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Whitby-Saltwick

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Whitby-Saltwick is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, covering 0.4 km². The county has 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. The surrounding countryside is part of the North York Moors National Park.

The nearest other SSSI is Littlebeck Wood, 7.2 km to the south-west. The nearest railway station, Whitby, is under a kilometre away.

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Photo of the North York Moors, a National Park in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

North York Moors

You’re inside itNational Park near Rosedale Abbey

The largest heather moorland in England, purple in late summer, edged by a fine coast.

Photo of Whitby Abbey, a ruined monastery in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Whitby Abbey

Monastery · Benedictine near Whitby

Gaunt clifftop ruin above the harbour town.

0.7 km W

Photo of Whitby 199 Steps, a landmark in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Whitby 199 Steps

Landmark near Whitby

The stone church stairs climbing from the old town to St Mary's and the abbey, immortalised in Dracula.

0.9 km W

Photo of Whitby, a village in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Whitby

Village

A cliff-hung harbour town of red roofs and kipper smoke, the 199 steps climbing to abbey and clifftop church.

1.2 km W · North Yorkshire

Photo of Screaming Tunnel, a landmark near Whitby, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Screaming Tunnel

Landmark near Whitby

A keyhole-shaped stone passage off Whitby's Khyber Pass, beloved of Dracula fans and of anyone who wants to hear their own scream come back at them.

1.2 km W

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

4.2 km SE · North Yorkshire & Cumbria