This is, I think, the nicest spot in Whitby. It is right over the town, and has a full view of the harbour. You can see right up the bay to where the headland called Kettleness stretches out into the sea. This headland descends so steeply that part of the bank has fallen away, and some of the graves have been destroyed.

In one place part of the stonework of the graves stretches out over the sandy pathway far below. In the churchyard there are paths to walk on, with seats beside them. People go and sit there all day long looking at the beautiful view and enjoying the breeze. I shall come and sit here often myself and work. Indeed, I am writing now, with my book on my knee

The harbour lies below me. On the far side there is one long granite wall stretching out into the sea. It curves outwards at the end. In the middle of the curve is a lighthouse. A strong seawall runs along outside of that. On the other side, the seawall bends like an elbow, but the other way, and there is another lighthouse on the end. Between the two walls there is a narrow opening into the harbour, though the harbour quickly gets wide after that.

Vocabulary:

Headland: Where a raised stretch of land pushes out to sea
Bank: Here it means the steep side of a hill
Stonework: Something carved or made out of stone
Granite: A type of hard stone often used in building
Seawall: A wall designed to keep rough seas from a harbour

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