Key facts
- Address
- Robin Hoods Bay
North Yorkshire - Listed status
- Grade II listed
Sources: Historic England list entry 1167318, Wikipedia, Wikidata Q15979564
Before visiting The Old Chapel
Service times are not recorded in this listing. We cannot confirm when the next service takes place or whether the building opens outside worship hours.
We do not have confirmed information here about step-free access, accessible toilets, hearing support or supervised children’s groups. If these matter for your visit, ask the church about the specific service you plan to attend.
No direct contact details are recorded. Use the linked sources above or the wider local directory to continue your search.
About The Old Chapel
The Old Chapel is a former Wesleyan place of worship on Chapel Street in Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire. Dating from the late 18th century, it is protected as a Grade II listed building. Religious services later moved elsewhere, and the premises have since accommodated several secular uses, including storage for a fisherman, an artist’s workspace, an exhibition venue, a second-hand bookshop and a vegetarian café.
Built in 1779, the church hosted John Wesley as a preacher on 28 June that year. It originally stood behind cottages, a roadway and a grassy slope, but a substantial collapse of the cliff in 1780 brought the edge very close to the structure. Writer Leo Walmsley attended lessons in its schoolroom. Worship ceased there after another Methodist church opened in the upper village in 1936. By 2007, the ground floor contained a café and gift shop, while the former gallery had become the Swell Cinema.
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