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title: "Royal Whitby, Whitby: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Royal Whitby in Whitby: rated 8.8 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Hotel · ★★★
# Royal Whitby

Fishburn Park, Whitby, United Kingdom

8.8 ·  Excellent 43 reviews ·  #22 #22 of 32 in Whitby ·  9.3 Location score
## About Royal Whitby

Royal Whitby is a hotel in Fishburn Park, Whitby, United Kingdom. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.8 out of 10 across 43 reviews. It is 400 m from the centre of Whitby. The nearest beach is 110 m away. The nearest airport, Teesside International Airport (MME), is 53 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Rooms:** 99

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 146

West Cliff [royalwhitby.co.uk](https://www.royalwhitby.co.uk/)

## How Royal Whitby scores

Better rated than 35% of hotels in Whitby

-   Guest rating **8.8**
-   Location **9.3**
-   Beach access **10.0**
-   Public transport **10.0**

Whitby average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **9.3**/10

- **Walk grade:** **84**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **121**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **7**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">West Cliff Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">110 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Goathland Train Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">160 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Teesside International Airport (MME)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">53 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">119 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Whitby</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">400 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Captain Cook Memorial60 m
-   RNLI Whitby Museum110 m
-   Bram Stoker's Bench120 m
-   Whitby Marine Discovery Centre & Whitby Lobster Hatchery200 m
-   Dracula Experience Ltd270 m
-   Captain Cook Memorial Museum490 m

### Compare

## Compare Royal Whitby with nearby hotels

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## Questions about Royal Whitby

### How do guests rate Royal Whitby?

Royal Whitby has a guest rating of 8.8 out of 10 from 43 reviews, which is better than 35% of rated hotels in Whitby.

### How far is Royal Whitby from the airport?

The nearest airport, Teesside International Airport (MME), is 53 km away in a straight line.

### Is Royal Whitby close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 110 m from the hotel.

### How many rooms does Royal Whitby have?

Royal Whitby has 99 rooms.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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