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Local Places. Town and Villages around Whitby North Yorkshire

Robin Hoods Bay Museum

Narrow New Road in Robin Hoods Bay

Robin Hoods Bay Museum Founded in 1980 this small museum is wonderful look at the history of this charming village. Admission is free and the museums home is a small house on two levels. For opening times see the website. The museum has fascinating displays of artefacts from the village – there is wonderful model […]

Robin Hood’s Bay Ghost Walk

Quaint steep streets and lanes at King Street, Robin Hoods Bay

Robin Hood’s Bay Ghost Walk Take a unique tour through streets and alleyways as you listen to Tales of the Strange and Supernatural. Journey into a mysterious past of Spirits, Shipwrecks, Smugglers, Local Folklore and Legend. This walk is designed to suit all ages. Adult only groups receive a different kind of story to groups […]

William Scoresby Junior

East side of Whitby

William Scoresby Junior Also born in Cropton near Whitby in October 1789 was William Scoresby Junior. His schooling was very broken, going to 3 different ones before settling in a private schoool in Whitby run by Mr Routh whom Routh Walk in Skinner Street is named. Scoresby junior made his first voyage at the age […]

Sneaton Castle Whitby

Whitby Panorama House

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 […]

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