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The museum was started by local gentlemen in 1823 to preserve the fossils and other interesting artefacts that existed in the area.

Founded in 657 by St Hilda, Whitby Abbey has over the years been a bustling settlement, a kings' burial place, the setting for a historic meeting between Celtic and Roman clerics... more

Moorland nature reserve with peculiar rock formations.

Fancy diving beneath the sea without getting wet? At SEA LIFE you will come eyeball to eyeball with everything from shrimps to sharks, and learn tons of great stuff from the Sea... more

Perched high on a headland above the North Sea, Scarborough Castle occupies one of the most dramatic castle sites in the country. Before the castle was built, this natural... more

An attractive and diverse woodland mostly planted in the 1950's on the site of disused extensive mineworkings. Rocky outcrops at Highcliff Nab and Hanging Stone provide views over... more

The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.

The Walled Garden is a stunningly beautiful contemporary garden, quite unlike any other. Open to the public for the first time in 2004, people visit from all over the world and it... more

The museum is an original Prisoner of War Camp built in 1942. The fascinating displays hold, and reveal to you, the vital spirit which eventually triumphed in 1945. These superb... more