Langley Hotel

Whitby


With its cream-and-crimson colour scheme, and a scattering of four-poster beds, this grand old guesthouse exudes a whiff of faded Victorian splendour. Go for rooms 2, 4 or 6, if possible, to make the most of the panoramic sea views – the same as those enjoyed in 1897 by Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, who holidayed a few doors along at No 6.


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