Whitby Lighthouse, North York Moors

Name: Whitby Lighthouse
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#39 among attractions in North York Moors

Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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Whitby Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House. It is on Ling Hill, on the coast to the south-east of Whitby, beyond Saltwick Bay. To distinguish it from the two lighthouses in Whitby itself it is sometimes known as Whitby High lighthouse ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°28'40"N, 0°34'5"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Whitby Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of Saint Mary, Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby Abbey, Falling Foss.

1.8 miNW
Church
Church of Saint Mary, Whitby
47 min walk • The Church of Saint Mary is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire England. It was founded around 1110, although its interior dates chiefly from the late 18th century.
1.9 miW
Museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby
48 min walk • Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a history museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The museum building, Walker's House, belonged to Captain John Walker, to whom James Cook was apprenticed in 1746.
1.7 miNW
Ruined abbey and Dracula inspiration
Whitby Abbey, Whitby
45 min walk • Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom.
4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Garden, Park
Falling Foss, Whitby
124 min walk • Falling Foss is a waterfall that lies in the north-east section of The North York Moors National Park and is a popular spot for walking. It is 5 miles from Whitby, and is situated on the Little Beck. It is 67 feet high.
5.2 miW
Church
Church of St Oswald, North York Moors
134 min walk • The Church of St Oswald, Lythe, is the parish church for the village of Lythe, 4 miles west, north west of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The church is at the top of Lythe Bank and is just east of the village on the A174 road.
1.9 miW
Bridge
Whitby Swing Bridge, Whitby
49 min walk • Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
2.7 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old St Stephen's Church, Robin Hood's Bay
69 min walk • Old St Stephen's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing on a hillside in Fylingdales, overlooking Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England.
5.6 miW
Forts and castles
Mulgrave Castle, North York Moors
144 min walk • Mulgrave Castle refers to one of three structures on the same property in Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. One of these, known as the "old" or "ancient" castle, was by legend founded by Wada, a 6th-century ruler of Hälsingland.
2.2 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Whitby Museum, Whitby
57 min walk • Whitby Museum is an independent museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, run by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, a learned society and registered charity, established in 1823.
1.8 miW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Cholmley House, Whitby
45 min walk • Cholmley House or Whitby Hall is a banqueting house sited next to the ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England.
3.5 miSE
Church
The Old Chapel, Robin Hood's Bay
90 min walk • 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.