Whitby Abbey
Whitby - YO22 4JT
Bookings: 01904 601917
Dramatically-sited remains of monastery with fascinating history.
-
The Tudor Abbey
Key Stage: 2,3 History,RE
Meet Master Will-steward to local landowner Sir Richard Cholmley, who will guide you around the key areas of the Abbey and give you relics to handle. What was life like for the rich and the poor in Tudor times? What was the Abbey’s role in the local community? How did Henry VIII's divorce and the Dissolution of the monasteries affect it? Discover the answers and find out much more about life before the reformation.
When: By arrangement
Duration: 1¼ hours -
Time Traveller's Trail
Key Stage: 2, 3. KS2: History, English, Maths. KS3: History, Functional skills, Personal, Learning and Thinking skills
Travel back in time to uncover the dramatic story of Whitby Abbey, from its foundation by Anglo Saxon royalty to the present day. Use your detective skills to find clues that tell you how the abbey was built. Examine real and replica objects to learn about the lives of the people who lived here. Put yourselves in the sandals of a novice monk descending the night stairs for prayer, and find out who was who in medieval society. Dicovery why the abbey looks as it does today, and also why Whitby was one of the most important monastic sites in England for hundreds of years.
Please note: this session will take place entirely out of doors unless the weather is exceptionally bad. Please be aware that there are no toilets available on site. There are public toilets near the car park entrance, located 5 minutes walk from the visitor centre.
When: By arrangement
Duration: 1 hour
