Boats, cable cars and tractors
Play the verdant fairways of Bridlington Golf Club, knock back a dram at Spirit of Yorkshire, catch your supper aboard the Heidi J, or walk the Cleveland Way. Cruise the coast on the Yorkshire Belle, ride Victorian cable cars, brave the inversions at Flamingo Land, or ride the tractors and zip wires at Park Rose Village.
Kids Ahoy!
The beach huts and grassy cliffs of Whitby Sands and fossil-rich Sandsend await, as do two award-winning beaches in Bridlington. Or try Saltburn with its Victorian vibe and ride the ancient cable cars down to the beach. Then sign up for the Whitby Vampire Curse Treasure Trail or Dracula Experience.
Watch out for minke, sperm, humpback and northern varieties on a whale-watching trip and keep an eye out for dolphins, porpoise, and sharks. Learn all about Pacific explorer Captain James Cook at the memorial museum. Or enjoy cutie overload at Playdale Farm Park among the alpacas, goats, ponies, donkeys and pigs.
Go Ape in Dalby Forest. See the interactive exhibition, labyrinth and sculptures among the woodland and moorland of The Moors National Park Centre. Get creative at Pot 2 Doodle Do. Or head to Flamingo Land Resort for some serious inversion on ‘Sik’ and other rides, plus a zoo experience that includes everything from cheetahs to chickens.
Pop over to Park Rose Village for tractor rides, F1 racing, rope swings, zip rides, crazy golf and cute creatures such as lambs, owls and meerkats. Trot along the pretty lanes with Woldgate Trekking and Livery Centre. Or discover Sewerby Hall and Gardens, with its historic house, adventure playground, dinosaurs and zoo.
For the grown ups
Golfers will love the verdant fairways of Bridlington Golf Club. Perhaps you’ll follow up with a distillery tour and a quick dram of malt whisky at Spirit of Yorkshire. Or maybe you’d prefer some cask ale at Birdbrewer and Taproom. Or chill on a spa day at The Parsonage or The Yorkshire Spa Retreat in York.
Catch your fish supper aboard the Heidi J or from the pier at Bridlington. Ride the waves with Whitby Surf School. Discover the cafes, pubs and cobbled streets of Scarborough, Whitby and Filey. Ride out to Heartbeat country, the North York Moors, for a trek along the Cleveland Way or up to Mallyan Spout.
Cruise the coast on the Yorkshire Belle, wander around the museum, see the priory and shop for souvenirs in Bridlington’s pretty streets. Watch hundreds of thousands of seabirds on the cliffs at RSPB Bempton, including gannets, puffins, guillemots, and razorbills. Or head down to stunning Staithes.
Discover Dracula country at Whitby Abbey. Buy gemstones at Whitby Heritage Jet Centre. Forage among Robin Hood’s Bay’s cobbles, fossils and rock pools. Up for a laugh? Herd pigs and wang wellies at Farm Adventure. Slow the pace in The Georgian Tea Rooms. End the day with cocktails at The Garden.
Happy hens (and stags)
On a hen or stag weekend, you seek that large open space to entertain and socialise. With a extended double lounge for the whole party to enjoy with plenty of room for entertainment and the separate, lengthy kitchen-diner, you have that choice at Chalk Cliffs Villa.
There’s plenty of room for coming together at mealtimes around the 16-seater table and you can throw open the bi-fold doors and spend outside for long, lazy lounging in the hot tub. Head out to paint pots over hot chocolate at Pot-a Doodle-Do. Or come for the birdies and play the lush fairways of Bridlington Golf Club.
Looking for an adrenaline hit? Consider balloon flights, supercar driving, aircraft tours, 4×4 off-roading, bungee jumping or wing-walking. Book a spa package at The Parsonage or The Yorkshire Spa Retreat in York. Or enjoy coffee, cake and dainty sandwiches with an afternoon tea at The Georgian Tea Rooms.
Get seriously staggy with some pig-herding and welly wanging at Farm Adventure. Then get cleaned up for a night out at The Marine Bar or cocktails at The Garden, The Bar With No Name and The Dog House. For shape-throwing deep into the night, get over to York’s Popworld, Flares and Kuda.
