daycoursedetails

day course details

a typical program for a day spent with Sean & family

£50.00 per person including lunch

group size limited to a maximum 10 people... minimum of 4...

we will be heading south along the foreshore to Port Mulgrave... which means you will be exploring a site of Special Scientific interest 'SSSi' with an experienced guide...
this is an opportunity for you to go beachcombing with someone who is very knowledgably about our foreshore... Sean will be pointing out all the 'useful flotsam and jetsam' to be found...
jet...a quite dull looking piece of 'stone' really... but when polished and carved can be made into wonderful jewelry... Queen Victoria wore it after the death of her beloved Prince Albert... which lead jet to become the jewelry of mourning... jet is found in seams in the cliff but as the sea erodes the cliff jet breaks free... collecting in secret pockets along the foreshore... which Sean will be able to lead you to...
there is a long history of mining in the area... which continues to the present day... Potash is mined today whereas once it was jet... alum... and iron stone that was been extracted from the area...
something else to be found along our foreshore are fossils... this area is renowned for it's wide range of well preserved fossils... dinosaur, marine reptile & fish remains have all been found on this coast...you should be able to find some excellent ammonite and belemnites specimens... Sean knows all the best spots...
along the way we will be hauling in the lobster pots... this will give you the chance to learn how to check & bait pots for lobsters and crabs... and stay within the law... there is a strict by-law in force to conserve stocks... hopefully... the contents of the pots you help haul will contribute to the seafood themed picnic we shall be having in Port Mulgrave at our fisherman's hut...
learn what to do when checking and baiting longlines set from the shore... under Sean's watchful eye...
while walking the foreshore... listen for Sean's cry of 'there's a ......' if your quick you might just manage to see a peregrine falcon... or a whimbrel... Sean wouldn't describe himself as an expert ornithologist ... but maybe a gifted amateur...!
this area is steeped in history... dramatic tales and stories abound... along the way and around the picnic table we will share with you the local customs & traditions...
the main 'roadway' in and out of this area... before the railway came... was the sea... shipwrecks litter the seabed along this coast... Sean has found most of them... they make for great fishing opportunities...
Port Mulgrave... as the name suggests... was once a port from where locally mined ironstone was shipped from... today the harbour is no more ...but Port Mulgrave is full of fishermen's huts... it's here that a picnic lunch will be waiting for you...
there will be plenty of time for you to explore this part of the rugged north east coast... before a climb up the cliff... then it's a scenic walk along part of the Cleveland Way... with wonderful views out to sea... along the coast Boulby Cliff dominates the vista... the walk will bring you back to Staithes down Church Street which leads straight down to the harbour...

please note: the minimum age for this course is 12 years....

all children must be accompanied by an adult...