Things to do in Whitby

Whitby's biggest draws are the clifftop abbey ruin, the 199 steps that climb to it, the Captain Cook Memorial Museum, and the Dracula heritage trail (Bram Stoker drafted the novel here in 1890). All are within ten minutes' walk of Fossil Cottage.

The Abbey & the 199 Steps

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

The Dracula trail

Whale Bone Arch & West Cliff

Whitby Museum & Pannett Park

Day trips: Robin Hood's Bay, Sandsend, Goathland