Sleights is ideal for a holiday. 4 miles from the Yorkshire coastline, it is on the edge of the moors with attractive villages and scenery. Sleights boasts a pub, a fish and chip shop, an antique shop with a café, a butcher’s, a bakery, a hairdressers and a shop with a Post Office. The North Yorkshire Steam Railway is a short drive away. Whitby lies at the River Esk and is situated for exploring this part of Yorkshire. It is a town of winding streets and hidden alleys, with a harbour, sandy beaches and the abbey, reached by the famous 199 steps.