For the past couple of weeks I've been traveling around the UK, truly appreciating the beauty we have in this country. Yes it's not always blazing hot sunshine and seductive accents but we really do have some utterly stunning areas of natural beauty and impressive architecture.
Whitby abbey stands strong right at the top of a hill over-looking the seaside town. It is now only ruins because it was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540 but this only adds to it's romantic charm. The walls are richly carved with 'dog's tooth' embellishment, characteristic of an early English gothic style but also through centuries of wind and rain they also have this spectacular etched and pitted decoration.
These eery but enchanting ruins are renown as the backdrop to Bram Stoker's Dracula, the victorian novel which has made Whitby the 'Goth' capital of Britain.
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