Whitby

Whitby, UK

Whitby perches where chalk cliffs meet the North Sea, a compact town of weathered stone, a working harbour and the brooding silhouette of Whitby Abbey that crowns the East Cliff.

Whitby perches where chalk cliffs meet the North Sea, a compact town of weathered stone, a working harbour and the brooding silhouette of Whitby Abbey that crowns the East Cliff.Narrow, cobbled streets tumble down from the ruins—whose gothic outline inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula—past fish-and-chip shops, independent galleries and shops selling polished jet and maritime curios.