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Whitby Hotels

Though not in Whitby town itself Raven Hall Hotel makes for a fantastic location to stay if your interested in the Whitby area as this beautiful Yorkshire town is located just a 15 minute drive from the Hotel. Read on below for more information about the town.

Whitby is a costal town set at the mouth of the beautiful River Esk, with the town covering the sides of this river valley. The town, which was originally know as Streonshal, dates back all the way to 656AD and was founded at the same time as the creation of the original Whitby Abby by the then Christian king of Northumbria.

This Abby was destroyed during a Viking raid and was only re-settled in 1078, at which time the town also became know as Whitby. The town was initially supported by the Abby and its fishing but later on in the 18th century it developed to become a centre of ship building and a well founded trade centre due to the export of alum and jet from the moors.

The Whitby area is also well know for its fossils, with fantastically preserved skeletons of pterodactyls being discovered in its cliffs, and a great place for the amateur fossil hunters out there to go looking for beautiful ammonite fossils.

Attractions in the town include the historical ruins of the Abby, which are situated on the cliffs above the town. You can enjoy a walk up to the Abby using the old steps that connect the town to the Abby and the Ruins themselves provide some brilliantly preserved stonework.

Other historical sites in the town include the statue of Captain James Cook, who was an apprentice in the town, and a recreation of the commemorative whale bone arch that marks the whaling industry that was part of the towns history, the original arch is stored in the Whitby Museum.

If this sound like an attractive day out then instead of booking Whitby Accommodation why not consider staying in the beautiful Raven Hall Hotel , set just a short distance from the Town.