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'I visited Britain's most famous seaside town – what I saw within minutes stunned me'

'I visited Britain's most famous seaside town – what I saw within minutes stunned me'

Whitby, in North Yorkshire, has been voted the nation's 'Best Seaside resort' - but like so many towns around Britain's coast, it struggles to attract visitors

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