A small village four miles southwest of Whitby in North Yorkshire.
Walks. From Sleights there are some fine walks, to Ugglebarnby and Littlebeck, then on to Maybeck and south to Falling Foss (approximately 4 miles), an exquisite waterfall in delightful woodland. Sleights is pronounced so that it rhymes with 'heights'. It has a 'salmon leap', a small weir that enables the salmon, between October and December, to swim upriver to their spawning grounds. The Esk is the only salmon river in Yorkshire. Whitby is situated on the east coast of Yorkshire facing the North Sea in a deep valley at the mouth of the River Esk. Sleights. Sleights is quite a sizeable village, located approximately 3 miles from Whitby, and is a village in two parts, divided by the River Esk. The name Sleights is derived from the Norse for flat land near water. Things to do in Sleights. The Esk Valley railway is a community rail line which follows the scenic River Esk through the valley from Middlesbrough to Whitby. On occasions the North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs steam trains between Whitby and Glaisdale. Just south of Sleights is the small hamlet of Littlebeck. Click here to upload photographs! Sleights (which rhymes with nights) is a small village four miles southwest of Whitby in North Yorkshire. It is on the steep-sided river valley bordering the River Esk on the A169 between Pickering and Whitby. Sleights boasts some fine public houses and a hotel, it is quite close to Whitby making it an ideal place for the visitor to stay if they wish to be between the town of Whitby and the moors. Sleights is a lovely village, amenities available include: 1  public house. 2  public phone box. 3  post office. 4  post box.
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