Comments on: Whitby Goth Weekend 2013

By: D Whitehead

D Whitehead — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:44:11 +0000

I visited Whitby on Friday and was so impressed with the warmth of the atmosphere and the people who had taken the trouble to design and make fantastic outfits. They were so creative. I asked several individuals and couples if they would mind me taking a photograph of them and everyone was friendly and charming. It was lovely to meet them. It was one of the highlights of my stay in Whitby. WGW is a brilliant idea and long may it continue.

By: jen robinson

jen robinson — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:48:45 +0000

i carnt wait to go to the whitby goth festival ive always wanted to go but never could

By: Ron L

Ron L — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:38:04 +0000

The Goth events are fantastic for Whitby and they must be fantastic for all the Goth folks who attend or they would not return year after year.
Keep coming back folks and keep enjoying yourselves.
I am intrigued by the Steampunk look !

By: Sarraceniac

Sarraceniac — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:22:01 +0000

I was going to come up to Whitby for this weekend but on balance I am probably too miserable. Also, isn’t that the weekend that Scarborough Borough Council is going to close the whole of Whitby for repairs?

By: The Celts

The Celts — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:29:09 +0000

We came across Goth weekend by accident two years ago – on holiday, bored, Hallowe’en, lets go to Whitby for fish and chips, and there you all were. We were being stared at because we were dressed like a middle aged boring couple but we absolutely loved the atmosphere, the joy, the good humour, the imagination, the shop windows. For a couple of hours we forgot our mediocre working selves and just enjoyed your event, so much so we have booked a Yorkshire holiday to return to Whitby for that same fish and chips in amongst you all in November. Sorry about the photographers attitudes, sorry that things have gone a bit sour for some. We hope this event is as fun and successful as 2010 seemed to us, as innocent onlookers.

By: Stuart Goodwin The Guardian

Stuart Goodwin The Guardian — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:54:53 +0000

Goths and the seaside might sound like strange bedfellows, but since 1994 those immersed in gothic culture have moped to this coastal North Yorkshire town in their thousands. And with Whitby a key part of Bram Stoker’s Dracula you can see why. This spring there’s a gothic dog walk, a “Goth Express” steam train ride, plus a gothic pool tournament (first prize: Jaffa Cakes), not to mention a return for the goths v local paper hacks football match. Bands include the Spiritual Bat, Ugly Buggs, plus Gene Loves Jezebel featuring original member Jay “no, not the Bucks Fizz one” Aston. Don’t get excited by the picture, however: St Mary’s Church cemetery is off limits due to persistent lounging on graves.

Various venues, Thu to 30 Apr

Stuart Goodwin – http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/apr/21/this-weeks-new-events

By: Trevor34

Trevor34 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:21:10 +0000

I am a regular goth weekend goer and photographer and love it all… the place, the people, the outfits and the usual feel good atmosphere…..
take a look at my site which includes many goth images from whitby!

By: John Field

John Field — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:57:08 +0000

Meanwhile, some canny lass has managed to get the Gazette to publish a letter from a Miss Lavinia Haversham of Rochester. She even writes that she has ‘great expectations’ of the town. Champion!

By: Spooky Halloween 2011 events in the UK – FIND PUZZLE

Spooky Halloween 2011 events in the UK – FIND PUZZLE — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:41:24 +0000

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By: tasha

tasha — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:48:03 +0000

I have no problem with the split as I support the original (and best) event Topmum’s Spa Events…. Means less crowds, less tourists, fewer photographers.
Just like the old days