A Whitby B&B offers excellent value for money - By: Charles Revelle

There are numerous choices of destinations on the North East coastline to attract the potential visitor. In successive years more and more visitors are making the choice of Whitby, a lively fishing town at the mouth of the River Esk in the county of North Yorkshire.

Famous for its association with Captain Cook, the past whaling industry and Whitby Abbey, this picturesque town has enjoyed an increasing amount of television coverage with various series set around the area and numerous high profile visitors on cookery, walking programmes etc. Such a high profile has increased visitor numbers and thereby increased the number of different types of accommodation available to cater to this market.

Numerous ways of sourcing the types of accommodation that are available include the internet, newspaper advertising and the English Tourist Board.

A wide range of choices are available for the potential visitor. There are large hotels, smaller family run hotels, guest houses and lastly but not least, the bed and breakfast establishments

Offering the visitor a relaxed and friendly style of accommodation, most of the Whitby B&B accommodation providers open their own homes to the public giving personal attention not found in the larger hotels and guest houses. This being so, the number of bedrooms available will probably have shared bathrooms and not many en-suite. A shared dining room table and television lounge will mean a chance to meet other visitors in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There are many visitors who return year upon year to the same Whitby B&B accommodation and have become friends with the owners and indeed seem like ‘part of the family' .

Scarborough Borough Council and the English Tourist Board are heavily involved in the rules and regulations for accommodation providers in the Borough but these more often that not apply to establishments that take more than 6 guests. The Whitby B&B accommodation category can let rooms in their own homes without being involved with either the council or the ETB.

In the current economic climate with uncertainty as to employment and income, more house owners are willing to open their doors to the members of the public with regard to offering accommodation to supplement their living expenses. In offering such accommodation, they can keep their prices to a minimum as they will not have the overheads that the larger establishments incur. This being so they are an attractive alternative to potential visitors who have a certain budget for any holidays they may take.

Transport has become more readily accessible and this in turn has led to an increase in the numbers of tourists visiting this delightful town. The rail links with Middlesbrough and York together with the A169 and the A171 have meant greater accessibility with the town in recent years thus leading to an increase in tourism numbers. Nearest Airports are Newcastle, Durham Tees Valley and Leeds Bradford. The road links have dramatically improved with the A169 leading to the A64, and the A171 in both directions either towards Middlesbrough or Scarborough. Coastliner Buses travel from Leeds and the Arriva buses travel from the north.

There is no doubt that the bed and breakfast accommodation providers in Whitby can offer a relaxing and homely style accommodation with the added benefits of lower prices. This has the added benefit that there is a monetary threshold to be reached before any taxes are to be paid to the Inland Revenue once expenses have been deducted resulting in lower prices. Another reason why the Whitby B&B is a win win situation for the home owners and the holidaymakers alike.

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