An Edinburgh couple flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling 180 miles from the capital to visit a Dracula tourist attraction in England.
The pair had originally been travelling from Edinburgh to Cambridge but took a break from their journey to visit a town in North Yorkshire to visit popular tourist attraction Whitby Abbey.
Whitby Abbey is said to be where Dracula arrives in Bram Stocker's famous 1897 novel.
The couple of 'covidiots' have been fined for breaching national coronavirus guidelines which prohibits non-essential travel outwith a five mile radius/local council area.
Teesside Live reports that cops are continuing to patrol the area around the tourist attraction due to ongoing breaches as people continue to defy guidance and visit the Abbey.
A meeting of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum also heard how four others were busted making a 140-mile round trip to visit the historic site.
Superintendent Mike Walker, North Yorkshire Police 's lead for the force's Covid response, said: "We had four people from Newcastle claiming to be on the wrong train despite the fact their tickets clearly stated Whitby as the destination.
"So we continue to patrol and will continue to enforce the relevant legislation where necessary to protect all our chances of coming out of lockdown in line with the roadmap as quickly and as safely as possible."
