Visit Waitby Places

Welcome to Visit Waitby Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Waitby

  

Waitby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Waitby

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Waitby history

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Waitby Castle

Waitby castle is a typical romano-British fortification built on top of a small hill. The banks ringing the roughly round enclosure are still visible as are the outlines of some inner buildings.

Waitby and Smardale school

Waitby and Smardale school was founded in 1630 as a free school for the children of the villages. It was rebuilt in 1867 by public subscription and is now a grade II listed building. There is also a football team called waitby fc.

Other listed structures

Leases farmhouse (18th/19th century) and a nearby 19th century barn and boundary stone near Leases are grade II listed structures. Wharton House and later threshing barn in Waitby, Waitby are also Grade II listed buildings.

Waitby etymology

Waitby (originally Watebi c.1170) means “wet farmstead” from Old Norse vátr (wet) + by (farm. cf “byre”) The village may have also been known as Wadeby or Waldeby.

You can visit Waitby places with Walkfo Waitby to hear history at Waitby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Waitby has 16 places to visit in our interactive Waitby map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Waitby, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Waitby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Waitby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Waitby places in an interactive Waitby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Waitby Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Waitby historic spots	Waitby tourist destinations	Waitby plaques	Waitby geographic features
Walkfo Waitby tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Waitby

  

Best Waitby places to visit

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Waitby has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Waitby’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Waitby’s information audio spots:

St Stephen’s Church, Kirkby Stephen The Parish Church, Kirkby Stephen is an Anglican parish church in Cumbria. The Church is Shared between the Anglican and Roman Catholic population. It holds both Anglican Communion and Roman Catholics Mass.

Soulby Soulby is a village and civil parish in Eden district of Cumbria. The parish had a population of 186 in 2001, increasing slightly to 187 at the 2011 Census. The village has a village green.

Wharton Hall Wharton Hall in Wharton, Cumbria, is a medieval fortified manor house. It was built in the 13th century.

St Andrew’s Church, Crosby Garrett St Andrew’s Church is in the village of Crosby Garrett, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Visit Waitby plaques