Whitby has a rich heritage of which many people are unaware. Four notable Whitby residents — Brian Winter, Wade Szilagyi and Lynn and Marlene Hodgson — share a passion for Whitby’s history and keeping ...

Whitby Abbey was first established as a monastery in 657 AD and later became a Benedictine abbey - we have included its history along with some photos of Whitby Abbey through the years. Did you know ...

Hear ye! Hear ye! The new Whitby town criers will be ringing their bells to proclaim the start of History in the Park on June 17 at Lynde House Museum. History in the Park, sponsored by the Whitby ...

Whitby has a deep heritage which spans more than a thousand years that inspired Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula - here is its history ahead of the Yorkshire town’s annual event Whitby Steampunk Weekend.

YOU’LL find this hard to believe. Back in the 1970s Whitby ignored its Dracula connection. I remarked on this myself but the situation was most succinctly put by the town’s then Rector, Canon Joe ...

THERE is always a sense of pride to be had when, on being asked to declare your place of birth, you are able to write “Whitby, Yorkshire”, writes local historian Robin Cook. He lives in Northallerton ...

Coun Sandra Turner was unanimously voted in as Mayor for 2025-26 at a recent town council meeting, with Coun Jonathan Harston as Deputy Mayor. Her first appearance representing the town was at the ...

While businesses up and down the country are closing their doors and the great British high street appears on the way out, one quaint seaside town is bucking the trend. Whitby, famous for its historic ...

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