Whitby Abbey was first established as a monastery in 657 AD and later became a Benedictine abbey - we have included its history along with some photos of Whitby Abbey through the years. Did you ...

who used the abbey’s vast landscape and natural pigments painted on the ground to show the Game Changer’s hands holding the roots of a tree. The ‘Heritage Tree’ honours the seven ...

Having broken away from the Catholic Church, the Dissolution of the Monasteries began and in 1540 it was Whitby Abbey’s turn to fall. Though the abbey fell into ruin, it remained a prominent ...

1 of 8 A Victoriana fan poses outside Whitby Abbey. Photograph by Christopher ... St. Mary’s Churchyard, a popular photo stop during the weekend, started a petition to close the cemetery during ...