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Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII. It is a Grade I Listed building in the care of English Heritage and its site museum is housed in Cholmley House.

Located at 54.489, -0.608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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The Pigsty

The Pigsty is a folly located next to Fyling Hall school, near Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England. A wooden building, it was once a functioning home for pigs but is now operated by the Landmark Trust.

Located at 54.4237, -0.5579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in North Yorkshire, Folly buildings in England, Landmark Trust properties in England

The Old Chapel, Robin Hood's Bay

The former Wesleyan Chapel on Chapel Street, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England, was built in 1779. John Wesley is recorded as preaching there on 28 June that same year. When built, the chapel was separated from the cliff top by a row of cottages, a road and a grass bank, but in 1780 there was a major cliff fall, bringing the cliff edge within feet of the building. The author Leo Walmsley was educated in the chapel's schoolroom.

Located at 54.431, -0.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cinemas in Yorkshire, Grade II listed churches, Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire, Religious buildings completed in 1779, Former churches in North Yorkshire, Former cinemas in England, Former church buildings

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

Captain Cook Memorial Museum is in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, 43 miles 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 after the First Voyage.

Located at 54.4867, -0.6118 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in North Yorkshire, Biographical museums in North Yorkshire, Maritime museums in England, Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire, Historic house museums in North Yorkshire, 1986 establishments in England, Museums established in 1986, James Cook

Magpie Café

The Magpie Café is a seafood restaurant in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1937, but its building dated back to the 18th century, when it was a merchant's house. The restaurant is well known for its fish and chips; it was described by celebrity chef Rick Stein as "the place that opened my eyes to how good a chip shop could be" and as a "bloody good fish and chip shop". The restaurant also won a Coast award for being best fish and chip shop of 2007.

Located at 54.4892, -0.614917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales

Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales, is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside in Fylingdales, overlooking Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Located at 54.4402, -0.5497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire, Grade I listed churches, Religious buildings completed in 1822, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Gothic Revival architecture in North Yorkshire, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust, Former Church of England churches, Church of England churches in North Yorkshire

Cholmley House

Cholmley House or Whitby Hall is a banqueting house sited next to the ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1672 for £232,000 by Sir Hugh Cholmeley, whose family had acquired the Abbey ruins and the land around them after its dissolution in 1539 - from then until 1672, the family had lived in what had been the Abbey's gatehouse and guest lodgings.

Located at 54.4877, -0.6085 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Country houses in North Yorkshire, Houses completed in 1672, Whitby, History museums in North Yorkshire, Archaeological museums in North Yorkshire, English Heritage sites in North Yorkshire, Ruins in North Yorkshire, Archaeological museums in England, Religious museums in England

Church of Saint Mary, Whitby

The Church of Saint Mary is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire England. It was founded around AD 1110, although its interior dates chiefly from the late 1700s. The church was designated a Grade I listed building on 23 February 1954. It is situated on the town's east cliff, overlooking the mouth of the River Esk overlooking the town, close to the ruins of Whitby Abbey. Church Steps, a flight of 199 steps lead up the hill to the church from the streets below.

Located at 54.4891, -0.609521 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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