Whitby Abbey to be spectacularly lit up at night - see when this year's event is on

Whitby Abbey will once again be spectacularly lit up during the Halloween Week.

Always a huge crowd-puller, visitors will be able to experience the site after dark and wander through the dramatic ruins of the abbey famously noted for being the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Click here to see photos from last year’s event.

This year the theatre group, Time Will Tell, takes visitors on a journey into a nightmare world of Victorian gothic in a new creation, entitled If these Stones could Talk.

English Heritage lights up the ruins of iconic site Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire for Illuminated Abbey 2023.placeholder image
English Heritage lights up the ruins of iconic site Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire for Illuminated Abbey 2023.

Illuminated Abbey runs from Thursday October 24 to Saturday November 2, 6pm to 9pm each night.

Tickets should be booked in advance and prices can be found by searching online for English Heritage Whitby Abbey.

Peak pricing will be in place on Saturday November 2.

Whitby Abbey will also be hosting Halloween half-term from October 26 to November 3 – follow the quest to solve creepy clues and gather round to listen to spooky stories, on from 10am to 4pm.

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