Saltwick Bay, Whitby

Name: Saltwick Bay
Address: Whitby, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Whitby

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Saltwick Bay is a north-east facing bay approximately one mile to the east of Whitby, on the east coast of North Yorkshire, England. The bay contains the Saltwick Nab alum quarries, listed under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The bay is part of the Saltwick Formation and known for its collections of fossils. The SS Rohilla hospital ship sank in the bay in 1914, and the fishing trawler Admiral Van Tromp was shipwrecked there in 1976. The bay is accessible through Whitby Holiday Park. ()

Coordinates: 54°29'8"N, 0°34'55"W

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Whitby United Kingdom

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Saltwick Bay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.1 miW
Church
Church of Saint Mary, Whitby
30 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.
1.2 miW
Museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby
31 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 miW
Ruined abbey and Dracula inspiration
Whitby Abbey, Whitby
27 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.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Whitby Swing Bridge, Whitby
32 min walk • Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
1.1 miW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Cholmley House, Whitby
28 min walk • Cholmley House or Whitby Hall is a banqueting house sited next to the ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England.
0.8 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Whitby Lighthouse, North York Moors
20 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.