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Ruined abbey
Whitby Abbey
Ruins of a Benedictine abbey on the East Cliff, on the site of a 7th-century monastery; cared for by English Heritage.
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Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay: things to do
Places worth your time in Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay
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Things to do in Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Church
St Mary's Church
Grade I listed parish church founded around 1110 on the East Cliff, beside the abbey, at the top of the 199 Church Steps.
Museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Walker's House on Grape Lane, where James Cook lodged as an apprentice to the shipowner John Walker from 1746.
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Museum
Whitby Museum
Independent museum in Pannett Park run by the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, founded in 1823; the building opened in 1931.
Gallery
Pannett Art Gallery
Art gallery in Pannett Park, next to Whitby Museum.
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Landmark
Whitby West Pier Lighthouse
The older and taller of Whitby's two harbour lighthouses, built in 1831 and 25.5 metres high.
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Landmark
Whitby East Pier Lighthouse
The newer harbour lighthouse, built in 1855 and 16.5 metres high, on the East Pier below the abbey.
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Bridge
Whitby Swing Bridge
Road and foot bridge across the River Esk joining the east and west sides of the town.
Statue
Captain Cook Statue
Statue of James Cook in Whitby, the town where he learned his seamanship.
Church
St Hilda's Church
Anglican church in Whitby's West Cliff area.
Theatre
Whitby Pavilion
Theatre and events venue on the West Cliff; the first Pavilion Theatre was built here in the 1870s.
Historic building
Cholmley House
17th-century banqueting house next to the abbey, now the English Heritage visitor centre.
Museum
Whitby Lifeboat Museum
Museum of the Whitby lifeboats and their crews.
Village
Robin Hood's Bay
Village of steep lanes on the coast six miles south of Whitby, inside the North York Moors National Park.
Museum
Robin Hood's Bay Museum
Small museum and reading room in a historic building in Robin Hood's Bay.
Village
Sandsend
Small fishing village up the coast from Whitby, once two villages, Sandsend and East Row.
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- Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay (area photo): ianpudsey, CC BY 3.0, source
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Mary's Church: Mark Healey, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Whitby Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Whitby East Pier Lighthouse: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Captain Cook Statue: Benjamin Shaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Hilda's Church: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cholmley House: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Robin Hood's Bay: James F. Carter, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Scarborough: derek dye, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harrogate & Knaresborough: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- North York Moors: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Yorkshire Dales: F. C. Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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