Come rain or shine you can’t beat a day out in Whitby, from windy walks by the coast to attending a service at Whitby Abbey and exploring Dracula’s roots while eating a black ice cream.

Dominating the landscape are the gothic ruins of Whitby Abbey, perched 199 steps above the town. The Abbey, remnants of an 11th-century Benedictine monastery, inspired Stoker's iconic novel.

A cottage near the famous Whitby Abbey steps is to be converted into a holiday let despite objections from the town council. North Yorkshire Council has approved the conversion of a three-storey ...

OnceThe Demeter lies shipwrecked, the Count shapeshifts into a large dog and bounds up the steps before disappearing into the night. Finally, I arrive at the Abbey’s graveyard, known as St Mary’s.

A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's thighs burning - so spare a thought for the trio who scaled the landmark 14 times. But Bryony Jackson, who took on ...

Whitby Abbey was voted fifth ... Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula featured the famous vampire posing as a large dog which came ashore in Whitby and runs up the iconic 199 steps to the ...

A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's thighs burning - so spare a thought for the trio who scaled the landmark 14 times. But Bryony Jackson, who took on the ...

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A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's thighs burning - so spare a thought for the trio who scaled the landmark 14 times.