Chilling clifftop dramas Long before it inspired Dracula's creator and Captain Cook, the Whitby coastline was the scene of religious rivalry and unusual industrial activity, says Anne Campbell Dixon

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: February 9, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

There can be few small ports with as much to offer visitors of all ages and tastes as Whitby. It is scenically dramatic - the old port nestles between the steep banks of the Esk estuary, guarded by the starkly jagged ruins of Whitby Abbey high on the headland above - and the town's colourful history, stretching back beyond the Dark Ages, is peopled by such disparate figures as St Hild, Caedmon, Captain Cook and Dracula's creator, Bram Stoker.

A visit to Whitby's clifftop, especially in wild winter weather, makes it easy to see why the scene inspired Stoker to thoughts of Gothic horror. The ...

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