Sewerby Hall, Gardens and Zoo

Woke up to total cloud cover this morning, very dull and overcast.

By the time we had showered it had turned to hazy sunshine and was quite nice and warm.

We drove to Sewerby Hall, Gardens and Zoo.

Then we went to The Lobster Pot for dinner. 

Back to caravan

Downes Arms and Scarborough

Woke up to another cloudy, drizzly, windy morning.

After breakfast we had a drive to Filey and had a walk along the promenade. It had finally stopped raining and was reasonably warm out of the wind, but still grey and overcast. 

We drove to The Downes Arms at Ashkenazy for Afternoon tea, a Christmas present from Glynis and Jim. Very nice it was too with nice large sandwiches, very large scone and 3 cakes. Maddy had to bring the cakes home as she didn’t feel great, nothing to do with the food though. 

We drove into Scarborough and did a bit of shopping then dropped into Wetherspoon’s fo a pint before watching Steppin’ Out at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. It really was an excellent show, most enjoyable.

We then headed back to the van.

Flamborough Lighthouse and Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve

Finally woke up to some sunshine this morning. 

Today turned out to be the best of the holiday. Lovely bright sunshine all day. Maddy an I both caught the sun a little. 

We cycled to out to Flamborough Lighthouse. We parked the bikes and walked out to the cliffs in search of Puffins again, but none were to be seen. We walked around the headland for a while before heading back to the Cafe for an ice cream. 

We headed back to the van but decided to call for some chips on the way back to the caravan. They were ok but not even close to being as good as Wollaston Park Chippy.

We had half an hour chill at the caravan before nipping back up to RSPB Bempton cliffs for another look for Puffins. Once again we only saw the one, possibly the same one as before as it seemed to be sat in the same place. 

We went back to the van to watch England Lionesses beat Norway 3-0 in the Women’s World Cup quarter finals.

Burton Agnes Hall and Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve.

We had a lot of heavy rain in the night but woke up to Hazy sunshine, 16 degrees. 

After breakfast and a nice shower in one of the family shower cubicles which were much better than than the other.

We had a ride out to Burton Agnes Manor House, an English Heritage property, located in the village of Burton Agnes, only a few yards away from the newer Burton Agnes Hall. 

It is a surviving example of a Norman manor house with a well-preserved Norman undercroft, and was encased in 18th-century brickwork. It is now a Grade I listed building.

The manor house was built between 1170 and 1180 by Roger de Stuteville, The manor house and village were named after his daughter . Both passed by marriage into the hands of the Somerville family in 1274 and then by marriage to the Griffith family c. 1323. A descendent Sir Walter Griffith is believed to have restored the hall and Added the present roof in the 15th century. 

In 1654 the estate passed from Sir Henry Griffith to his nephew Sir Francis Boynton, and still remains in the ownership of the Boynton cfamily.

We had a nice coffee before heading off to Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve in search of Puffins. We saw a puffin sat on the cliff the rest were too far away. There were lots of Gannets and Guillemots but unfortunately the heavens opened and we got wet through  we headed back to the visitor centre for a Hot Chocolate to warm us up before heading back to the van.

Thornwick Bay Holiday Park nr. Flamborough

We left mirey lees bout 09:30 and stopped for breakfast at the Bessacar. Toby Carvery. 

 Had a god journey with no hold ups and arrived about 13:30. Set up the van and awning on a nice flat pitch, nice and close to the toilets and showers. 

After a nice coffee we drove 6 miles or so to Tesco in Bridlington to do a bit of shopping.

Went for a shower about 6pm which was not great. The spray was all over the place and it was not very warm. Some of the toilets didn’t flush great either. 

About 7pm we went down to the lighthouse bar for food. It was very nice, reasonably priced and the service was very good. 

Went stayed down at the entertainment complex to enjoy the evening’s entertainment. 

We got back to the van about10:30. 

Bridlington

It rained all night and all morning, a thoroughly miserable, damp and misty morning.

We drove to the Bridlington Park and Ride to go to the cinema. We were all settled to watch Toy Story 4, when the usher came in and said the projector was broken and we had to have our money back.

Decided to have a couple of games of Ten Pin Bowling. it was £20 for an hour and we just managed to get 3 games in. Unfortunately the lanes were not great as you would expect and we did manage to bowl somewhere near our average by the last game.

On the way back to the bus we had an ice cream.

We called in at The Friendly Forester, a Sizzling Pub for dinner on the way back to the van. 

It rained on and off for the rest of the evening

Thornwick Bay

It was a nice sunny morning. We got the bikes out and and cycled to Thornwick Bay. We sat on the cliff tops and Had a nice walls ice cream.

We cycled to next bay and stopped for a while by the old lifeboat station. We locked up the bikes and had a walk down into the cove.

We cycled into Flamborough in search of a nice pub but the beers gardens were all a bit busy so we stopped for some prawns at a seafood shop in someone’s garage. They were only £1.50 a pot and were very tasty. 

We cycled back to van and watched England v Cameroon in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup. we had a few heavy showers in the evening.