Whitby Abbey (English Heritage)

Whitby Abbey
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4JT
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey/

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01947 603568

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
View through Whitby Abbey out to sea.
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High on a cliff above the seaside town of Whitby are the gaunt, imposing remains of Whitby Abbey. Founded in 657 by St Hilda, Whitby Abbey has over the years been a bustling settlement, a kings' burial place, a home of saints and inspiration for Bram Stoker, author of Dracula. Discover how 2,000 years of history make the Abbey one of England's most important archaeological sites, in the interactive visitor centre.

Venue Type:

Heritage site, Archaeological site, Sacred space

 Opening hours

1 Apr-30 Sep 10am-6pm daily / 1 Oct-31 Mar 10am-4pm Thu-Mon / Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan

 Admission charges

6.00/5.40/3.60/15.60

Discounts

  • English Heritage
 General services and facilities
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Cafeteria
  • Picnic area
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Education facilities available

Additional info

Guided tours available for groups booking at least 1 month in advance. Please contact the site for more details.

Whitby Abbey
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4JT
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey/

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01947 603568

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available

Whitby Abbey
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4JT
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey/

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01947 603568

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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 Face to face resources

The Tudor abbey Discovery Visit

Meet Master Will who will guide you around the key areas of the abbey and give you relics to handle. What was life like in Tudor times? What was the abbey's role in the local community? How did Henry VIII's divorce and the Dissolution of the Monasteries affect it? Discover the answers and find out much more about life before the Reformation. Activities take place entirely out of doors unless the weather is exceptionally bad.
Duration: 1 1/4 hours
Key Stage: 2, 3, History, RE

How to obtain

Call 01904 601917 to book a 1¼ hour session. Price £75 per group of up to 30 pupils. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19518 for more information.

Time traveller's trail Discovery Visit

Journey back in time to uncover the dramatic story of Whitby Abbey, from its foundation by Anglo-Saxon royalty to the present day. Use your detective skills to find clues that tell you how the abbey was built. Examine real and replica objects to learn about the lives of the people who lived here. Put yourself in the sandals of a novice monk descending the night stairs for prayer and find out who was who in medieval society. Discover why the abbey looks as it does today and also why Whitby was one of the most important monastic sites in England for hundreds of years. Activities take place entirely out of doors unless the weather is excpetionally bad.
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, History, English, Math

How to obtain

Call 01904 601917 to book a 1¼ hour session. Price £75 per group of up to 30 pupils. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19518 for more information.

Whitby Abbey
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4JT
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey/

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01947 603568

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.