Whitby guidebook

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Whitby guidebook

Outdoor Cafe and Woodland Walk

51 locals recommend
Falling Foss Tea Garden
51 locals recommend
55 locals recommend
Dalby Forest Visitors Centre
Dalby Forest Drive
55 locals recommend

Fossil Hunting

Quirky and quaint old smugglers village, full of history and twisty-turny streets. Great pebble beach for exploring, rockpooling and fossil hunting.
156 locals recommend
Robin Hood's Bay
156 locals recommend
Quirky and quaint old smugglers village, full of history and twisty-turny streets. Great pebble beach for exploring, rockpooling and fossil hunting.

Food scene

We so love it here! Great coffee and cake. Relaxed atmosphere. Tables inside and out. Child and dog friendly. Accessible at low tide along the beach at Robin Hood's Bay.
9 locals recommend
YHA Boggle Hole
9 locals recommend
We so love it here! Great coffee and cake. Relaxed atmosphere. Tables inside and out. Child and dog friendly. Accessible at low tide along the beach at Robin Hood's Bay.

Sightseeing

Currently you have to pre-book, but well worth a visit. English Heritage organise lots of events at the Abbey, which are great if you can catch one.
112 locals recommend
Whitby Abbey
Abbey Lane
112 locals recommend
Currently you have to pre-book, but well worth a visit. English Heritage organise lots of events at the Abbey, which are great if you can catch one.
A ruined castle hidden in the woods, accessible via a pleasant woodland walk. Park in the Mulgrave Estate car park at Sandsend. Open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays only. Super open views and great place to picnic.
Mulgrave Castle
Low Lane
A ruined castle hidden in the woods, accessible via a pleasant woodland walk. Park in the Mulgrave Estate car park at Sandsend. Open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays only. Super open views and great place to picnic.
Take a trip on a steam train from Whitby down the Esk Valley. Runs all year round.
10 locals recommend
Steam Trains; North Yorkshire moors railway
1 Front St
10 locals recommend
Take a trip on a steam train from Whitby down the Esk Valley. Runs all year round.