This seaside town is home to some of Britain’s strangest attractions - In search of the country’s weirdest corners, ...

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 ...

The Gothic ruins that inspired “Dracula” are inviting in the world’s largest gathering of vampires – or just people dressed as them – to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the iconic horror novel’s ...

A gathering of blood-sucking fans took a “bite” out of the world records. People gathering at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom on Thursday broke the record for the largest ...

This North Yorkshire coastal town has a history of being named the top place for a winter getaway and its appeal is hard to look past.

In the seaside town that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula, strange goings-on are nothing new. Every Halloween sees Whitby invaded by hundreds of goths walking the streets dressed as everything from ...

A major landmark in North Yorkshire should not be removed, a town mayor has said. ​​The future of one of Whitby’s “most enjoyed landmarks”, the Whale Bone Arch overlooking Whitby Abbey, is facing ...

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With a past as turbulent as the UK's, it is no surprise that the historic buildings, towns and cities that make up much of our cultural heritage also harbour a dark side, with gruesome and violent ...