North York Moors & Robin Hood's Bay

Bit of a long day today. We got going pretty early and headed up into the North Yorkshire Moors. It was a pretty frigid sort of day and outside the temperature only just creeped into double digits, a cold summers day even by northern England standards. The moors were very pretty however, with pink red and purple flowers. The original plan was to go for a bit of a hike but we opted out of it as we felt we could see most of the terrain from the car.

We drove down into a little farm village and went for a wander along some of the country lanes, with big oak trees and pretty English gardens lining the area. We then headed back up to Blakey Ridge to visit the inn. Jenny used to work here back in the day and the local delicacy, a chicken parmo hot shot, came highly recommended. We opted to share one as well as a pint of real ale - it was a good call as we struggled to get through it with both us! The chicken parmo is a crumbed chicken steak, covered in bechamel sauce, cheese, salami, and some other goodies.

After lunch, we made our way to the coast to check out Robin Hood's Bay. We did a bit of research and apparently there isn't much linking Robin Hood to the bay, but it was known to be a hot spot for smugglers. We went for a little wander along the shore, Nathan wanted to explore further to Boggle Hole, while Vela liked the idea of finding a little tea shop and reading her book (she wasn't a big fan of the 11 degree air temperature). So we split up and Nathan went to find Boggle Hole - a little spot where a river flows out over the beach. After a little wade over the the river and hike back on top of the cliff Nathan returned with damp shoes and socks.

We then headed to tonight's destination, Whitby. We were a bit knackered by now, but we went for a little stroll through the town to get fish and chips from Mister Chips and met up with Jenny's sister, Hannah. After dinner, Hannah took us for a little wander through the old market street and to check out the town's sea defences - everything was shut however and we were pretty cold so we headed back to the hotel to warm up and do a proper exploration of the town tomorrow.Meer informatie