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The ruins of Whitby Abbey are among the most celebrated sights of North Yorkshire. The first monastery here, founded in about 657.
Set high on the clifftops overlooking the sea, the ruins of Whitby Abbey tell only part of the site’s incredible story. Communities have lived on this headland for over 3,000 years and it has long been an important holy place and seat of power. Buried beneath the soaring arches we see today are the remains of an earlier Anglo-Saxon monastery, whose tales of saints, poets and miracles still survive.
From its early, pivotal role in the history of Christianity in England to the arrival of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Whitby is a place where history and legend meet. Explore this page to discover the stories from the headland’s past.
In AD 657 Abbess Hild founded a monastery for men and women at Whitby, on land given by King Oswiu. It was Whitby’s first monastic site and became one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world.
In 664 Whitby hosted a landmark meeting, known as a synod, to decide the date of Easter. By opting to follow the Roman Christian tradition rather than the Celtic one, it was crucial in determining the direction of the English church.
The monastery was abandoned following Danish raids in the 9th century but the Benedictine monk Reinfrid established a new community on the site in 1078.
The Benedictine monastery was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1539 and its ruins are the ones we see on Whitby headland today. The vast shell of the abbey church is a magnificent example of English Gothic architecture.
Whitby Abbey has inspired many artists and writers, including Cædmon, the first named poet in the English language, and Bram Stoker, who set part of Dracula here.
** We had one of those lucky days yesterday, we had decided to spend the day in Whitby about twelve miles North of Robin Hoods Bay. When we left RHB it was dry but cloudy but by the time we got to Whitby the skies had cleared and the Autumn light was perfect. We wandered around for about three hours in glorious sunshine and took a whole lot of photographs . By the time we had finished our lunch the sky had turned dark and rain was threatening but it was time to head back to Robin Hoods Bay
Anyway this is an image of Whitby Abbey that stands on a cliff above the town on the edge of North Sea. Seafarers from Whitby in the past used the Abbey as a aid to navigate back into harbour . In the background you can just see a sliver of the North Sea
The first Abbey was originally founded in 657AD by the Saxon King of Northumbria. Though the ruins you can see date back to the twelfth century when the Abbey was rebuilt. This grand monastery was destroyed in 1540 on orders from Henry VIII.
Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula featured Count Dracula as a creature resembling a large dog which came ashore at the headland and runs up the 199 steps to the graveyard of St Mary's Church in the shadow of the Whitby Abbey ruins.
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It was definitely worth getting up for sunrise that morning. Thankfully I didn’t need to climb the 199 steps for this capture, we were staying at the YHA next to Whitby Abbey 😂 Not a chance in hell of managing those steps before lunch time!
Heading back to Whitby this weekend for a much needed week away. Managed to find a late booking still available, thankfully.
This will be my last post until we return, hopefully with some half decent images and in a better place, mentally. Thank you all for your support during a very difficult few months.
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The bin men on the coast must have an easy job 😂😂
One taken at Whitby during our Easter break. Whitby Abbey visible at the top!
Well I am now 69 years old but the ruined walls in Whitby Abbey are somewhat older . The day we visited the Abbey was in November on a bright crisp day . The colour of these old stones stands out well against the blue sky
The first Abbey was originally founded in 657AD by the Saxon King of Northumbria. Though the ruins you can see date back to the twelfth century when the Abbey was rebuilt. This grand monastery was destroyed in 1540 on orders from Henry VIII.
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Had a fantastic trip to Whitby, was wonderful to get away from it all. I even managed to get up early every morning, 3 days in a row I was up for sunrise. The only way to experience Whitby during the Easter holidays without the heaving crowds. Absolute peace and tranquility. It was just what the doctor ordered after such a dreadful 2023 so far!
This particular morning we walked up to the Whale bone arch, not a single soul in sight. Couldn't get any better than that.
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The shell of the 13th century structure that is Whitby Abbey (formerly founded circa 657 AD).
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Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.
The first monastery was founded in 657 AD by the Anglo-Saxon era King of Northumbria, Oswy (Oswiu) as Streoneshalh (the older name for Whitby). He appointed Lady Hilda, abbess of Hartlepool Abbey and grand-niece of Edwin the first Christian king of Northumbria, as founding abbess.
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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. The abbey and its possessions were confiscated by the crown under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1545.
Since that time, the ruins of the abbey have continued to be used by sailors as a landmark at the headland. Since the 20th century, the substantial ruins of the church have been declared a Grade I Listed building and are in the care of English Heritage.
Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula featured Count Dracula as a creature resembling a large dog which came ashore at the headland and runs up the 199 steps to the graveyard of St Mary's Church in the shadow of the Whitby Abbey ruins.
The ruins of Whiby Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in North Yorkshire. A monastery was on this site from around 657AD, the current shell dates to the 13th century.
In the ruins of Whitby Abbey. Fiest established as a monastery in AD657. The ruins date from the 13th century Benedictine Abbey in use until the dissolution in the 16th century.
''Darkness always had its part to play. Without it, how would we know when we walked in the light?.” ― Clive Barker
A dip into my archive, the first of my final four images before we go away .
Whitby Abbey, It`s not easy to shoot here unless you pay the entrance fee but when we got there it was closed. The sun was dropping down and I wanted to get a shot here so you have to place your tripod on the high wall which is about chin height on me and fire you remote but if you are fully prepared you go with a step ladder and climb over the wall for a better shot.
I stumbled upon this scene walking after dinner in Whitby - without my good camera. The best camera is sometimes the one you possess.
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.
Continuing my theme with sun, this image is from a trip to North Yorkshire . Whitby abbey as the sun goes down. We are thinking about another trip up there next February , such a lovely County for photography .