Whitby, on foot
Things to do in Whitby, all within walking distance
Bartley House sits on the West Cliff, eight minutes' walk from the harbour, ten from the beach and twenty from the Abbey.
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20 min walk
Whitby Abbey
The Gothic ruin on the East Cliff that Bram Stoker wrote into Dracula. Climb the 199 Steps from the old town and allow a morning.
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15 min walk
The 199 Steps
From Church Street in the old town up to St Mary's Church and the Abbey, with coffin rests on the way to stop and look back over the harbour.
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10 min walk
West Cliff Beach
A long, flat strand of sand below the West Cliff, with traditional beach huts, the whale jawbone arch on the cliff top, and good rock pools at low tide.
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8 min walk
Whitby Harbour
Still a working fishing harbour. In summer, boat trips run out past the piers for the best view of the Abbey from the sea.
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Photo aude / CC BY-SA 3.0 10 min walk
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
The 17th-century house on Grape Lane where James Cook lodged as an apprentice. Allow an hour for the maps and journals.
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8 min walk
Whitby fish and chips
The Magpie is the famous one, with Trenchers and the Quayside close by. All three are on the west side of the harbour.