A cottage near the famous Whitby Abbey steps is to be converted into a holiday let despite objections from the town council. North Yorkshire Council has approved the conversion of a three-storey ...

An investigation is being carried out to try to preserve the famous 199 steps which lead up to Whitby Abbey. The stairs, which date back to 1370, link the town's harbour with the abbey headland. But ...

Walk up the famous steps and count to 199 as your breath goes ragged. At the top the abbey stands before you in ruinous gothic splendour. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754.

Whitby Abbey, the imposing ruins ... Dracula assumes the guise of a giant black dog when he arrives on shore, heading up the famous 199 steps to the abbey and St Mary’s Church.

Just under 50 miles from York and recognized as one of the best (if not the, according to some) places for fish and chips in England, this seaside town is home to the Whitby Abbey ruins and ...

Mike Laycock climbs 199 steps to visit Whitby Abbey. Why? The imposing ruins on the clifftops above Whitby are well worth the climb up the 199 steps from the old town. We had visiting relatives ...

A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's thighs burning - so spare a thought for the trio who scaled the landmark 14 times. But Bryony Jackson, who took on ...

"Moving our distillery to Abbey Lands Lane is a game-changer for us and will enable us to step up production and introduce a new industry to Whitby. "This is a serious commitment to Whitby.

Whitby Abbey was voted fifth ... Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula featured the famous vampire posing as a large dog which came ashore in Whitby and runs up the iconic 199 steps to the ...

A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's thighs burning - so spare a thought for the trio who scaled the landmark 14 times.