#whitby

After making it such a pivotal setting for the start of The Holmwood Foundation Season One, we took a little trip across the moors to say hello to one of the best-known Dracula locations, and the fictional home of Maddie, Jeremy and Arthur, as well as the destroyed Lucy Westenra building.

We’ve visited the Abbey, walked through St Mary’s churchyard - previously explored by one Mina Murray - and walked many a walking tour (also highly recommend checking out the Hand of Glory in the Whitby Museum, if you like a bit of dark folklore and you’re not too squeamish.)

Oh, and there might have been an engagement as well.

Next stop tomorrow: The Yorkshire Moors! As we chart the route walked by Maddie, Jeremy, The Harkers, and a head in a bag.

Obvs, the town has changed since 1897, and it’s been about 6 months, so hopefully I’m remembering correctly where I took all of these.

1) View from across the Harbour from West Cliff by moonlight. This is, I believe, taken from near where the Westenra’s house was supposed to be. You can just see the Abbey and St Mary’s Church.

2) Similar view by daylight, from further inland and nearer the cliff edge. The bridge that connects East and West Cliff can be seen.

3) East Cliff and St Mary’s Church from the pier. Bonus seagull.

4) The red roofed houses going up the cliff side, like in pictures you see of Dresden, or whatever it is Mina describes…

5) View of West Cliff from St Mary’s Churchyard. The white/cream houses on the right are roughly where the first photos was taken from.

6) View from the very edge of East Cliff above the town. I’ve spent a long time trying to work out where Lucy’s favourite seat might be, and I’ve always wondered if it was supposed to be around here? But there are some other possible locations? (I had to lean over a barrier to take this.)

7) View of St Mary’s Church from inside the Abbey:

8) The Stately Home on the Abbey grounds. No one ever shows this, no one ever mentions it! Lucy and Mina would likely have walked past it on the way to Robin Hood’s Bay:

9) Obligatory Spooky Alley View - taken at night down one of the cut throughs on West Cliff. I think it’s called The Cragg. View across the harbour to East Cliff and St Mary’s Church.

10) Another possible angle for Lucy’s seat - outside St Mary’s Porch, where there are some flat tombstones. View across the churchyard to the top of the 199 steps and town.

And that’s my 10 image limit. I’ll try to post some more soon - including some slightly different angles on the Harbour and steps.

Lighthouses Whitby - Ian Scott Massie 

British , b. 1952 -