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Attraction · Whitby · North Yorkshire

199 Steps

Look for 199 Steps, an attraction, in Whitby. Close by, within 5 km, are 11 more places to see. Our list goes on with Whitby Abbey, 300 m away.

Where
In Whitby
inside the built-up area
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–20°C
In brief

Attraction in Whitby

Inside Whitby

199 Steps is inside Whitby’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Whitby

In Whitby the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°60 mm
Feb8° / 2°50 mm
Mar10° / 3°44 mm
Apr12° / 5°47 mm
May15° / 7°41 mm
Jun18° / 10°62 mm
Jul20° / 12°52 mm
Aug20° / 12°61 mm
Sep17° / 10°58 mm
Oct14° / 7°64 mm
Nov10° / 4°80 mm
Dec7° / 2°72 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Whitby, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Whitby. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Whitby’s full climate →
About

199 Steps

Attraction.

In Whitby, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type
Attraction
Town
in Whitby
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

199 Steps on the map

Orange shows 199 Steps; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitby’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns close to 199 Steps

Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

12
  1. 1Whitby
  2. 2Sleights
1 · It’s in town

Whitby

12,603 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km southwest of it

Sleights

1,928 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere 199 Steps isPeoplePlaces to visit
WhitbyIt’s in town12,60315
Sleights3.5 km southwest of it1,92816
Make a day of it

Make a day of it near 199 Steps

There are 18 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory among them.

1Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey300 m away2MuseumCaptain Cook Memorial Museum200 m away3MuseumWhitby Museum800 m away4CastleOld Mulgrave Castle6.1 km away5MuseumPannett Art Gallery800 m away6CastleCastleSneaton Castle Centre2.1 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustBrickyard Quarry (disused)12 km away8MuseumMuseumWhitby Jet Heritage Centre100 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on 199 Steps

Where is 199 Steps?

199 Steps is in Whitby, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is 199 Steps?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit 199 Steps?

June to September are the warmest months in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near 199 Steps?

Within 15 km: Whitby Abbey (300 m), Captain Cook Memorial Museum (200 m), Whitby Museum (800 m) and Old Mulgrave Castle (6.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.