The Screaming Tunnel
It's spooky season, and you may have noticed as we grow closer to Halloween that we've been ramping up the scary stories. First the tragic tale of Francis Lovell, now we're taking you back to our beloved Whitby for one of its most famous terrifying tourist traps. Everyone who has ever visited Whitby is aware of The Screaming Tunnel below the Whale Bones. Dr Crank told us the terrifying story of the tunnel and how it got its name on our very first night there, but we want to look into why it exists before we go into local folklore. Whitby is a fishing town, that is obvious for anyone to see, and it has always been the case. In 1839 George Hudson built a railway and station in Whitby which helped with trade massively as there was no decent roads leading through the North Yorkshire Moors, so trade was difficult until rail came to town. In turn this also turned Whitby into a seaside resort, so flocking to town in the good weathered months has been a thing since th...
