Much of Dracula was written in Cruden Bay. The plot and main characters had been in planning for three years before 1893 and the author's first visit. Yet, Bram Stoker would not start writing the novel until 1895 when the first three chapters were written in the village.

Where was the book Dracula written?

Abraham Stoker (1845 - 1912) the Irish writer who wrote the classic horror story 'Dracula' in 1897. In the summer of 1890, a 45-year-old Bram Stoker entered the Subscription Library in Whitby, England, and requested a specific title — The Accounts of Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia by William Wilkinson.

Is Dracula set in Whitby?

In short, Whitby provided Bram Stoker with an atmospheric backdrop to his novel, a quiet place to indulge in a little library research and a place to have a wonderful family seaside holiday. Forget what you think you know about Dracula and Whitby, read the novel and be surprised!