Walter Brieley designed this redbrick home for the Stancliffe family in 1913. In principle, you can visit the entire house, including the boudoir, nursery (including a doll collection) and butler's quarters. Herbert Mawer, the last owner, assembled an eclectic collection of porcelain, art, furniture and clocks. In the centre of birds of prey in the park, you can see demonstrations of eagles, falcons and owls.

The masts of HMS Trincomalee (1817), moored at Jackson Dock, tower above the restored quay. Re-created 19C buildings include a prison for French prisoners in the Napoleonic wars and the Cornelius Mumford's printers shop. Galleries house displays on naval life in the days of the Empire and ship repairs. On the same site is a museum with the remains of a Saxon monastery and a medieval sea port.

Founded in 657 by St Hilda, known via the writings of Bede the Venerable, this mixed monastery is supposedly built on the site of a Roman lookout post. In this abbey, the Whitby Synod of 664 took place, which adopted the Roman method of dating Easter, rather than the Celtic method. Here too is where the poet Caedmon "sang of the creation of the world"; according to Bede, he was the first poet to sing in the vernacular.

South Bailey ends at the old Watergate, and a path leads from here to Prebend's Bridge. From there or the path on the other bank of the river, you can enjoy some fine view which have long fascinated writers and artists. The perfect harmony of water, trees and the humble mills stand out against the noble architecture surrounding them.