Moored yachts on the river Esk with St. Mary's Church and the ruins of Whitby Abbey on the opposite hill above the historic town in Whitby, North York

---

Moored yachts on the river Esk with St. Mary's Church and the ruins of Whitby Abbey on the opposite hill above the historic town in Whitby, North Yorkshire, Britain Whitby, a seaside town and small fishing port is on the north Yorkshire coast, facing the North Sea in Britain. Whitby is associated with Royal Navy Captain James Cook, voyager and discoverer of Australia where he learned his seamanship in the harbour, the horror novel of Dracula and the famous Whitby Jet black and alum found in the surrounding cliffs.

---

Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, Britain
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abbey, attraction, britain, british, captain, cook, england, english, esk, great, isles, james, kingdom, landmark., north, river, skyline, tourist, united, whitby, yorkshire