My Guide to the Yorkshire Coast

Sometimes all you need is some fresh sea air along the Yorkshire Coast.

Danny and I had our first getaway with family recently and we had a lovely time exploring Yorkshire coastal towns that I thought I would share with you some of my recommendations.

This is the first year in a long time that I’ve not been abroad. I think 2020 is the only year I haven’t travelled in the past decade and let me tell you, I miss visiting new places so much! Before purchasing our home this summer, we were living separately and not in our own homes. This meant that along with a house purchase and moving, we’ve also been investing time and money into shopping for furniture and all the other little random things that make a house a liveable home. With this being a major priority for us, we decided to stick to UK holidays this year. On top of this, I also knew my passport would be expiring this summer and because I used it as a form of ID for the mortgage application, I didn’t want to risk the hassle of having to redo any paperwork. So this added to the decision to stick to staycations this year.

Don’t get me wrong, you can still find me googling cheap flights to European destinations on my lunch break at work! In March, we went to Northumberland coastline for two nights, July was the Yorkshire coastline and soon we’ll be off to Wales (technically a different country, just not overseas). 

NOSTALGIC SEASIDE DAYS

I’ve been visiting towns along the Yorkshire coastline since I was a child. They’re typically places that don’t get too overcrowded for the most part and you can get some nice relaxing time out without feeling like you have to see a whole long list of attractions. 

GETTING TO KNOW SCARBOROUGH

We had a mad, after work dash to get everything packed for our trip. We’d only been in our house for a month so not everything had a home yet and not everything was unpacked. That meant packing for this trip was a little chaotic. I rushed around trying to pull everything together and make sure we had everything we needed. We knew in advance that we would be sleeping in the living room as it was only a two bed cottage and there was going to be 7 adults and two children under 5 years old. That meant I needed towels, bedding, pillows, duvet, air mattress, and all our clothes, toiletries, etc. 

To top it off, one of Danny’s work colleagues had given him a huge bag of rhubarb, and I really do mean huge. I’ve never seen so much rhubarb before. As we were almost packed up I had to quickly google how to store rhubarb and because it was still in long stalks, we grabbed the meat cleaver and started chopping it up into smaller chunks so that we could get it in the fridge. I’m not kidding when I say we were sweating! 

Finally having left the house, we jumped in the car and headed to Seamer, Scarborough. The route there is mostly country roads so we got some lovely views on our 2 hour journey. Once we had arrived, I got out the car and was immediately greeted by horses and chickens. We were staying in the cutest little cottage annex in a small village. The cottage itself had some real rustic charm to it with a huge old brick fireplace and chopped wood by the side. It was an open plan living area with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Adjoining the cottage was an indoor swimming pool that then led to a terrace with a hot tub. We popped our belongings down in the living room and joined the rest of Danny’s family in a little catch up.

The village is small with a couple of shops, country pubs, lots of farmland and animals, along with a small church. It was just outside of Scarborough so gave us a little bit of breathing room after the last few months of stress.

We spent the week having casual laid back trips to the surrounding beaches. We visited Scarborough, Filey, and Whitby while we were there and ate some delicious food. I highly recommend The Fisherman's Wife in Whitby overlooking the pier.

THINGS TO DO

FILEY

The beach here is so vast that it rarely ever gets crowded. Make sure to check for low tide and then make your way down to the south end of the beach before taking a 30-40 minute walk down to Hunmanby Gap. You'll see a path up towards a little cafe on the cliffside where you can grab some lunch and a bit of cake. I love hunting for shells and seaglass along here.

SCARBOROUGH

We took a walk around Peasholme Park at the north end of Scarborough. It's a cute little place for a quieter area and you can always hop into a peddle boat for a lap round the mini island. Don't forget to pop to north beach as well, it's much quieter than the main beach in Scarborough.

WHITBY

If you head to the cathedral side of Whitby you'll pass through the cutest little shops along the way. This area of the town is my absolute favourite and I love hunting for unique items to take home as souvenirs. If you're feeling up to it, walk up the 199 steps to Whitby Cathedral (it's worth visiting and doing the tour as it has so much history) but once you're done, I recommend walking along the coastline all the way down Cleveland Way to the lighthouse. You'll get to see some stunning views.

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Nyssa x