A great selection of photos from Whitby's Fish and Ships Festival.placeholder image
A great selection of photos from Whitby's Fish and Ships Festival.

IN PICTURES: 17 photos from previous Whitby Fish and Ships Festivals

Whitby’s popular Fish and Ships Festival is back on this weekend in a celebration of the town’s maritime history.

The festival takes place on Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21 and will shine a light on the array of industries, businesses and traditions that have grown around the town’s fishing heritage, and which continue to thrive today.

Here, we look back at the highlights of the previous two events in pictures.

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