Dracula in Whitby News

This is my first entry. I look forward to filling this blog with lots of great information about the Yorkshire town of Whitby with its infamous Dracula connection!

In the meantime, if you haven't visited the Dracula in Whitby website, I'd be delighted to hear your views, suggestions, criticisms, etc.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Alan

More Info

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)

March 16, 2007 15:27 - Whitby Gothic Weekend

If you haven't been to the Whitby Gothic Weekend before then you are missing out on the experience of a lifetime. The Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby plays host to Goth bands, events and drinking!

The first of this year's weekends will be Friday 27th - Saturday 28th April (the second weekend is Friday 26th - Saturday 27th October).

You can visit the Whitby Gothic Weekend website for full details, but bands lined up to play include:

• The Last Dance


• Soho Dolls


• Dust


• Razorblade Kisses


• Cruxshadows


• Bella Morte


• Machinegun Symphony


• Rome Burns

Also, on Sunday 29th April, you can go to the SEXY SUNDAY Goth Industrial Alternative night at the end of the Whitby Gothic Weekend (if you have the inclination!). If you're in Whitby that weekend, you can't miss it (8pm til 1.30am).

What! You want more? How about Manic Monday on the 30th April. This is a theme-night. Go on, ask me what the theme is. Please ask! Okay, it's Big Baby Night: Blue n Bouncy or Pink N fluffy. Well, you did ask!

Quite a place, Whitby, and it's still not the Summer!

More Info

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)

March 17, 2007 15:52 - Gothic Dublin

If you become a member of 'The Dracula Society', you can join them on their 'Gothic Dublin' trip this Summer (Friday 8th - Monday 11th June 2007).

Author Brian J. Showers (whose book 'Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin' was published last year by Nonesuch Publishing) will join the Society over the weekend when they will trace the footprints of these writers through Dublin's dark alleys...

There will be free time to explore and an essential feature of this trip will be a visit to the 'Bram Stoker Dracula Experience' in Clontarf.Rooms have been reserved at 'The Townhouse' (one of the top 5 boutique hotels in Dublin).

Cost: 180 - 200GBP (based on flights from Luton). Numbers limited to 20. Booking deadline: March 31st.

More Info

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)

March 23, 2007 17:28 - Whitby Calendar: a what's on guide

If you've been thinking about planning you're Summer holiday, or maybe you just need a short break away from the tedium of work, then Whitby has something to offer everyone.

Over the next few months you can:

• re-enact World War II


• listen to a diverse mix of musical styles (world, jazz, gospel)


• visit many different types of country fair


• become a goth for the weekend a celebrate the Dracula connection!


• experience the delights of vintage cars


• watch sailing boats


• enjoy the best 'Last Night of the Proms' in the country


• enjoy the seaside delights of Whitby in the sun!



Whitby really does have something for everyone and makes the perfect long holiday or short break. Fine restaurants, B&Bs, the best 'chippies' in the land AND more history than you can shake a stick at, make this THE perfect holiday destination.




Now is the time to start planning that holiday or romantic weekend away from the kids.




Give Whitby a try. I promise you won't be disappointed!

More Info

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)

March 26, 2007 21:43 - Dracula, with a foreword by Elizabeth Kostova

I've just finished reading a newish copy of 'Dracula' from Little Brown Publishers. Although there are no illustrations in this edition, I felt it was worth purchasing because of the foreword by the author of The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova.

This foreword has many enlightened and interesting 'facts' about the novel:

When Dr. Seward summons Van Helsing, a professor of medicine 'who knows as much about obscure diseases as anyone in the world', to attend on the strange case of Lucy Westenra, Stoker is invoking a powerful tradition of science (and before that, alchemy) that reaches back to the Middle Ages.

I enjoyed reading this book and if you haven't yet read this classic story, you could do a lot worse than buy this edition.

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)

March 27, 2007 08:49 - Dracula Drop Bungee Jump

Do you fancy bungee jumping into Whitby harbour? What? You do! The Dracula Drop sounds just up your street then.

The RNLI are hoping to raise money for their life-saving organization. Over the years, the Whitby RNLI has saved many lives, so please support this event.

The event takes place on Saturday 28th April during Whitby Goth Weekend when the town will be bustling with colourful characters (well, gothic black!).

You can bungee for free if you pledge to raise at least £100 to help the RNLI continue to save lives at sea.

The first £20 is payable as a deposit to secure your jump and the lifeboat service ask that you bring at least another £80 with you to the event - cheques can be post-dated for one month to allow you time to collect in your outstanding sponsorship.

The drop could raise up to £10,000!

UK Bungee Club will be bringing a crane to jump from, extending to 160 feet above the harbour at Whitby bandstand in Pier Road.

To take part in the Dracula Drop on Saturday 28 April, please contact RNLI Catherine Kaye on 0161 787 8779 or email catherine_kaye@rnli.org.uk

More Info

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)

March 28, 2007 22:51 - Hammer Films at Memorabilia

For fans of Hammer Films, a reminder that the official HammerShop will be at the Memorabilia Show at the NEC, Birmingham this Saturday and Sunday.

The Memorabilia Show is the UK’s longest running and most established event for fans of movies, cult tv, comics, video games, sport & music.

Over the years the show has become "the" must attend event for UK fans of genre specific franchises. Held over three different weekends (Spring, Summer & Winter) at the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, the show attracts a staggering thirty thousand plus visitors a year. The Memorabilia Show is a true celebration of the popular culture genre.

More Info

To reference this entry please copy the url in this link: (Permalink)