Heritage railway stations · Yorkshire & the Humber
Skipper Dora
Skipper Dora — Public artwork (sculpture) by Emma Stothard.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Whitby · 0.7 km
- Free entry
About
Skipper Dora is a place of interest in Yorkshire. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Scarborough and Whitby parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Whitby, about 0.7 km away. Postcode area YO21.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North York Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Graham Skipper is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Herbert West in Re-Animator: The Musical, Seth Hampton in Almost Human, Zack Connors in The Mind's Eye, Gordon Hardesty in Beyond the Gates and for writing and directing the horror film Sequence Break.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.4907, -0.6182
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Whitby
- Postcode
- YO21 3FR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Nearest railway station
- Whitby — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.whitbypavilion.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n8718304017 (ODbL)
- commons: Skipper Dora (geograph 7150615).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Graham Skipper (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Skipper Dora?
- Skipper Dora is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO21 3FR), in the parish of Whitby.
- Is Skipper Dora a protected site?
- Yes — Skipper Dora is part of the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Skipper Dora free to visit?
- Yes, Skipper Dora is free to enter.
- How do I get to Skipper Dora?
- The nearest railway station is Whitby, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO21 3FR.