Bram, Dracula and Whitby
Ranked #1,772 in Books, Poetry & Writing, #74,841 overall
Dracula, Bram Stoker and Whitby.
Whitby was the inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula novel. Whitby is proud of its Dracula connection and of Bram Stoker's stay. We know the Gothic horror novel Dracula Bram conceived at Whitby. Its craggy clifftop complete with graveyard at the edge and the ruined abbey just ooze Gothic Romance from every stone. Whitby boasts its own Goth Festival and people come from miles around to celebrate Dracula's famous author Bram Stoker. Whitby is dominated by the cliff-top ruins of 13th century Whitby Abbey, which is quite a sight to behold and figures also in Bram Stoker's Dracula. What is your Whitby Dracula experience?
Contents at a Glance
Dracula, Bram Stoker and Whitby .....
"The houses of the old town...are all red-roofed, and seemed piled up one over the other..." So wrote Bram Stoker in his famous novel Dracula.
Dracula, Bram Stoker, Whitby and Sir Henry Irving
How the novel Dracula was born at Whitby.
Bram Stoker was the third of seven children born in Fairview, Ireland in 1847. Although illness kept him bedridden until he was seven, he recovered enough academically to go to Trinity College in Dublin. He graduated with Honours in mathematics in 1870 and competed in athletics, so his recovery was good.He took up a career in writing, where he was a moderately successful "jobbing" writer of non-fiction books and theatrical reviews. He met the great actor Henry Irving after giving him a favourable review as Hamlet. The two dined together and became good friends.
As a result he became theatre manager for Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London and held this job for 27 years. He also knew Oscar Wilde and met and married Florence Balcombe, Wilde's former girlfriend, in 1878 before moving to London. The couple had one child in 1879. Stoker met many influential people in London, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Yeats and Oscar Wilde.
Stoker's work with Henry Irving enabled him to travel the world, including Eastern Europe, and he would have absorbed the tales and atmosphere en route. Whitby however was the inspiration for Dracula. Its dangerous coastline the perfect setting for the shipwreck that brings Dracula ashore as a great Black Dog. Staying at the Royal Hotel would give him a view of the whole of the dramatic harbour, the East Cliff, the Abbey, the winding cobbled streets and the brooding silhouette of the church, St Mary's, with its graveyard at the cliff edge. The 199 steps up to Caedmon's Trod make a bracing walk and give a haunting view when the mist is in the harbour.
Bram Stoker suffered a number of strokes which may have led to his death in 1912. His ashes were held in the Golders Green Crematorium in London. His wife survived him by 25 years and despite bringing legal action against the maker of the film noir, Nosferatu, the Stoker family did not experience the huge success that Dracula later became.
Bram Stoker's Dracula was set in Whitby
And An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia
Bram Stoker's famous Dracula was partly set in Whitby. Bram Stoker spent some time in Whitby in the summer of 1890 and discovered the name "Dracula." at the public library. He borrowed a book entitled An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1820) by William Wilkinson. (The notes he made are housed at the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia.)-
dracula, There is no rest for the undead!
by
Gay_Art
Dracula, Whitby's Most Infamous Visitor
Dracula washes ashore in Whitby
The infamous Count arrived on a ship washed ashore in the harbour and Lucy watched from the churchyard as the sun set over Kettleness but could not remember how many steps she climbed. Stoker's story incorporated various pieces of Whitby folklore. Following the Baron on the Dracula Walk fills in the pieces of how Bram Stoker wrote his classic novel.
Deaths Epitaph
by
persimew
Deaths Epitaph
by
persimew
Dramatic and Atmospheric Images of Whitby Harbour
A peaceful sailing into harbour....
Dracula, Stoker, Nosferatu....
A Selection of Batty Designs for your ipad
I love this after dark feeders design - something about the green (I always wanted an electric guitar that colour) or maybe it's the bat and the moon. In either case, it is a great design and it inspired me to put a collection of batty Dracula, Stoker, Nosferatu and other Gothic iPad cases together.
After dark city feeders by mensgifts
After dark city feeders by mensgifts
A Word From The Baron
A word from The Baron....
"Whitby figures quite centrally in a significant section of the novel Dracula (Chapters 6-8). It is where the Russian ship "Demeter" comes ashore and is the location of the first encounters between Dracula and Lucy. Today, there are many points of interest for the Dracula enthusiast in Whitby."
The Baron - Harry Collett
Bram Stoker's Dracula and the Blue Plaque
Or Dracula (Stoker) slept here?
There are two hotels in Whitby where Bram Stoker is said to have lived while he was writing Dracula. The blue plaque illustrated in many sites is actually wrongly placed as he only stayed in that hotel (a small private house) for a couple of weeks.
The Baron runs the Dracula Walks from the Royal Hotel however. It is believed that he was actaully based there for four years. The hotel carries lots of Stoker history and some memorabilia. Oddly enough, it is very popular with the elderly which my friend and I remarked on when we stayed in Whitby....
The Baron runs the Dracula Walks from the Royal Hotel however. It is believed that he was actaully based there for four years. The hotel carries lots of Stoker history and some memorabilia. Oddly enough, it is very popular with the elderly which my friend and I remarked on when we stayed in Whitby....
- Bram Stoker (1847-1912) - Whitby Online
- Bram Stoker (1847-1912) - Whitby Online
Home / Whitby History / Bram Stoker (1847-1912)Whitby
Whitby Directory Whitby Accommodation - See Whitby: Bram Stoker House
- Whitby hotels, Whitby Cottages, Accommodation Whibty, Whitby UK, Whitby holiday cottages, Whitby guesthouses, B&B's whitby, bed and breakfast whitby, whitby tourist attractions, restaurants whitby, whitby accommodation, cottages whitby,B&Bs whitby, Whitby holiday park, the whitby seagull
- Bram Stoker
- Author of the vampire story of Dracula was Bram Stoker
- Whitby Hotels ~ Save up to 30% on Cheap Guest Houses and Hotels in Whitby
- Book Whitby hotels at Room4U and save 30% or more on late deals. Online Whitby Accommodation searches SAVING YOU TIME, SAVING YOU MONEY!!
- Bram Stoker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Abraham Stoker
November 8, 1847(1847-11-08)
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died
April 20, 1912(1912-04-20) (aged 64)
Dracula, Stoker and Whitby
Learn more about Dracula and Whitby
Find your way to Whitby
And Don't Get Lost After Dark
This map will help you find your way to and around Whitby. Make your Dracula experience more fun with a Whitby map!
Whitby's Goth Festival
Home to Vampires and Goths each year....
Whitby hosts a biennial Gothic Weekend, which is a festival for members of the Goth subculture. Guest arrive at hotels with floodlit hearses and coffins! Apparently the Cheeky Girls regularly attend to keep in touch with their Transylvanian roots. I personally don't know how many of the names in Dracula are on Whitby gravestones, my guess is quite a few. It might be fun to go looking next at the names on the stones near the cliff edge!We sat and ate fish and chips on the Bram Stoker Memorial seat. It was the view from this spot that inspired Stoker's Whitby scenes. You can see the harbour, the ruined Abbey, the Church, and the stone steps and just to the left is the cliff where the "Demeter" came ashore, a dead seaman lashed to its wheel.
The inscription on the bench reads:
"The view from this spot inspired Bram Stoker (1847-1912) to use Whitby as the setting of part of his world-famous novel DRACULA. This seat was erected by Scarborough Borough Council and the Dracula Society to mark the 68th Anniversary of Stoker's death - April 20th 1980".
WHITBY ABBEY ENGLAND UK by twocompany
Gothic Gear To Impress Stoker, Dracula and Assorted Minions...
Look for your Goth Gear here for the Festival season....
Gothic Gear on Amazon
Buy Goth Fashion Here
Dracula, Stoker, Captain Cook and What Else?
Places to Stay And Things To Do In Bram Stoker's Whitby
Mummy Frankenstein Dracula Card by FunGraphix
When you have see the Dracula Experience you will find there are plenty of other places to go. Check out Whitby hotels and things to do here.
- Whitby & North York Moors National Park People & Places | Visit Whitby
- Whitby and North York Moors National Park, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Captain Cook
- Places to stay in Whitby, North Yorkshire England UK. Whitby hotels. Guesthouse, b&b and hotel lodging and accommodation in Whitby.
- Whitby hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfasts lodging and accommodation. Hotels and b&b accommodation in Whitby.
- Hotels Whitby, guest house, accommodation Whitby, North Yorkshire
- Find hotels in Whitby. Booking for hotels in Whitby online or by phone. Discount guest house accommodation in Whitby, North Yorkshire
- Whitby Holiday Cottage for Rent - Location
- 37, Cliff Street is a family owned self-catering holiday cottage situated in the North Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby.
- whitby Cottages. whitby Holiday Cottages.
- whitby in North Yorkshire has a great selection of quality self-catering cottages. Please browse our selection of whitby Cottages.
- Whitby Vacations, Tourism & Travel Information - Whitby England - UpTake.com
- Whitby Vacations, Whitby England Tourism, Whitby England Travel. Explore Whitby before you ever step onto a plane or into your car. With UpTake you can plan the trip that is just right for you, based on 20M opinions and reviews from travelers and experts from over 1,000 travel sites across the web.
- Luxury Accommodation Whitby & Places to Stay Whitby
- Guide to Whitby luxury accommodation. Select a luxury place to stay in Whitby from a wide range of accommodation such as Dunsley Hall Country House Hotel, Raithwaite Hall
- Whitby Abbey Picture Gallery, Whitby, Yorkshire Coast
- Stayin the North York Moors
ApartmentsBed & BreakfastBunk BarnsCampingCaravan ParksEaster, Whit. & Spring Guest HousesHoliday Cottages - Dracula Experience Whitby
- A spine-chilling show. The ultimate Dracula Experience!
- Dracula In Whitby, Whitby Hotels, Goth Weekend
- A guide to the real Dracula story & his connection to Whitby, Yorkshire's unique vampire town. Hotels, B&B, Goth Weekend & more!
- Dracula Experience - Whitby Online
- Leisure, activity and outdoor firms in Whitby, North Yorkshire
- Smoke Machines in the Dracula Experience, Whitby
- Reports on smoke machines used at the Dracula Experience in Whitby. Description of the machines in use and how effective they are.
Dracula's Guestbook
Dracula, Stoker and the Dark Side of Whitby
Have you ever been to Whitby? Have you been to the Dracula Experience? What do you think of Bram Stoker's Dracula? Thank you for visiting., and don't forget to hang the garlic tonight.....
-
-
CAMpics
Jun 10, 2011 @ 12:14 pm | delete
- I keep meaning to find time to re read Dracula. I go to Whitby quite often too. Some great images on here.
-
-
-
KonaGirl
May 24, 2011 @ 6:52 pm | delete
- Very Kewl lens! I had to bookmark to come back again to finished reading the other end of the links. I was not real familiar with Whitby so this has been fascinating.
-
-
-
kimmanleyort
Mar 17, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
- What a fascinating topic for this lens - the inspirational setting for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Wonderful and blessed!
-
More pages from Photahsiamirabel
About Photahsiamirabel
by Photahsiamirabel
Whitby is a favourite seaside haunt of mine and Bram Stoker came here to write his novel Dracula. One of the fun things to do in Whitby is to visit the... more »
- 203 featured lenses
- Winner of 25 trophies!
- Top lens » How To Remove Leeches From Your Pond Without Chemicals
Feeling creative?
Create a Lens!
Explore related pages
- Robin Hoods Bay Home of Fossils and Fishermen Robin Hoods Bay Home of Fossils and Fishermen
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- A Visit to Whitby A Visit to Whitby
- Grey Owl - The Indian from Hastings Grey Owl - The Indian from Hastings
- Mablethorpe, Home of the Bathing Beauties Mablethorpe, Home of the Bathing Beauties
- A Summer Day In Cleethorpes A Summer Day In Cleethorpes
More of the Whitby Dracula Experience?
Or Just More of North Yorkshire?
Buy Count Dracula Costumes
Superb Count Dracula Costume For Fancy dress
Vampire Gothic XLarge Adult Costume Fits chest 46-48 & waist 40-42
Amazon Price: $130.95 (as of 05/31/2012)
Look the part in this superb, gothic vampire costume....
Buy Ladies Dracula Costume
Vampira Halloween Costume
Amazon Price: $82.90 (as of 05/31/2012)
Elegant ladies' Dracula costume for Halloween, fancy dress or fun!
