Whitby has a rich heritage of which many people are unaware. Four notable Whitby residents — Brian Winter, Wade Szilagyi and Lynn and Marlene Hodgson — share a passion for Whitby’s history and keeping ...

Whitby Abbey was first established as a monastery in 657 AD and later became a Benedictine abbey - we have included its history along with some photos of Whitby Abbey through the years. Did you know ...

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 ...

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

THERE is always a sense of pride to be had when, on being asked to declare your place of birth, you are able to write “Whitby, Yorkshire”, writes local historian Robin Cook. He lives in Northallerton ...

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

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