Whitby, notably, being where Dracula landed after his voyage on the Demeter. The abbey featured in the story as well…
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One of the reasons that goths love to visit Whitby.
Obviously, that's the Temple of Time
Only 199 steps to get up there but worth the climb.
religion turned the English countryside into a buffet for the danes
Whitby is pretty nice to visit, lots of jet shops.
One of the other reasons that goths love to visit Whitby.
Its cool, when I visited there were people in steampunk gear just walking around. its also beautiful.
Years ago, I used to live quite close and would go often. Lots of goths carefully considering jet jewellery
Maybe pre-steampunk-gear days
(I’m bluffing…I have absolutely no idea what that means!).
I mean like top hats, eccentric goggles, steam-powered tech, what a comic book hot air balloon pilot might look like. You know it when you see it! also lots of goth! I only visited for a day.
Aah. Thank you. I think I know, now.