Whitby Abbey ... The Abbey suffered great destruction during the invasion and led to its downfall. The following 200 years at the Abbey were derelict, deserted and destroyed.

A PICTURESQUE abbey has been named as one of the top ten places that best represent the history of England. Whitby Abbey has ... The Benedictine abbey was first destroyed in the dissolution ...

“It descends so steeply over the harbour that part of the bank has fallen away, and some of the graves have been destroyed ... upon the gorgeous sea, Whitby Abbey, and the colourful beach ...

Towering over all this charm is the ruins of gothic Whitby Abbey which sits 199 steps above ... wander along the caramel shores of Whitby Sands before stopping in at the famous Magpie Cafe.

Dracula author Bram Stoker was inspired by the gothic architecture of Whitby Abbey Hundreds of "vampires" have been invited to descend on North Yorkshire in May in a bid to set a new record.