Whitby has a deep heritage which spans more than a thousand years that inspired Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula - here is its history ahead of the Yorkshire town’s annual event Whitby Steampunk Weekend.

Hear ye! Hear ye! The new Whitby town criers will be ringing their bells to proclaim the start of History in the Park on June 17 at Lynde House Museum. History in the Park, sponsored by the Whitby ...

Whitby is a small seaside town on the Yorkshire coast. As with many such British towns, during the Easter bank holiday weekend it is thronged with day-trippers and holiday-makers. On a recent visit ...

YOU’LL find this hard to believe. Back in the 1970s Whitby ignored its Dracula connection. I remarked on this myself but the situation was most succinctly put by the town’s then Rector, Canon Joe ...

Did you know Whitby has a Sports Hall of Fame? Since 1997, 46 athletes, eight teams, and four sports media personalities have been inducted for their contributions to the advancement and quality of ...

PATRICK ARGENT recounts the seaport’s unique relationship with the world-famous fictional vampire. Whitby’s formidable literature connections that notably include Caedmon, Stoker, Charles Dickens, ...

The stunning Saltwick Bay near Whitby offers fossils, historic shipwrecks including the Admiral Von Tromp, and breathtaking ...

Saltwick Bay near Whitby is renowned for fossils including ammonites and dinosaur footprints, historic shipwrecks like the Admiral Von Tromp, and spectacular sunrises on the dramatic Yorkshire coast.