We drove to the seaside town of Whitby located about an hour and a half from York. We saw the Whitby Abbey dating back to the 900’s. Whitby is where explorer James Cook launched his world voyage. Bram Stoker spent a year here writing Dracula. Whitby is also famous for jet jewelry, a black stone favored by Queen Victoria. It’s also the town where they claim Fish and Chips was first served.
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