Whitby Paranormal Festival 2027

11/08/2026

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11/08/2026

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What’s happening in Whitby this August? ☀️⚓

Whitby Regatta draws to a close today, but if you’re visiting later this month, don’t worry — there’s still plenty happening in Whitby throughout August! 🎶🏴‍☠️🧛‍♂️

From folk music filling the streets to pirates taking over the seafront and Dracula returning to the Abbey, there are still brilliant events to look forward to.

🎶 Whitby Folk Week | 22–28 August

One of the biggest events in Whitby’s summer calendar returns for a week of traditional music, dancing, storytelling, workshops and live sessions.

Events take place at venues across the town, with musicians and performers creating the unmistakable Folk Week atmosphere throughout Whitby.

🏴‍☠️ Whitby Pirate Festival | 28–31 August

Expect plenty of swashbuckling fun over the August Bank Holiday weekend when the Whitby Pirate Festival returns.

Organised by the Whitby International Pirate Society, the festival celebrates all things pirate-related, with much of the action centred around Whitby Bandstand.

🎪 Great British Summer at Whitby Abbey

There’s plenty happening throughout the school holidays at Whitby Abbey.

Families can try circus skills, enjoy puppet performances, take on traditional fairground games and relax with ice cream while soaking up some of the best views in Whitby.

Children can also collect stamps in a special activity passport while exploring the historic Abbey grounds.

🧛‍♂️ Dracula returns to Whitby Abbey

The Abbey’s popular live Dracula performances continue throughout August, bringing Bram Stoker’s famous story to life at one of the places that helped inspire the novel.

Performances take place at 11am and 2pm on:

📅 8–11 August
📅 15–18 August
📅 22–25 August
📅 29 August–1 September

So, while Whitby Regatta might be ending, August in Whitby certainly isn’t slowing down yet! ☀️🌊

11/08/2026

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11/08/2026

👻Kindred Ghosts of Whitby👻

Check out our range of handmade resin ghosts. All unique and handmade.

Starting from £10 per ghost available only in Kindreds Haunted Emporium.

03/08/2026

👻🔥Lead Investigator Wanted – Join the Kindred Spirit Investigations Team🔥👻

Are you an experienced paranormal investigator looking to take the next step? Kindred Spirit Investigations is expanding and we’re looking for dedicated Lead Investigators to join our friendly and professional team.

This is a paid position and is ideal for individuals who are passionate about the paranormal, confident leading public investigations, and committed to delivering a safe and engaging experience for our guests.

About the Role

🔦As a Lead Investigator, you will:

* Lead and support public paranormal investigations.
* Work alongside an experienced, motivated, friendly, and supportive team.
* Help create a professional, enjoyable, and memorable experience for our guests.
* Travel to investigation locations using your own vehicle.

✅Requirements

Applicants must:

* Have previous paranormal investigation experience.
* Hold a full driving licence and have access to their own car.
* Be available to work unsociable hours, typically between 8:00 pm and 3:00 am.
* Be confident working with members of the public and leading investigation groups.
*Be a confident communicator and a team
Player.

📝How to Apply

Please send a letter of interest to [email protected].

In your application, please include:

* A summary of your paranormal investigation experience.
* How you first became involved in the paranormal.
* What you believe makes a successful public paranormal investigation.
* Why you would be a great fit for the Kindred Spirit Investigations team.

If you’re passionate about the paranormal and have the experience to lead investigations with professionalism and enthusiasm, we’d love to hear from you.👻

30/07/2026

For those coming to the festival in March. Another spooky thing for you to get your teeth into! 🧛‍♂️

Scare yourself silly this summer at Whitby’s Dracula Experience 🧛‍♂️🦇

Looking for something spooky, silly and unmistakably Whitby this summer? Step inside The Dracula Experience, an old-school haunted attraction where Bram Stoker’s famous story meets animated scenes, electronic effects, live actors and many dark corridors.

Located on Marine Parade, the attraction explores Whitby’s connection to Dracula through eerie sets, sudden surprises and special effects that were terrifyingly advanced several decades ago.

Is it genuinely frightening? Possibly. Is it slightly kitsch? Absolutely. Is that all part of its charm? Almost certainly.

Visitors have reported squealing teenagers, nervous laughter and terrified adults pushing their partners through the corridors at speed. Others affectionately describe it as “a bit rubbish, but that’s what makes it fab” which may be one of the greatest endorsements any Whitby attraction could receive.

Expect creepy corners, jump scares, theatrical cobwebs and at least one moment when you question why you volunteered to go in first.

Whether you visit for the Dracula history, the nostalgic haunted-house experience or simply the bragging rights of saying you survived, it remains one of Whitby’s strangest and most memorable attractions.

📍 The Dracula Experience
9 Marine Parade, Whitby, YO21 3PR

🕚 Usually open from 11am to 5pm, though seasonal opening days vary, so checking before travelling is recommended.

29/07/2026

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Whitby Legends: Ghosts of Whitby Abbey and The Walled-Up Nun 👻

Whitby Abbey is known for its dramatic ruins and stunning coastal views, but there is also a darker legend that lingers in its shadows.

Local stories tell of a young nun named Constance De Beverley who fell in love with a knight, breaking her vow of celibacy. When their secret was found out, she faced a terrible punishment: she was walled up alive inside the abbey.

Some visitors say they have heard a woman’s anguished screams carried by the wind. Others claim to see the ghostly figure of a frightened young woman running through the ruins, still trying to escape her fate.

If you visit Whitby Abbey, listen closely. You might hear Constance calling from the walls. 👀

28/07/2026

👻Whitby Paranormal Weekend👻

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Next March. Such a lovely, down to earth lady.
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27/07/2026

Would you?

Would you walk through Whitby’s Screaming Tunnel alone? 👻🕯️

Hidden partway up Khyber Pass on Whitby’s West Cliff is a narrow stone passage with a chilling reputation. By daylight, it offers one of the town’s most unusual views, perfectly framing Whitby Abbey and St Mary’s Church through its keyhole-shaped opening. After dark, however, it becomes a very different place.

The tunnel goes by various names, depending on who you ask. It is known as the Khyber Pass Tunnel, Keyhole Tunnel, Screaming Tunnel and sometimes Dracula’s Tunnel. The passage was originally part of a small railway built to carry construction materials up the cliff during Whitby’s development as a seaside resort in the 19th century.

Over the years, visitors have reported hearing unexplained screams echoing through the stonework. Others claim to have seen a shadowy figure waiting at the far end or felt the brush of an unseen hand while walking through the darkness. Whether these encounters are ghostly, imagined or simply the result of sound travelling through the old tunnel remains a mystery.

Its association with Dracula is part of Whitby folklore rather than Bram Stoker’s original novel, but that has not stopped stories spreading that the tunnel was once the Count’s secret hiding place, and that the screams belonged to his unfortunate victims.

You can find the entrance around halfway up Khyber Pass, on the left when walking uphill from the seafront.