A week in the North York Moors

Stay in Goathland. Day 1: Pannett Park, Captain Cook Memorial Museum and Whitby Abbey; day 2: Biggersdale Hole, Old Mulgrave Castle and East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre; day 3: Danby Beacon, Duck Bridge and Danby Castle; day 4: Ruswarp Pleasure Boats, Sneaton Castle Centre and Whitby Museum; day 5: Whitby Marina, Cholmley House and Vanguard; day 6: Robin Hood’s Bay Museum, Barry and Peak Alum Works; day 7: Mulgrave Castle, Pannett Art Gallery and YHA Whitby Garden.

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Day 1 · the North York Moors

Pannett Park in Whitby, just outside the park
Captain Cook Memorial Museum Grade I listed, in Whitby, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
Whitby Abbey Grade I listed, in Whitby, just outside the park Next door to the last stop

Lunch: Magpie Cafe in Whitby, just outside the park
If it rains: Whitby Pavilion in Whitby, just outside the park

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Goathland

1 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the North York Moors

Biggersdale Hole 10 km from Goathland
Old Mulgrave Castle Grade I listed, 6.0 km from Whitby 1 km from the last stop
East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre 12 km from Goathland 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Stiddy 5.6 km from Whitby
If it rains: RNLI Whitby Lifeboat Museum in Whitby, just outside the park

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Goathland

Day 3 · the North York Moors

Danby Beacon Scheduled monument, 13 km from Goathland
Duck Bridge Scheduled monument, 18 km from Hutton-le-Hole 2 km from the last stop
Danby Castle Grade I listed, 17 km from Hutton-le-Hole 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Stonehouse Bakery Danby 19 km from Hutton-le-Hole
If it rains: Dracula Experience in Whitby, just outside the park

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Goathland

Day 4 · the North York Moors

Ruswarp Pleasure Boats 2.4 km from Whitby, just outside the park
Sneaton Castle Centre 1.9 km from Whitby, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
Whitby Museum in Whitby, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Middle Earth Tavern in Whitby, just outside the park
If it rains: Marine Discovery Centre in Whitby, just outside the park

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Goathland

Day 5 · the North York Moors

Whitby Marina in Whitby, just outside the park
Cholmley House in Whitby, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
Vanguard 3.1 km from Whitby 3 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Golden Lion in Whitby, just outside the park
If it rains: Go Ape 7.0 km from Pickering

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Goathland

Day 6 · the North York Moors

Robin Hood’s Bay Museum in Robin Hood's Bay
Barry 3.0 km from Robin Hood's Bay 3 km from the last stop
Peak Alum Works Scheduled monument, 3.7 km from Robin Hood's Bay 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Ravenscar Tea Rooms 5.1 km from Robin Hood's Bay
If it rains: Museum of Victorian Science 6.5 km from Goathland

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Goathland

Day 7 · the North York Moors

Mulgrave Castle Grade II* listed, 5.3 km from Whitby
Pannett Art Gallery in Whitby, just outside the park 5 km from the last stop
YHA Whitby Garden in Whitby, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Bridge Inn 2.1 km from Whitby, just outside the park
If it rains: North Yorkshire Off Road Centre 1.1 km from Robin Hood's Bay
On the way: Church of St Oswald near Whitby Grade I listed, 5.3 km from Whitby

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the North York Moors's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in the North York Moors?

Goathland. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Goathland: 1 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Pannett Park, Captain Cook Memorial Museum and Whitby Abbey: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full