It is a most noble ruin, of immense size, and full of beautiful and romantic bits. There is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows. Between it and the town there is another church, the parish one, round which is a big graveyard, all full of tombstones.
Dracula Chapter 6
ABBEY AND CHURCH
Where is Whitby? Whitby on a map
So we’ve been on the bus for two weeks (as last week’s blog was bits and pieces)–now we’ve returned to finish off that day trip out of York to visit the moors and towns out and about them—today we’re doing Whitby and finishing up with moors info and pictures—Of course this particular area was made infamous by Bram Stoker and his book Dracula so you may learn some of the facts of the town from the writer’s pen as well as my computer keys.
Dracula by Bram Stoker – Free Ebook
Whitby Abbey
The first time we visited Whitby we also took a tour from York here—at that time we could only get to the abbey by climbing the 199 stairs up the steep hillside to the abbey—I had pulled a muscle in my knee and didn’t think I could make it.
This time our tour bus did take us up to where the abbey set but we decided we didn’t have the time and retreated on the bus to the river
Whitby Abbey Things To See and Do
This is to my mind the nicest spot in Whitby, for it lies right over the town, and has a full view of the harbour and all up the bay to where the headland called Kettleness stretches out into the sea.
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Things to do about Whitby
Wolf of Whitby
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He can transform himself to wolf, as we gather from the ship arrival in Whitby, when he tore open the dog; he can be as bat, as Madam Mina saw him on the window at Whitby, and as friend John saw him fly from this so near house, and as my friend Quincey saw him at the window of Miss Lucy.
Dracular quote again
Visit the house where the young James Cook came to serve his seaman’s apprenticeship. This handsome 17th-century house on the harbour is now the home of the museum.
“Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own will!” He made no motion of stepping to meet me, but stood like a statue, as though his gesture of welcome had fixed him into stone. The instant, however, that I had stepped over the threshold, he moved impulsively forward, and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince, an effect which was not lessened by the fact that it seemed as cold as ice—more like the hand of a dead than a living man.
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Is Whitby UK worth visiting?
Whitby Distillery Online Shop
Our new Distillery – Opening 2023
Whitby Distillery Spirits Walkway
One Hour Distillery Tour – £20.00
The 36 best shopping and stores in Whitby
The area was first in the 6th century the site of a Saxon Monastery, which was located were the Abbey ruins set today.
By the 18th and early 19th c the port city had industry including ship building and whaling.
By Victorian time many of the house you see today were workshops where jet became jewelry and the like.
Werden’s Plan: Self Guided Walking Tour
Whitby Museum
Explore our independent Victorian museum full of stunning collections from local fossils, natural history, model ships, carved jet, toys, costumes to social …
WHAT’S ON
Throughout the year we stage events and talks tying to our collection. Regularly visit the What’s On page or our social media channels for the latest updates.
COLLECTIONS
HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM
Whitby Museum is owned and operated by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, a charitable body established in January 1823, a period when such societies operated in many British towns.
LIBRARY & ARCHIVE
The Society’s Library and Archive contains a rich collection of manuscript and printed material connected with the Museum’s collections, and with the area’s past.
ABOUT
Whitby Museum is an independent museum, founded in 1823 yet highly relevant to the world today. Step through the front entrance to see gigantic fossils on the walls – we have dinosaur footprints too.
Where to eat: the 30 best restaurants in Whitby
“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”
On the Bus again
and thru the country side back to York thru the moors and lots More:
Moor, tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. In the British Isles, “moorland” is often used to describe uncultivated hilly areas. If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog.
Britannia
Land of myths & legends
]The North York Moors has a fascinating history, rich in ancient stories, folklore myths and legends. These precious tales are part of our local culture and are passed down from generation to generation. From boggles and giants to a lover’s promise, here’s five of our favourites connected to some of the National Park’s iconic landmarks.
About The North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire
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So we continue on thru the wonderful landscape and were dropped off near our hotel home—-and our day in the more remote and very intriguing part of York joined our other vacation memories.
Back next week with bits and pieces
