If you can get a train to Middlesbrough, then there is a train to Whitby from there.
We go there every year, usually in both April and October.
We have decided to not go to the official Goth weekend this year as we never go to the main event. We have decided to go to the Hammer Horror "Bram Stoker Film Festival" which is being held the weekend before on Halloween weekend.
Hotels: If you want an apartment, try the Metropole Hotel on the West Cliff; if you would prefer a B&B, try the Lansbury on Hudson Street, jut behind the Royal Crescent.
Food: If you're after pub grub, try the Resolution on Skinner Street; for your tradtional night-out pizza/kebab shop type fair, try Bits n Pizzas on Flowergate; for afternoon tea, you can try Bothams (there are 2 branches) or Sherlocks on Flowergate (which is small, but has wonderful decor) or the Monk's Haven in the old town, if it is open; for a good fry-up, go to the Whistlestop Cafe at the train station; for a Chinese, I recommend the restaurant attached to the Metropole Hotel.
Pubs to visit: The Shambles in the old town, The Little Angel and the Elsinore on Flowergate, as well as the Resolution on Skinner Street. The Metropole also has a bar, and the Rifle Club next to leisure centre will probably be open.
Random places to visit: Try the Dracula Experience on the quayside, St Mary's church and the Abbey on the East Cliff (though I will warn you there are 199 steps up to there. I should know, I ran up them) If you can, pay a visit to the Mad Hatter's Tea Room on the West Cliff.
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