St. Mary's Parish Church

Whilst we were on the headland, we visited St. Mary's church. The views from there down into the town are stunning!

Whitby's parish church stands on the headland above the town, very close to the Abbey ruins. Built in the early 12th century, nobody knows why it was sited on the headland rather than in the town itself.

The church has the most extraordinary interior. It is probably unique amongst English churches in that every space is crammed full of 17th- and 18th-century box pews and galleries.Read more