Locals from Yorkshire are fond of calling the region God’s Own Country, however there is one small town which God has not bestowed with kindness
Yorkshire has plenty of beautiful towns and villages including Harrogate with its famous Betty’s tearoom, Burnsall and its stunning river walkers to Whitby and historic harbour.
Locals from Yorkshire are fond of calling the region God’s Own Country, however, there is one small town which God has not bestowed with kindness, residents have said. Once upon a time, Straithes was an idyllic village, however, it has now been infected by a plague of holiday homes, the majority of which lie unoccupied for months at a time.
“If people are just staying here on holiday, it’s not the same as people living here, is it? There’s still a community but now it’s further out of the village, in the new houses at the top,” 53-year-old local resident Vanessa Ditchburn said.
She told Yorkshire Live: “It makes me feel really sad, really sad. Growing up in the village, we were all used to playing together down in the village. There were lots of children down there.” Staithes was once a bustling village with a wealth of beautiful cottages and quirky nooks and crannies.