Whitby

Whitby is a maritime town steeped in history and set among fine stretches of coast with spectacular cliffs and bays, and dominated by a 13th century cliff top Abbey

One hundred and ninety nine steps take you down from the cliff top into the old town and a maze of narrow streets that are home to shops selling antiques, crafts, and jewellery made from locally mined jet.

In the late 18th c. Whitby was one of the Country’s most important ship building ports.  The main voyages of Captain James Cook, the 18th Century explorer were made in ships built in Whitby including Resolution and Endeavour and it was here that as a young man Cook served his apprenticeship lodging at premises on Grape Lane which now house the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.

During the Jurassic age Whitby was a tropical sea home to an array of large and small sea creatures including plesioursaurs and ammonites.  Fossils of these prehistoric creatures can be seen in the towns main Museum at Pannet Park.

The town is also home to a range of diverse attractions and heritage facilities which offer a great day out to visitors to the area.  Inland from Whitby is the beautiful heather moorland of the North York Moors which can be explored on foot, bike, horseback, steam train and of course by bus.

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