How To Find Us
Across the wrought iron Swing Bridge in the towns older quarters nestling beneath the brooding Gothic ruins of Whitby Abbey ,and the cliff top perched St.Mary’s Church, you’ll find New Way Ghaut.
Ghauts were common in the early days of the town, consisting usually of a narrow alley leading from a main street, the narrow cobbled end of Church Street in this instance, and ending at the waters edge.
Club Nights are held in the upstairs Function Room which overlooks the harbour, and the panoramic view over the river offers some of the finest views in Whitby.
Entrance to the Club is via New Way  Ghaut and drinks are purchased in the downstairs Harbour Bar, and brought upstairs.
The Friendship being a private club, folk club patrons to stay within the law have to become social members of the Rowing Club. Seeing that the fee is only £1 a year (usually payable on your first visit) no one complains as the prices of drinks are noticeably less than all the local hostelries.
Club Nights are run in two parts.
Part1 from 8 - 9pm: a practice/worksop session where members bring along any instrument, and exchange advice with mutual support from other musicians.
Part2 from 9 - 11-30pm is the Folk Club which is run in a sing/play-a-round format where everyone is encouraged to contribute, and of course ‘show off’ their new skills, or even accompany the more adventuress singers.

Parking is a perennial problem in Whitby, and seeing that the Folk Club is in a pedestrian area this makes parking close at hand difficult.
The nearest parking spots are Church Street Harbour Car Park. Cliff Street Car Park, behind Sommerfields off Flowergate ,is quite close, as is also the Marina Front and Back (behind the Co-op).
Parking charges do not apply from 18.00hrs-09.00 hrs on all these car parks.
The Private Car Park immediately in front of the Railway Station is chargeable 24 hours and operates a wheel clamping policy.