I got to hear my favourite female singer, Janet Russell. I also enjoyed meeting the gang at the Tap and Spile. The standard of singing was very high. I would have stayed later on Thursday night, but the front room was already solidly packed and I was squeezed into the corner by the door when three or four more people piled in and stood about three inches in front of my face, so I had to bail.

I also had a great time retracing the steps of Mina Harker, Lucy Westenra and Count Dracula.

Whitby is a wonderful town. I would love to go back some day.

Edmund