Durham,Whitby and York
I went with the Vikings to Durham
was a witch in York and was kidnapped by pirates and
Running up that hill in Whitby
was saved by Dracula and soared over the heath of the moors in Wuthering Heights"
It starts at my favorite cathedral in Durham a building over 1000 years built in Norman style Managed by volunteers with heart and pride for their cathedral and tell you very mysterious and old stories about this building the history you can touch
Durham is a cosy little town on a hill surrounded by river Wear. It has also amazing pubs and a very good Italian restaurant. We loved or stay there, visited it for the first time in 2014.
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if you are staying in Durham for a few days and are looking for a good safe place for your car, I recommend parking at Riverwalk parking
At night, the garage is closed. we paid 16 pounds for 3 days and nights
can't complain about that..
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Whitby
The replica of Captain Cook's ship is in the harbor with fish baskets everywhere along the quay over the bridge and you walk towards the 199 steps
Upstairs, where there is an old graveyard and a ruin of the andij.
Bram Stoker partly wrote his book Dracula in this town in 1890, he also found inspiration here because you also feel, especially around Halloween, that this town has mystical secrets.
has.
Here are around 8am walking tours where you will be told the haunted past. opposite the abbey is a brewery where you can also get a pizza baked.
strengthened again you go down the 199 stairs and back into the old town or walk at the beach