Heading North again - this time to Harrogate and Whitby, Harrogate to make the most of free tickets to the Harrogate Motorhome Show, and Whitby because it has been ages since we have been there and this was the time of the year to go before it gets too crowded. We set off late on the Thursday, breaking the journey at the Cackyvan and Motorhome Club site at Clumber Park for a very peaceful night's rest, albeit reading the notices and chatting to the wardens it would appear that thievery and nuisance boy racers abound at this site. Shame.
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The gates to Clumber Park
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On Friday we continued the journey to Harrogate, getting stuck in the traffic in the middle of the town. We found the rally being organised by the Leeds DA of the Camping Club at a wonderful little spot between Harrogate and Knaresborough. We quickly parked up and then followed the foot/cycle path into Harrogate to meet up with Martin for lunch and a bimble around this lovely town, enjoying a gin tasting at Slingsbys and finishing up with a cup of coffee in Bettys.
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| Bettys |
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| That famous Yorkshire battle cry |
On Saturday we went into the Motorhome show, meeting up with those lovely people at Giso Microfibre (excellent products - highly recommended) before retiring back to the Gardeners Arms for a lively evening with some of the folk from Leeds DA. What a great pub this is - a tiny cottage that has been converted and left much as it always has been.
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| Giso |
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| The Gardener's Arms in Bilton |
On Sunday we walked along the old railway track into Ripley, had a cream tea in the tea rooms, a wander around the castle and a "world famous"(?) Ripley Ice cream.
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| Ripley Castle |
On Monday 25th we headed over the North York Moors to our next site just outside Whitby. There we met up with Martin once again and walked into town along the cliff top, stopping at the Whitby brewery for a couple of pints in the sunshine, then into Whitby for more "world famous" fish and chips. We get the impression that "world famous" is a much overused expression in Yorkshire.
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| Whitby Holiday Park |
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| Whitby Abbey |
The following day we had a very long walk along the world famous cliff tops to the world famous Robin Hood's Bay where we had a world famous fish finger sandwich in a charming little tea room. Having completed the 7 mile walk we decided to get the bus back into Whitby for dinner. It's awful that a taxi would have been cheaper than getting the bus.
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The Meggermobile
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| Robin Hood's Bay |
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| Whalebone Arch Whitby |
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| 199 steps |
On Wednesday 27th we purchased another overpriced bus pass and popped into Staithes and then into Scarborough. Staithes is lovely. Scarborough is not.
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| Staithes |
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| Scarborough |
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Anne Bronte's grave
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Thursday was bright and sunny so we decided that we would re-do the walk to Robin Hood's Bay, but take in the world famous Boggle Hole (bit of an anticlimax) then walk all the way back along the old railway into Whitby, have dinner then back to the van. 21 miles later...…..
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Boggle Hole
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On Friday we were a bit stiff from the previous day's exertions, so we decided upon a gentle bimble around Whitby. We did notice that a Friday, bright sunshine, payday and the end of the month brought out the crowds and it was noticeably busier. We thought that we would probably hate to be here at the height of summer (or what passes for summer in North Yorkshire).
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Kippers - delicious, but a bit smelly
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On Saturday we headed for home, stopping off at Brownhills for a look around the new motorhomes. A rather nice Rapido was the only one to catch our eye, but a bit out of our price range.
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