ancient ruins
Whitby Abbey
Haunting Gothic ruins crowning the East Cliff above Whitby harbour, inspiring Bram Stoker's Dracula and reached by 199 stone steps.
5 km · about 10 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Sleights works well as a base: 10 minutes from Whitby, 17km from North York Moors National Park.
Sleights is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,972, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sleights sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sleights to your route.
Sleights ( SLITES) is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Located in the Esk Valley in the postal region of Whitby, the village is part of the civil parish of Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby. Sleights lies along the steep main A169 road that runs north to south between Whitby and Malton via Pickering across the NorthRead more
York Moors.
At the bottom of the village, the road crosses the Esk Valley Railway, allowing access to Sleights railway station. The road crosses the River Esk on a high bridge, opened on 26 January 1937. The road continues up the hill to reach the A171 Whitby to Middlesbrough trunk road. At the top of the village is Blue Bank. Due east of the village is the hamlet of Iburndale.
Due to road accidents, Blue Bank, with a gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), has an escape lane of soft sand.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The Horticultural & Industrial Society show has been held each year since 1880. Since 2006 the show has been held on the sports field, with classes for produce, fruit, flowers vegetables, crafts, cake decorating, photography, flower arranging etc. Additional attractions include a bouncy castle, face painting, tombola and a fun dog show. The infamous Victorian forger Edward Simpson was born here in 1815.
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Sleights is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 54.4551 latitude, -0.6648 longitude.
Sleights has a population of approximately 1,972 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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ancient ruins
Haunting Gothic ruins crowning the East Cliff above Whitby harbour, inspiring Bram Stoker's Dracula and reached by 199 stone steps.
5 km · about 10 min drive
restaurant
Whitby's harbourside fish-and-chip institution in a black-and-white 1750s merchant's house, serving fish landed yards away since 1939. The queue down Pier Road is part of the ritual.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Enchanting fishing village tumbling down steep cliffs to a rocky shore, famous as the endpoint of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.
9 km · about 15 min drive
photogenic
Former fishing village of red-roofed cottages stacked into a cleft in the North Yorkshire cliffs, where Captain Cook worked as a grocer's boy. Park at the top and walk down: the harbour view from Cowbar Nab is the classic shot.
14 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Vast expanse of heather moorland turning purple in August, with deep valleys, a dramatic coastline and the historic North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
17 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
One of England's steepest roads, hitting 1-in-3 (33%) as it climbs from Rosedale Abbey onto the North York Moors past old ironstone kilns. A rite of passage for drivers and cyclists; caravans are banned.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A stately home in North Yorkshire, not a true castle but one of England's grandest Baroque residences, famous from Brideshead Revisited.
40 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Famous bikers' cafe at Fridaythorpe on the rolling B1251 through the Yorkshire Wolds, drawing hundreds of motorcycles and sports cars on summer weekends for its renowned breakfasts.
50 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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