Whitby's goth visitors' £1m seaside bounty

2 November 2012 Last updated at 16:56 ET Help

For 18 years the Whitby Goth Weekend has brought visitors in outlandish costume to North Yorkshire.

Now tourist chiefs have calculated the goths contribute £1.1m per annum to the local economy.

The first event was held in a pub but it has since developed to a much larger gathering bringing thousands of like-minded visitors.

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