The sign on the church, right next to Whitby Abbey, reads: "Please do not ask staff where Dracula's grave is as there isn't one. Thankyou." But where, exactly does the rumour come from ...

“Please do not ask staff where Dracula’s grave is as there isn’t one. Thank you”. A second notice points visitors towards a genuine historical character, Hilda, who founded the adjacent Whitby Abbey ...

Images of bats are being projected on to Whitby Abbey as part of events to mark the 125th anniversary of the publication of Dracula. Whitby and its ruined abbey are key locations in Bram Stoker's ...

From the eerie abbey and the ancient church to the chapters of the book detailing Dracula's journey to England, Whitby and its history are almost ever-present in the story. Sitting high above the ...

THERE are ghostly goings on at a much-loved historic attraction this Halloween. As part of the 125 years since Bram Stoker’s novel was first published, staff at Whitby Abbey have spent this year ...

"Yes it's Stoker and Dracula, but you have Lewis Carroll visit Whitby, Tolkien comes and draws the abbey as well - up to the modern day it's carried on that literary legacy of being inspired by ...

A British landmark is being illuminated with a projection of bats to mark the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. English Heritage is lighting up Whitby Abbey, associated with the ...

The arrival of the Demeter in Bram Stoker's Dracula serves as a fundamental ... the West Cliff while remains of the seventh century Whitby Abbey towered over the East Cliff. Nearby, the cemetery ...

A British landmark is being illuminated with a projection of bats to mark the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. English Heritage is lighting up Whitby Abbey, associated with the gothic ...