Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom.- Opening hours:
April 1st—October 31st: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
November 1st—December 23rd: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
December 26th—February 17th: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
February 18th—March 31st: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: abbey
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cholmley House and St Mary’s Church, Whitby.
Cholmley House
Museum
Abbey House is a historic building in Whitby, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The building appears to have been constructed in the medieval period, as accommodation for the abbot of Whitby Abbey. Cholmley House is situated 440 feet west of Whitby Abbey.
St Mary’s Church, Whitby
Church
The Church of Saint Mary is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire England. It was founded around 1110, although its interior dates chiefly from the late 18th century. St Mary’s Church, Whitby is situated 880 feet northwest of Whitby Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruswarp and Ewe Cote.
Ruswarp
Village
Ruswarp is a village in the civil parish of Whitby, in North Yorkshire, England. It is around 1.8 miles from Whitby, at the junction of the B1410 and B1416 roads, on the River Esk and the Esk Valley Line, with trains stopping at Ruswarp railway station.
Ewe Cote
Locality
Ewe Cote is a small hamlet on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, set in the northern edge of the civil parish of Whitby, in North Yorkshire, England. Ewe Cote is situated 1½ miles west of Whitby Abbey.
Stainsacre
Hamlet
Stainsacre is a village in the civil parish of Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre, in the English county of North Yorkshire and situated on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. Stainsacre is situated 2 miles south of Whitby Abbey.
Whitby Abbey
- Categories: abbey, history museum, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Whitby, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.48758° or 54° 29′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.60645° or 0° 36′ 23″ west
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C6XF9QV+2C
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OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Ukrainian—“Whitby Abbey” goes by many names.
- Breton: “abati Whitby”
- Breton: “Abati Whitby”
- Catalan: “abadia de Whitby”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Whitby”
- Chinese: “惠特比修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter Whitby”
- Czech: “opatství Whitby”
- Czech: “Whitbyské opatství”
- Dutch: “Whitby Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Whitby”
- French: “Abbaye de Whitby”
- Galician: “Abadía de Whitby”
- German: “Whitby Abbey”
- Hebrew: “מנזר ויטבי”
- Indonesian: “Keabasan Whitby”
- Irish: “Whitby Abbey”
- Italian: “abbazia di Whitby”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Whitby”
- Japanese: “ウィットビー・アビー”
- Japanese: “ウィットビー修道院”
- Polish: “Opactwo w Whitby”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Whitby”
- Russian: “Аббатство Уитби”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Whitby”
- Slovak: “Opátstvo Whitby”
- Slovenian: “Opatija Whitby”
- Spanish: “abadia de Whitby”
- Spanish: “abadía de Whitby”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Whitby”
- Swedish: “Whitby Abbey”
- Turkish: “Whitby Abbey”
- Ukrainian: “Абатство Вітбі”
- Ukrainian: “Абатство Уітбі”
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