Joan and Ron made us very welcome when we arrived at their homely guest house the Blencathra. The location was brilliant and in walking distance to all amenities. We had a superb view of the Abbey from our bedroom which felt magical and mysterious its definitely a wow!!!! factor. Our room was spotlessly clean and nice and warm when we... More

Well what a brill weekend, Ron & Joan. "Thank you" for making our stay at Blencathra House a very happy one.. ..Excellent service, remembered your names when greeted in the morning, (it's the personal touches that stay with you). The rooms are spotless and the food delish'!!! I would certainly recomend staying there and looking forward to my next visit.... More

Stayed with Ron and Joan again 30th September 2011, just for one night sadly, as we could happily spend weeks here its so homely and welcoming. Also with us two family dogs. As usual a warm welcome on arrival and a lovely room we have not stayed in before at the front of the property, we have stayed in just... More

Ron and Joan were life savers when, having arrived at our originally intended destination we found they had disregarded our booking, so we tried Blencathra instead as they had a vacancies sign. Nothing was too much trouble for this lovely couple and we cannot thank them enough for a most enjoyable stay. Excellent breakfasts that set us up for the... More

we stayed in room no8 with a brill view of the abby, room was spotless, Ron & Joan the owners where very friendly,the breakfast, was brill coffee and tea in room was well stocked,we could not ask for more what a great weekend thanks to the both of you. we hope to see you again soon. Helen & Dave. from... More

Just got back from whitby and stayed with Joan and Ron at Blencathra. A very nice and pleasant place . We had the top room number 8 what a fantastic view of the abbey. The food was very good and the choices were fantastic nothing was too much trouble for them. My wifes first time in whitby and she loved... More

We have stayed with Joan & Ron several times over the past few years, they are very genuine honest people who will bend over backwards to accommodate their guests, their rooms are always very clean and well presented, there is a wide variety for breakfast and any special requests are catered for. We always try and book the same room... More

Not only is this guest house nicely presented and spotless, the welcome you receive from Joan and Ron is a delight.

There are many B and B's to choose from In Whitby. I picked Blencathra because Ron was one of the few who returned my email and because he charges 1/2 price for children under 12 and nothing for children under 5, which made it extremely affordable It is located amongst several dozen other B and B's, close enough to walk... More