Whitby is a historical castle town beaming with marine history and rich cultural heritage. It is the home of Whitby Abbey, which was made famous by Bram Stocker’s Dracula.
Whitby is a great place to visit, with steep winding streets and little boutique shops selling local delicacies and handicrafts, with many top cafes ,restaurants, old world pubs and tearooms, mixed shopping streets selling everything from Goth clothing and jewellery to the world famous Whitby jet stone jewellery.
Visit the port were Captain Cook first took to the seas, the harbour framed by grade 2 listed piers each with it’s own lighthouses.
The coastline is part of the Jurassic coast renowned for it’s fossils.
There are museums, art galleries and also the pavilion theatre that hosts a range of events in the summer and the Bram Stokers film festival every October.
The wonderful Goth festival takes place twice a year, there is a yearly Regatta every August as well as folk festival and the steam Punk Weekend.
There are numerous sea and land activities for adventurers with walk and cycle tracks to windsurfing.
Other hidden gems include Runswick Bay, Staithes, Robin Hood’s Bay and Saltburn-by-the-sea.
The Esk Valley and it’s stunning scenery can be enjoyed from the windows of the steam trains that travels right into the heart of the North York Moors National Park from Whitby to Pickering.
