It has been documented in history books of local legend and history that throughout the 1600’s (during England’s witch mass hysteria) Goatland was the most plagued of North Yorkshire for the fearsome devil spawn. Goathland was a unique village, though, and had considered witchcraft a good trade for a woman, a trade that would be…
Because Whitby is such a small, yet beautiful, seaside town it attracts many homeowners looking to buy the perfect spot to grow old and raise their family in, views are often a must and there are some streets more sought after than others just because of their location. Years and years ago, when there was…
Doppelganger is literally transformed from German as ‘double-goer’ and is a word that has been used for centuries to describe a double of a living person, almost like a twin stranger. There have been many speculations as the meaning of having a doppelganger, some suggest that the doppelganger is an evil twin, but most countries…
If you head down to any beach in Whitby chances are you may be lucky enough to come across an Ammonite, alternatively if you head down to Saltwick Bay then you’ll probably find a few of the little fossils. But why is Whitby so recognised for them? The most common type of Ammonite found around…
For centuries now the story of a ‘grey lady’ has appeared in nearly every town on every corner of the Earth, even having films depicting the age old stories. Some claim that most of the time the grey lady is a woman who is standing by the roads seemingly hitching a lift, sometimes she is…
Henrietta street, also known to holiday makers as ‘East Cliff Cottages‘ is a street part of the ancient Whitby, and was once known as ‘Haggerlythe’ way back in 1270 (AD) but was renamed after the wife of Nathaniel Cholmley, Henrietta Cholmley. These days the houses are very sought after due to their fantastic views of…
In the days where Staithes wasn’t even yet a fishing town, much rather a landing place for Sneaton, there was a terrible storm that hit the coast, one that brought the sailors and seamen on land to watch out the storm till they felt safe enough to be back out on the water. Unbeknown to…
Today I went for a wonder outside of Whitby to see the beautiful views that surround Sutton Bank, whilst on the trail I began speaking with my partner about an unsolved murder I remembered reading about where the body had been found around these parts. Although Sutton Bank is a few miles from Whitby, I…
There are crosses situated all over the moors of North Yorkshire, some are barely even noticeable anymore as there is almost nothing left of them, but a handful of others are still in tact. Lilla’s cross is the most famous of the stone crosses, and is one of the very few that are still in…
A story that has been told countless times, even as an old Christmas favourite named the Mistletoe Bough . The story of the bride in the oak chest became so famous that it was even once mentioned in the famous horror series ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark‘, and it has been connected with…
In St Mary’s Churchyard there sits two graves that are different from the rest, as the side of them have a skull and cross-bone sculpted into the side. Years of folklore has told us that Dracula is buried in St Mary’s and if any gravestone were to have Dracula buried underneath is you would think…
Since the dawn of time the human race have had an almost macabre obsession with death, crime, and everything that goes with the two. One of the most powerful pieces of evidence for this is the Hangman’s Locket. In England, after a criminal was hung from the gallows a little souvenir called ‘The Hangman’s Locket’…
In between Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay is a small patch of beach with a mysterious cave that lays within the cliffs. If you ask locals they will tell you stories of little creatures that would run along the beach in and out of the cave, and many other caves that sit on the stretch…
Born in Bridlington, Henry Freeman moved to Whitby at the top of Bakehouse Yard, which now has a blue plaque to commemorate one of Whitby’s proudest sons. At first Henry took on his father’s trade as a brick layer but eventually fell in love with sea in around 1858. He worked throughout Newcastle, London, and…
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