Mum ran off pier after becoming 'freaked out' by eerie feeling in seaside town

30 May 2023 , 04:36

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The pier at Saltburn-by-the-sea has been labelled 'creepy' by a number of visitors (Image: Yorkshire Live)

A popular seaside town has been labelled “eerie” by a mum who became so uneasy during her visit that she ran off the pier.

The Mumsnet user shared her chilling experience and was surprised to find that others got the creeps while visiting.

The conversation took place on a thread entitled “Places you have visited with a strange vibe”.

The mum shared her story of being so freaked out by the North Yorkshire town of Saltburn-by-the-sea while standing on the pier that she had to "run off it".

According to Yorkshire Live, the bizarre post read: "Hi. I'm off to Saltburn near Whitby tomorrow and I feel sick. I visited last March. The weekend before the lockdown.

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The North Yorkshire town featured on a thread about places with 'a weird vibe' (Yorkshire Live)

"The place was so eerie, I was actually freaked out on the pier and had to run off it. I actually managed to sleep at night but I honestly didn't think I would.

"The cottage was surrounded by cliffs and there was a Victorian lift and a small morgue by the beach. I'm not sure whether these have anything to do with it.

"Has anyone else had this feeling from a place they have visited?"

While some were quick to agree, others listed places they had visited and had been left with a similar feeling.

One person said: "I felt like that in Whitby too, didn't like it at all, felt suffocated."

A second added: "I agree about Whitby and Saltburn."

While a third said: "Saltburn I agree with, I went there for a day on holiday and there was a genuinely eerie air. Stood on the pier I just wanted to leave."

Many other popular visiting spots were mentioned on the thread too and Saltburn wasn't the only Yorkshire spot that freaked people out.

One user penned: "The Jorvik Centre in York - felt a weird sensation in there, fainted and then had to leave. The staff said it happens quite often."

Another added: "Conwy Castle in North Wales. I’ve visited the other castles in that part of the world, Caernarfon, Harlech, Rhuddlan etc and never felt creeped out like I did there. It just had a really terrifying vibe."

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