IN PICTURES: Swashbuckling fun at Whitby Pirate Festival

By Duncan Atkins

Published 1st Sep 2025, 11:12 BST

Updated 1st Sep 2025, 12:30 BST

Whitby was overrun by pirates and redcoats as Whitby Pirate Festival returned this weekend for it popular annual event, raising money for Whitby RNLI in the process.

Photographer Richard Ponter went along to capture the fun and frolics.

Pirates at The Pier Inn pub. photo: Richard Ponter Photo: Richard Ponter

Raven Codge at the festival. photo: Richard Ponter Photo: Richard Ponter

Pirate trip out to sea. photo: Richard Ponter Photo: Richard Ponter

Friends having fun at the festival. photo: Deborah McCarthy Photo: Deborah McCarthy

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