One of the joys of pre-covid volunteering at the museum in Staithes was a visit to the historic Cod and Lobster after the museum closed, a sit with a pint and a meal in good company. The Cod and Lobster, which sits aside the harbour, was damaged in storms in 1953, and has flooded a number of times, whether that be from the sea or harsh weather. The building itself evolving and changing as a result of the sea.

I miss sitting, with a now somewhat alien but comforting bustle of people and conversations merging into one. With walkers, locals, visitors, people I’d just been talking to about this lovely village in the museum. All taking in the sights of the pub, resting after a walk along the Cleveland Way, awaiting the fine reasonably priced food brought to the table.

You eat, taking in different and beautiful views from each window.

You leave, pre-covid of course, through whichever door you please, if the weather is grim through the door which opens out to the narrow road, and wander back through the village…