Whitby UK, North Yorkshire, England, UK
The Angel Hotel Whitby Weatherspoons Overlooking the River Esk, this modern harbourside hotel is also a 10-minute walk from Whitby Abbey and an 11-minute walk from the Whitby Museum. Striped accent walls and tufted headboards add a stylish touch to the subdued rooms. All come with free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and tea and coffee-making equipment. […]
Hudsons Cottage Whitby Ideally placed just a short stroll from the historic sea port of Whitby with its sweeping sandy beaches, this well presented cottage provide comfortable and attractive holiday accommodation. Furnished in a relaxed and contemporary style, the cottage is arranged with the open plan living area overlooking the spectacular views of the bustling […]
The George Hotel Whitby Address: 38 Baxtergate, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1BN Telephone: 01947 602565 Opposite a bus station and a 2 minutes’ walk from Whitby train station, this straightforward hotel in a period building is 0.3 miles from Pannett Park and a 4 minutes’ walk from the Captain Cook Memorial Museum. The minimalist rooms […]
Sneaton Castle Whitby On the outskirts of town to the west is the 19th-century Sneaton Castle built by James Wilson who sold his sugar plantation where he had over 200 slaves and moved to Whitby. Alongside it is St Hilda’s Priory, the mother house of the Order of the Holy Paraclete. The castle was used […]
Danby Agricultural Show Address: Danby Whitby North Yorkshire YO21 2NP Telephone: 01287 660416 Normal admission: Adults £5.00 Concessions £4.00 Children under 5 free, 5-16 £2.00 Main car park free. Ringside Parking £4.00 per vehicle. Limited number, tickets to be bought in advance. An area will be provided on the main car park for bona-fide disabled […]
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Whitby Whitby railway station is, on many operating days, the railway’s northern terminus. All but two of the various timetables see steam trains operating through from Pickering, including daily throughout July and August except on Sundays. When North Yorkshire Moors Railway trains terminate at Grosmont rather than Whitby at off-peak times, connecting […]
199 steps Whitby The East Clifftops, St Mary’s Church and the Abbey at Whitby is quite a distance by road from the town centre. The alternative is to climb the 199 steps of the “Church Stairs” or use the footpath called “Caedmon’s Trod”. The stone stairs, which replaced the original wooden steps, were built about […]
Farndale Daffodil Walk Tourist Attraction Address: The Old Vicarage Bondgate Helmsley York, North Yorkshire YO62 5BP Farndale is internationally famed for its show of wild daffodils which normally bloom every Spring. It is believed the wild daffodils were first brought to Farndale by some medieval monks from Rievaulx. The Daffodil walk runs along side the […]
Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby Captain Cook Memorial Museum is in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, 43 miles (69 km) north of York. The Museum is in Walker’s House which belonged to Captain John Walker to whom the great explorer, Captain Cook was apprenticed in 1746, and to which Cook returned in the winter of 1771/2 […]
Robin Hood’s Bay and Fylingdales Museum Whitby Address: Robin Hood’s Bay, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4TQ England, UK Telephone: 01723 383636 This museum is located near to the town of Whitby and carries an extensive collection of local history. There are many separate collections on display, each of which is focussed on a different element […]
