 No one seeing Endinburg Castle can help thinking of knights and brave deeds. Now-a-days, it's also hard to keep Harry Potter from coming to mind! Here's a picture of Hogwarts castle - see what I mean?  |
 The ruins of Whitby Abbey are dramatic and mysterious. The place is vast and peaceful. Fans of Bram Stoker's Dracula know that scenes from the book took place here, and the town of Whitby is visited by Goths in large numbers in late October. We were told you have to book rooms months in advance at that time. Here's a site with more information on the Goth weekend. Whitby Goth Weekend |
 I never watched Brideshead Revisited, but if you did, the scenes from Castle Howard will look very familiar - it was filmed here. |
 While not as pretty as Whitby, the town of Scarborough has it's own appeal, and it's more than the view of the massive castle, as this picture shows. |
 While we spent hours in Edinburg castle, we didn't get to spend hardly any time exploring the rest of Edinburg. I plan to go back someday, and spend a week in this town. It is amazing. |
 I have dozens of pictures from the Abbey. This one captures it pretty well, I think. Now picture it at night, as you run up the endless steps with Professor Van Helsing... |
 We weren't allowed to take pictures of the interior of Castle Howard, which is too bad, because the collection of art and antiques is astounding. The building and grounds are pretty amazing, too. Here's some information on the Brideshead Revisited series. BBC production - Brideshead Revisited |
 I have pictures of Scarborough castle from close up that may be more amazing, but I like this one because it clearly shows how the castle dominates the town. |
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