Sandsend Tunnel, Runswick Bay

Name: Sandsend Tunnel
Address: Runswick Bay, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Runswick Bay

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Sandsend Tunnel is a tunnel on the former Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway that was opened in 1883 and closed in 1958. The rail line that ran through it was originally intended to travel along the top of the cliffs, however some of the cliff fell into the sea whilst construction was suspended so the NER constructed two tunnels, the Sandsend Tunnel and the Kettleness Tunnel. ()

Coordinates: 54°31'25"N, 0°42'13"W

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Runswick Bay United Kingdom

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Sandsend Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.5 miSE
Church
Church of Saint Mary, Whitby
114 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.
4.5 miSE
Museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby
114 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.
4.6 miSE
Ruined abbey and Dracula inspiration
Whitby Abbey, Whitby
117 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.
1.3 miSE
Church
Church of St Oswald, North York Moors
34 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.
4.4 miSE
Bridge
Whitby Swing Bridge, Whitby
114 min walk • Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
1.6 miW
Cave
Hob Holes, Runswick Bay
41 min walk • The Hob Holes are caves in the cliffs of Runswick Bay which resulted from mining for jet – fossilised wood which is valuable as a gemstone. Hobgoblins or bogles were reputed to live there.
2.1 miS
Forts and castles
Mulgrave Castle, North York Moors
54 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.
4.9 miW
Ruins
Roxby Hall, Staithes
125 min walk • Roxby Hall is a former manor house or castle in the town of Roxby, North Yorkshire, England. Only one ruined corner and earthworks of Roxby Hall remains in a field adjacent to St.
4.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Whitby Museum, Whitby
108 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.
4.5 miSE
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Cholmley House, Whitby
116 min walk • Cholmley House or Whitby Hall is a banqueting house sited next to the ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England.
4.8 miSE
Bridge
Larpool Viaduct
123 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.