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Whitby Abbey has re-opened to the public following a major £1.6 million re-interpretation project by English Heritage – including a new museum and new interpretation around the historic site.
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Whitby Abbey: History and Stories
Whitby Abbey was once the most important religious centre in the Anglo-Saxon world. Explore the history of its two monasteries and the stories and legends it has inspired.
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Halloween Half-Term at Whitby Abbey
Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Whitby Abbey this half term.
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People have lived in the Whitby area for over 3,000 years. By studying Whitby and Whitby Abbey, it's possible to chart change in religion, politics, society and art in England.
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The history of Whitby Abbey, where a Benedictine abbey was founded after the Norman Conquest on the site of an important Anglo-Saxon monastery dating from the 7th century.
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Looming high above the seaside town, Whitby Abbey has provided over a thousand years of inspiration from the earliest Anglo Saxon poet to the world’s most famous Gothic novel.
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Kids Rule!: Dracula at Whitby Abbey
Join us in the grounds of Whitby Abbey for hands-on activities and fresh-air family fun.
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Whitby Abbey's Best Dressed Vampire Competition 26 May 2022: Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions apply to the Whitby Abbey Best Dressed Vampire competition, running on the official English Heritage Whitby Abbey Facebook page from 18:00 BST on 26 May 2022 until 23:59 BST on 30 May 2022.
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A description of Whitby Abbey, where the remains of the abbey church, built between the 13th and 15th centuries, survive as a famous landmark
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How Bram Stoker’s visit to the harbour town of Whitby on the Yorkshire coast in 1890 provided him with atmospheric locations for a Gothic novel – and a name for his famous vampire.
