Great English Heritage! (Whitby Abbey)

Member Name: nigelcross

Product:	Whitby Abbey
Date:	26/04/09 (95 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: historical

Disadvantages: its cold up there!

Just visited Whitby Abbey today. We have recently become English Heritage members (bought with tesco vouchers) so entry was free. Usually its £5.50 each.

Beware English Heritage do not own the car park and you have to pay and display. We parked just up the road for free (outside the pay and display carpark)

As you enter the abbey you can choose whether to take the audio tour, i would recommend it - it has lots of information on it. If you dont want to listen to certain bits just turn it off.

The abbey itself is very impressive although it got very windy up there, i would recommend a jacket even in summer.

In the visitors centre you can see lots of artifacts found when archeologists dug up the ground surrounding the abbey. There are also activities such as brass rubbings and printing for children to take part in. I enjoyed the visitors centre but feel the orgininal house could have been preserved a little better.

Overall i would recommend the abbey - its also a great place for a picnic if you can find a sheltered spot. Next to the abbey is St Mary's Church which is also well worth a visit.

Summary: well worth a visit