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having read the book.. and seen the films and plays.. and caught the occasional radio dramatisation: I wondered, can anyone tell me of Whitby?
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I've wanted to visit the place for years and never have..

Whitby is a beautiful place

the place in England where Dracula first arrived

Its a MUST for gothic and vamparics

certainly worth the visit


One of the most popular stories ever told, Dracula has been re-created for the
stage and screen hundreds of times in the last century.
http://www.draculawhitby.co.uk/ - Cached

Dracula In Whitby
A guide to the real Dracula story and his connection to Whitby, Yorkshire's unique
vampire town.
http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/ - Cached

Dracula's Whitby
Dracula's Whitby. ( Weather: cool and very still ) ... Bram Stoker chose Whitby
to figure quite centrally in a significant section of his novel ...
http://www.nymcam.co.uk/110400.htm - Cached

Dracula Sites in Whitby
What is the connection between Whitby and Dracula? First of all, Whitby figures
quite centrally in a significant section of the novel Dracula (Chapters 6-8) ...
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/whitby.html - Cached

Whitby Abbey Dracula Whitby jet, North Yorkshire England UK
Whitby Abbey Dracula Whitby jet, North Yorkshire England UK.
http://www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk/tourist_information/yorkshire_holidays/whitby/whitby.htm - Cached

Whitby Dracula Society - Home Page
Welcome to Whitby Dracula Society's official Web Site. This is a temporary site
until we launch with a brand new site very soon. Some of the features such ...
http://www.whitbydraculasociety.org.uk/ - Cached

Dracula
The story of 'Dracula' begins with a young English solicitor, Jonathan Harker,
on his way to visit a mysterious Count in the strange and wonderful country ...
http://www.whitby-uk.com/cgi-bin/site.nav/whitby.pl?page=dracula - Cached

Whitby England: the town that inspired Dracula
While visiting Whitby England, Bram Stoker acquired much of the detail for his
novel Dracula.
http://wa.essortment.com/whitbyengland_rbqg.htm - Cached

Bram Stoker's Dracula in Whitby LiteraryTraveler.com
An article about Dracula and Bram Stoker from Literary Traveler.
http://www.literarytraveler.com/authors/bram_stokers_dracula.aspx - Cached

Dracula, Whitby and the Haunted Coast
Watch our video investigation into ghostly sightings, grizzly superstitions,
shipwrecks and the arrival of Dracula in Whitby.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/features/dracula/index.html

oh.. wow, thank you.

my pleasure ~winks~

Cool.

it really IS a cool place to go spec for the vampyre goths

there is lots of places to stay which cater for gothic and vampyrics :)

what are the cost for a vacation to this place.. ?it looks like it would be exspensive..

Thanks for the info, really been trying to find someone who has actually been there

that does sound like a nice trip to go see, thank for the infomation.

I love Whitby - I camped at the Abbey earlier this year.
It has a really naff but fun Dracula museum which does have a Christopher Lee cloak.
The steps up to the graveyard from the harbour MUST be walked up. At night.

ive been to whitby loads of times too

its a great place :)

and not too expensive

Whitby, truely is a great place to visit, but if you're thinking of coming from the States dont book your entire vacation there, three days or so will do, then get yourself into London and see and feel true history at work.

1 day and night is enough at whitby anyway

its bloody freezing lol

London for real history?
**laughter**
I've not visited Whitby, or Hasting, or Cornwall, or Devon. Other than that I've visited probably every big House and Castle in England and Wales.. and few are in London.

yes, London is well documented, be it the churches or the through the 'Royal' walk.
The beauty of London is you can stand on a street corner and its up to that person how far back in history they want to go........its all there!

leeds isnt too bad either :)

Very interesting topic.. Ill have to research it some..

London is great but the beauty of living in the Midlands is that I can easily get anywhere in the country quicker than it would take me to get out of the Smoke lol

Yes Whitby is worth a visit but of course it also has much great scenery close by and plenty of interest in north Yorkshire,

Ah yes York. Possibly my favourite city to visit :-D

york livestock and york on a saturday are best craig....car boot....aka make plenty of money :)

I have to agree that london does hold a lot of history. However, most parts don't seem to hold a lot at all, the city of westminster is the best part to be in for the historical sites.

That said....Hampton Court Palace is a great day out, as is the Tower of London, the Palace Gardens and the Houses of Parliment.

All of these sites have a lot of historical interest and some are quite gothic in architecture.

Mener

but you've missed out the City of London and the Tower etc.........not forgetting the east end and the Jack the Ripper haunts - to name a few.
The orginal London or Londinium as it was called and the seven gates that surrounded the City that now make up Londons financial area, still have the same names - oh and the site of the Fire of London...........there is not a single area in London that is not steeped in history

Indeed, but if you are looking for some decent historic parts of england, you should try Kent. The port of Dover is an obvvious choice, but there are many more places in kent to think of.

Sandwich is the place that the vikings first landed in the south.

Reculver fort is the oldest Roman fort in Britain and dates back to around 3 or 4 AD (i know, before the roman invasion was supposed to have happened....challenging theories is cool).

Deal castle is a small but very well defended fortification.

The hill forts and castle of Richborough are also very cool.

The south of england is steeped in history and is an amazing part of the country.

Great links. Good info. :)

oh yes, Devon and Cornwall are wonderful historic places too as are the rest of the country......I was trying to stay with the macabre sites etc......
I didn't want to turn this thread completely into a holiday brochure. lol

It looks like a beutiful place.