There are many places to visit along the Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay coastal walk including historic attractions, cafes, ...

A man claims he was assaulted after trying to stop a man and woman trying to climb over the wall at Whitby Abbey last month.

Whitby Abbey (formerly called Streoneshalh ... One of the most famous monks was the poet Caedmon. The famous Council of Whitby was held here in 664, to discuss a number of controversial issues ...

His middle name is Caedmon, after a 7th century Anglo-Saxon cowherd and poet who cared for the cattle at Whitby Abbey and learned to compose verse in a dream. He sees himself as a philosopher ...

The setting of its latest publication is the very same place that provided inspiration for the novel, Whitby. In 1890, Stoker stayed in the seaside town, drawing inspiration from its abbey's ...

Dominating the scene are the ruins of the gothic Whitby Abbey, perched 199 steps above the town. The abbey, the remnants of an 11th-century Benedictine monastery, was the inspiration for Stoker's ...

When you think of the charming seaside town of Whitby, vampires might not be the first thing that springs to mind, or maybe they are. This quaint town on the edge of the sea in north Yorkshire is ...

You could spend a lifetime exploring Whitby, and still not exhaust its possibilities. Let’s start with the obvious – on the East Cliff, there’s the world-famous Abbey whose gothic silhouette ...

An art installation honouring seven "game changers" has been unveiled at Whitby Abbey as part of the National Lottery's 30th birthday celebrations. The Heritage Tree pays tribute to the ...

FROM bungee jumping off a viaduct to the ruins of a medieval abbey that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, Whitby has been named one of the best seaside towns to visit in the winter. Travel writer ...

Whitby Abbey's demise was caused by the nemesis of all of our ancient ... and she encouraged the hymn writer Caedmon too. As she became ill and suffered in the last years of her life, she never failed ...

From the eerie abbey and the ancient church to the chapters of the book detailing Dracula's journey to England, Whitby and its history are almost ever-present in the story. Sitting high above the ...