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4 November 2010 |
Vote for Whitby
Abbey as the UK's most romantic ruin!
Fans of Whitby Abbey are celebrating, after the site was shortlisted by a national magazine as one of the 10 most romantic ruins in the UK, with English Heritage launching an on-line campaign to secure sufficient votes for Whitby to be named number one!
A panel from BBC Countryfile Magazine, including John Craven and Jules Hudson, shortlisted ten ruins, including Whitby Abbey and fellow English Heritage sites, Kenilworth Castle and Dunstanburgh Castle for the accolade Intrigued as to why the British countryside has some many evocative historic remains, the Countryfile team want to explore why so many of us love to visit the crumbling remains of our past.
As John Craven says: “Is it by the impact they have on the landscape, the legends that surround them and the part they have played in our nation’s story, or is it simply the place they have in our hearts? How tumbledown should they be, how spectacular, how windswept, how threatening, how magical?”
Jamie Marshall, visitor operations manager for Whitby Abbey, says, “The Abbey ruins mean so much to so many different people, from those who come here to find spiritual solace in a site so important to the Christian faith, to others who love the Gothic romance that the site exudes. It is a site that people visit and fall in love with, it really is a worthy competitor for the title of most romantic ruin!”
Members of the public are invited to vote online at http://www.bbccountryfilemagazine.com/ruinsvote. Voting closes on 26 November, with the results announced in the February 2011 edition of the magazine.
Anyone wanting to check out just how romantic Whitby Abbey can be, even during the autumn and winter months, is welcome to visit Thursday to Monday from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Admission prices are £5.80 for adults, £4.90 for concessions, £2.90 for children or £14.50 for a family ticket (two adults and up to three children). For more information, please call 01947 603568 or visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/whitbyabbey. You can also follow @WhitbyAbbey on Twitter.
ENDS
For further media information, please contact: Jay Commins PRO – English Heritage Tel: 0113 251 5698 Mob: 07810 546567 Email: jay@fim.org.uk
A panel from BBC Countryfile Magazine, including John Craven and Jules Hudson, shortlisted ten ruins, including Whitby Abbey and fellow English Heritage sites, Kenilworth Castle and Dunstanburgh Castle for the accolade Intrigued as to why the British countryside has some many evocative historic remains, the Countryfile team want to explore why so many of us love to visit the crumbling remains of our past.
As John Craven says: “Is it by the impact they have on the landscape, the legends that surround them and the part they have played in our nation’s story, or is it simply the place they have in our hearts? How tumbledown should they be, how spectacular, how windswept, how threatening, how magical?”
Jamie Marshall, visitor operations manager for Whitby Abbey, says, “The Abbey ruins mean so much to so many different people, from those who come here to find spiritual solace in a site so important to the Christian faith, to others who love the Gothic romance that the site exudes. It is a site that people visit and fall in love with, it really is a worthy competitor for the title of most romantic ruin!”
Members of the public are invited to vote online at http://www.bbccountryfilemagazine.com/ruinsvote. Voting closes on 26 November, with the results announced in the February 2011 edition of the magazine.
Anyone wanting to check out just how romantic Whitby Abbey can be, even during the autumn and winter months, is welcome to visit Thursday to Monday from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Admission prices are £5.80 for adults, £4.90 for concessions, £2.90 for children or £14.50 for a family ticket (two adults and up to three children). For more information, please call 01947 603568 or visit www.english-heritage.org.uk/whitbyabbey. You can also follow @WhitbyAbbey on Twitter.
ENDS
For further media information, please contact: Jay Commins PRO – English Heritage Tel: 0113 251 5698 Mob: 07810 546567 Email: jay@fim.org.uk