Discover Bram Stoker’s Whitby on UK Study Tours in Yorkshire
Bring the words of this Gothic classic spookily off the page for your students by following the fictitious characters’ footsteps around this Yorkshire town.
(firmenpresse) - For teachers introducing their pupils to Gothic literature on UK study tours, a visit to the town of Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast is a must. The setting for one of literature
Students who have read the opening chapter of Stoker
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The writer (then a theatrical agent) visited Whitby in 1890 for a family holiday. He arrived a week before his wife and daughter and spent the time exploring the little port and talking to locals about some of its spookier myths and legends. He spent a lot of his time in the reading room of the Royal Hotel on West Cliff, from which you and your students will still be able to see a view of the town which remains largely unchanged from the description the novelist wrote more than 125 years ago.
Stoker later admitted that it was during this week alone in the town that the idea for Dracula first came to him. Some of the local stories he picked up during his visit actually made it into the finished novel, which students can identify before their trip. These include the ship carrying the vampire which runs aground on Tate Hill Sands: the episode in the book was based on a historical shipwreck in the town in 1885 (although in real life the entire crew hadn
Other legends which made it into Stokerwho used it to visit a woman he wanted to woo.
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If you want to make this one of your studentswalk the Dracula trail through the port.
Find your own way around the sights described so evocatively in the text or sign up to one of the local
For all classes studying Dracula as a set text, or those learning about Gothic horror, a trip to Whitby once theyour operator. From booking tours to arranging accommodation and travel, a tour operator will work out all the details so that you can concentrate on making this a truly memorable trip for your students.
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John Gardiner is the Managing Director of The School Travel Company, a tour operator specialising in educational travel for school and youth groups. Whether you’re planning UK study tours, Iceland geography trips or trekking expeditions to India, you can trust both the educational and economic value of their itineraries, whether ready-made or specifically designed to suit the needs of your group.
Datum: 14.05.2018 - 05:59 Uhr
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