Global Campus trips

27 April - Whitby seaside - Goth Weekend special!

Whitby is a charming British seaside town, with all the quirks of the English coast, including energetic amusement arcades resting amidst the chocolate box seafront houses and cottages. The waters are usually gentle, making them perfect for paddling (for those with no aversion to the cold) and it is often completely still allowing for paddle boarders and canoeists to wade out under the gorgeous sunsets and, if lucky, amongst pods of dolphin swimming freely.

The town lies under the shadow of  East Cliff,  home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived and where, more famously, Bram Stoker took inspiration for 'Dracula'.

Your visit will take place over Whitby Goth Weekend®. Whitby Goth Weekend® is an alternative music festival with thousands of attendees from across the UK and beyond, donning the most fabulous goth fashions. Hordes of people descend upon the city displaying their lifestyle choice or creative flair through, Gothic, Steampunk and sometime downright macabre costumes.

Because Whitby Goth Weekend® is an event unto itself, no other activities are planned for your visit, which has meant we have been able to keep the cost as low as possible whilst providing you with easy access to this goth spectacular. That said, the Global Campus Ambassadors will take those of you who want to climb the 199 steps together, up to the top to enjoy the views and check there really are 199!

The price of this trip is £10, including return travel to Whitby and 2 Global Campus guides for the day. Buy your tickets here.

For more information visit the Whitby tourist board website and the Whitby Goth Weekend website.