Steve And Tracey's Travel And Food Blog.: Staithes To Runswick Bay,A Lovely Coastal Walk,Sunday October 4th October 2015.

After a good forecast for the day today,despite the chance of mist or cloud,Trace and myself planned to do the coastal path between the lovely seaside village of Staithes and the equally picturesque Runswick Bay.
After parking at the Bank Top car park in Staithes(At the top of the village,situated as you drive in to the village on the right hand side of the road),unfortunately i cannot find a grid ref or GPS marker for this car park,but it can be easily found.We used one of the pathfinder guides again and OS map OL27.
The car parking costs £5 for 24 hours,which is what we chose,but there are other options,it depends on how long it takes you to take part in the walk and visiting this lovely seaside town.
After getting our boots on,we walked down the hill into the village and spent some time taking a few photos before deciding to have a breakfast to start the day at the lovely Endeavour Kitchen.
This excellent B&B come restaurant was really quaint inside and the food was absolutely brilliant.The breakfast on offer is £9.95 and this includes fresh orange juice,cereal,the choice of full english fry up,Eggs Benedict or a vegetarian option followed by toast and tea or coffee.I chose to have the Eggs Benedict and Trace plumped for the Full English.The food was very nicely presented and was of a very high standard.
After enjoying this amazing breakfast and being absolutely stuffed afterwards we began the walk.
Our starting point was near to the Cod And Lobster pub were we accessed the cliff top path.Basically you follow the Cleveland way all along the cliff top until you reach Runswick Bay.The scenery along here is breathtaking,with the rugged,high cliffs and fantastic views out to sea and takes in several areas along the way which included Old Nab and Port Mulgrave.The path is a bit undulating in places and has a few steep parts,but the majority is on flat ground.
As always on my walks with Trace,i always have one eye on what birds are about and today was no exception,with us seeing a flock of south bound Pink-footed Geese,which numbered 53,a couple of Chiffchaff,3 Coal Tit and a couple of Grey Wagtail.
After eventually arriving at the lovely Runswick Bay,a first for us both,we enjoyed tea and cake/icecream at the very nice Sandside tea rooms overlooking the bay.
Full of tea and cake and after taking loads of photos we began the return leg back to Staithes,retracing our footsteps along the same coastal pathway.
In total we walked about 11.5 miles during the day and it took us about 5 hours plus stops,a very enjoyable day.
The following are some of the highlights taken during our day.