The Old Chapel, Robin Hood's Bay

#2 among attractions in Robin Hood's Bay

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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. In 1936 a new Methodist church was opened in the upper village, and services were transferred away from the chapel. ()

Coordinates: 54°25'52"N, 0°31'60"W

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The Old Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

5 miNW
Church
Church of Saint Mary, Whitby
129 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.
5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby
127 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.
5 miNW
Ruined abbey and Dracula inspiration
Whitby Abbey, Whitby
127 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.
4.1 miW
Natural attraction, Garden, Park
Falling Foss, Whitby
105 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 miNW
Bridge
Whitby Swing Bridge, Whitby
128 min walk • Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
0.9 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old St Stephen's Church, Robin Hood's Bay
24 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.
5.2 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Whitby Museum, Whitby
132 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.
4.9 miNW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Cholmley House, Whitby
126 min walk • Cholmley House or Whitby Hall is a banqueting house sited next to the ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England.
4.6 miNW
Bridge
Larpool Viaduct
116 min walk • Larpool Viaduct, also known as the Esk Valley Viaduct is a 13 arch brick viaduct built to carry the Scarborough & Whitby Railway over the River Esk, North Yorkshire, England.
3.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Whitby Lighthouse, North York Moors
90 min walk • 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.
5.1 miNW
54°29'7"N • 0°37'15"W
Pannett Park, Whitby
131 min walk • Park