartments are also ETB inspected and graded.

Not all holiday accommodation in Whitby and the vicinity is confined to bricks and mortar. There are a number of caravan parks and camping sites. Those on the cliff tops as well as offering very good facilities, have extensive coastal and country views. To be sure of high standards, the sites chosen should also be ETB inspected, Caravan Club members or inspected by the local council.