After staying in Dublin Ireland I want to head to England to visit Whitby (draculas Castle and Langly Castle) and I also want to see Stonehenge before heading to london.
Should I take a ferry from Dublin to Liverpool and rent a car or go by bus or train?
Or fly from dublin to London and take a day tour to see stone hendge but then how do i see Whitby?
If I'm not mistaken, Dracula's castle is in Romania. Bram Stoker, the author of the book, is mentioned on the Whitby sebsite, but I didn't see any mention of a castle there. Langley Castle is a luxury hotel. I would suggest that you take a cheap flight and rent a car to get there. Alternatively, you could fly a budget airline into somewhere closer to Whitby and rent a car there, dropping it in London after stopping at Stonehenge.
In the novel, Whitby is where Dracula came ashore in the form of a dog after the boat he was travelling on sunk. The church there is where some of the action took place. That apart it is an attractive place to visit in it's own right. The Magpie Cafe in town is reckoned to be one of the best fish and chip places in the country!
Can you get a cheap flight to Newcastle (Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly there from Dublin), at least you will end up on right side of the country. Pick up a car and it is about a two hour drive to Whitby from there. Depending on the time of day you arrive, you could have a quick visit/have a lunch break in, to the World Heritage city of Durham on the way.
Use this route planner to see distances involved and logistics of the various travel options
http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp#
Regarding using Ryanair - be very careful you add all the extras to the headline flight cost. Very often when you factor in their very strict and low baggage allowances, fares from other airlines look more attractive!
If I were you I would probably go on an organised day trip to Salisbury and Stonehenge from London.
I was in Whitby quite a few years ago and, as I remember, there was much talk about Dracula having been in Whitby, but I saw no castle.
