The Whitby Rebels

By Bea Roberts

A joyful, (mostly) true story of British eccentricity and determination

In Whitby Harbour, in the summer of 1991, something extraordinary happened. A humble pleasure boat set sail for the Arctic, with a crew of misfits, pensioners, and the vicar for Egton and Grosmont.

This motley crew was assembled for a daring mission: to erect a plaque honouring the legendary Whitby whaler and explorer Captain William Scoresby Senior on a volcanic island hundreds of miles north of Iceland. The boat was illegal, the crew untrained and the plan...unhinged.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839043970
• ISBN13: 9781839043970
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 112 Pages