Whitby Goth Weekend and Dracula: the places
The autumn Whitby Goth Weekend runs from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026. If you are going, or just reading Dracula for Halloween, here are the real places in the book, and the print of the scene that starts with them.
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The dates
Whitby Goth Weekend takes place twice a year. The autumn weekend is 30 October to 1 November 2026 (see the event's own site, whitbygothweekend.com, for tickets and programme).
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The Dracula places to find
Bram Stoker stayed in Whitby in 1890 and set several chapters of Dracula there.
- The 199 steps: the stone staircase from the old town up the East Cliff, which Mina runs up in the middle of the night.
- St Mary's churchyard: the cliff-top graveyard where Mina and Lucy sit, and where Chapter 8 happens.
- The abbey: the ruined church on the skyline, which Mina describes as a noble ruin.
- The harbour: where the Russian schooner Demeter is driven in by a storm in Chapter 7.
Our full guide to all of them is here: Dracula in Whitby: the real places behind the novel.
The scene as a print
Something Long and Black is the churchyard scene from Chapter 8: Lucy on the seat, a blade of moonlight, and something long and black bending over her. It is made in the style of a Victorian mezzotint, the printmaking of Stoker's own years.
Whitby: Where Dracula Came Ashore is the harbour and the cliff in a railway-poster style.
If you are not going
You can still bring the weekend home. Prints are made to order and sent within 1 to 3 working days, with free delivery to the UK and US. The £7.99 download arrives straight away.
More: Dracula prints.
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Questions
- When is the Whitby Goth Weekend in 2026?
- The autumn weekend is Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026.
- Which Whitby places are in Dracula?
- The 199 steps, St Mary's churchyard, the abbey ruins and the harbour, where the Demeter runs aground in a storm.