Riviera Guesthouse – Our Christmas Guide 2025
The Christmas holiday and the festive build-up are some of our favourite times of year here at the Riviera Guesthouse, Whitby! There are lots of events taking place in the run up to ‘the big day’, including the famous Whitby Christmas Market and Festival (14th to 16th November). Book your stay today! We love […]
TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2025
Here at the Riviera Guesthouse, we are proud to announce we’ve won a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2025! This accolade recognises the fantastic reviews we’ve had, courtesy of our fabulous guests who stay with us. These guests also take the time to write their comments on the famous review platform: we are so grateful to […]
Our Guide to Whitby Lit Fest 6th to 9th November 2025
It’s bound to be a page turner … the inaugural Whitby Lit Fest will take place on Thursday 6th, Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November 2025. Over 50 authors will take part in venues across Whitby and tickets are now on sale Why not see if you can stay with us here at […]
Riviera Guesthouse – Our Guide to Autumn Events!
Riviera Guesthouse – Have an Awesome Autumn! A change of season here in Whitby … and there’s still lots going on! We have had a brilliant Summer and now we are looking forward to an awesome Autumn. Our family run guesthouse in Whitby on the Yorkshire Coast. The Riviera is the perfect hub from which […]
A Walk Around Whitby – A Pedestrian’s Guide
Walk Around Whitby Take in Whitby’s Landmarks on Foot Whitby is a small town with a big heart! It is studded with well-known landmarks, most of which are reachable on foot. Surrounding the River Esk, Whitby is a town of two halves with iconic structures aplenty. The East and West Cliffs each have their own […]
Riviera Guesthouse and the ‘Witch Bottle’
Our Chimney Stack Finds! As you know, here at the Riviera Guesthouse, Whitby, we’ve been hard at work renovating the property ready for re-opening in April 2025. We’ve been covered in dust, plaster, smudged in paint, lugged furniture about, put up stud walls, and punched holes into walls. Obviously the latter was for the purposes […]
Riviera Guesthouse Renovations for the 2025 Season!
Renovations at the Riviera Guesthouse You might have seen from our social media posts that we’ve been renovating the Riviera Guesthouse! We took over the guesthouse in 2011 and we’ve kept our venue spick and span. Yet like anything that’s used each and every day, our property is in need of some TLC. Our family-run […]
Football Crazy, Football Mad at the Riviera Guesthouse
Here at the Riviera Guesthouse, we follow ‘the Beautiful Game’ by way of grassroots football. This is such an important part of our local community. Blog by Emma Khan And, let’s face it, many of the world’s top players start their journey by kicking a ball about at junior clubs. So, it goes without […]
Riviera Guesthouse – Guide to Parking in Whitby
Our Guide to Parking in Whitby Parking in Whitby The Riviera Guesthouse overlooks the stunning Yorkshire cliffs, coastline and North Sea in the lovely seaside town of Whitby. And therein lies the problem. With such a lovely town to visit, where do I park in Whitby, we hear you ask. We have the ocean on […]
Whitby Whalebone Arch and Scrimshaw Art
Whitby Landmarks Think of Whitby and you probably think of three landmarks: the Captain Cook Memorial, Whitby Abbey and the Whalebone Arch. Here at the Riviera Guesthouse, we are close to all these landmarks. The one we are asked about most is the Whalebone Arch. If you want to see the Whalebone Arch, book your […]