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Spent the morning in the fascinating streets of York…didn’t know that Kit Kats and Smarties originated here as part of the cities chocolate history! Joined a ‘new’ tour and drove through the North Yorkshire Moors to theseaside town of Whitby, a bustling fishing port and tourist destination. The sun was shining and everyone was out…on the beach, crabbing, eating fish and chips, ice creams and walking the streets. I also learned that Captain Cook came from here and the Endeavour was built here so I paid homage to his statute, complete with seagull on his head! Its a fossil area and they get semi precious ‘jet’ here which is fossilised Monkey Puzzle Tree. Nice jewellery!! Robin Hoods Bay was a tiny old smuggling village further down the coast and we visited Goathland where the railway station featured in Harry Potter Movies (Hogsmeade?) and the village was that of “Aidensfield” in Heartbeat.