Whitby

 I first heard of Whitby through my work colleagues and just 1 word attracted me to the place. Dracula! Me and kids love anything paranormal, blood and gore so off we backed our bags again to explore another part of England. We've never been to Yorkshire so I was  very excited. However, the weather wasn't on our side but that didn't stop us!

As we do, we literally dropped our bags and off we went to walk around the town. We were right by the beach so that's where we headed. We didn't swim because it was cold and windy  but had a nice stroll by the beach. We then headed to the arcade games to loosen up a bit before the Ghost Walk that I booked. The kids never got to play in the arcades as they are usually quite expensive but these games were just £1! We had so much fun! After dinner, we went on a  Ghost Walk around Whitby. The leader was great and was very kid friendly and walk was quite easy. . We heard lots of ghost stories! It took 1h30 but we learnt so much about Whitby. 

The next day, we did all the touristy things. We climbed up the 199steps and did a bit of grave hunting on top of the hill. We were especially looking for Humpty Dumpty's grave which funnily enough was there in an egg-shaped grave.

We then headed to the Dracula Experience. It was alright, more for the kids. My youngest was a bit scared but a good way to learn about Dracula.

We did couple a couple of museums too which didn't take us long. The Captain Cook museum was alright. We especially like the Hand of glory in the Whitby Museum. However, I enjoyed the Whitby Jet Museum which had some beautiful jewellery made out of jet.

We wanted to do some crab catching but it started to rain so much that we had to miss it.

We had dinner on the Endeveaour Experience which is the replica of the boat that Captain Cook went on to his voyages. The food was good and the portions were huge. It was an experience nonethless.

We also did a few hikes too but literally had to drag the kids. We took the steam train to Goathland which appeared in the Harry Potter movies. The journey there was beautiful with some picturesque views. We did another hike to a waterfall called the Mallyan Spout Waterfall which was absolutely stunning. The kids loved the moderate climb up the rocks to see the waterfall. 

Finally, we visited Whitby Abbey which was exquisite. Part of the English Heirtage so free for members. What enhanced the visit was the kid-friendly Dracula show. It was so good that even my pre-teen and I enjoyed it. It was not a sit-down performance but took us through and around the Abbey.

One thing about Whitby was it was very cheap. From the food to attraction, everything was cheap! Another great place to visit with kids!