TODAY, WE END IN A BREWPUB

The small town of Guisborough is the first stop today. Here's a view from the air, with Guisborough in the foreground, Redcar and the North Sea in the distance (Photo by Tristram Belstaff - Creative Commons License).

The railway station in Guisborough closed in 1964 (Creative Commons License).

Back in 1988, Cleveland Transit ran some of the buses.

However, the majority of bus routes were run by United.

Arriva took over from United.

Abbey Coaches once ran a local service in Guisborough.

According to Whatpub,com, the Anchor in Guisborough is long-term closed, waiting for Samuel Smiths to find a new landlord.

The Tap & Spile was once worth a visit. Now, it's called the Mermaid and has no cask beer.

It appears that the Globe has "bit the dust".

Finally...... some real ale! The Three Fiddles will supply it.

Moving on, we pass the NER station at Pinchinthorpe, long since closed.

The town of Great Ayton and its neighbour, Little Ayton, are served by a railway station just called Ayton, located some way from civilisation. Still open today, it's a bit different from this NER scene.

NER 1822 with a train of 20 ton iron stone hoppers near Great Ayton.

Dunning's Coaches were based in Great Ayton.

Arriva is the main bus operator around Great Ayton. Here, one of the company's buses passes the excellent Buck Hotel.

Onwards now to the town of Stokesley, where Arriva had a depot which served also as a bus station.

Stokesley was once seved by rail. This is all that remains of the station (Creative Commons License).

Here's the High Street (Creative Commons License).

Every year, Stokesley hosts a fair.

Stokesley has a couple of nice pubs. First up is the Spread Eagle.

I promised you a brewpub and here it is. The White Swan, home to Captain Cook Brewery.

Next time, we'll really be amongst the North York Moors. Follow the route here.

CLIFFS AND LIFTS

Our first stop today is Marske-by-the-Sea, reached on a foggy day in 1997.

Cliff Terrace, Marske (Creative Commons License).

St Mark's church (Creative Commons License).

Marske is home to a Cheshire Home (Francis Hannaway - Creative Commons License).

The Zetland is handy for Marske railway station.

The Frigate is a free house not far away.

We now move on to Saltburn-by-the-Sea and, in the town's outskirts, the former depot of Saltburn Motor Services, seen just after the takeover by Cleveland Transit.

Another ex Saltburn MS Bedford coach on service in Saltburn town centre.

United was the main bus operator in the area.

This unique vehicle in the United fleet was found in Saltburn in 1988.

Arriva later took over United.

Saltburn station over the years, with DMUs of the time.

One of the best pubs for real ale in Saltburn, the Victoria.

Churchill's in Saltburn seems to no longer exist.

The Marine Hotel, however, is going strong.

Looking north along the cliffs at Saltburn-by-the-Sea......

.....and looking south.

Here is Saltburn Pier.

A handy cliff ift takes one down to the pier and beach.

One on occasion, I found the cars undergoing maintenance.

Down in the bottom of a nearby valley is the Saltburn Miniature Railway.

Regular buses pass the miniature railway.

United's (Tees) buses also served nearby Brotton.

The Green Tree in Brotton is a good pub, but may no longer have any cask beer.

Two more Brotton boozers; the Malt & Hop and the Station Tavern.The former seems to have closed, the latter - no real ale.

Here is Brotton station in 1961. It has long been closed to passengers, but freight trains still pass through, en route to Boulby Mine (Ben Brooksbank CC).

Inland now, to Boosbeck station, again in 1961 (Ben Brooksbank CC).

In case you'e lost, here's a link to a map of the route so far. That's it for today. Next time, we'll be visiting Guisborough and beyond.