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Published: June 26th 2017
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Friday morning saw us leave Bletchley. We had originally intended to head to Nottingham where I want to visit the National Memorial Arboretum. However, as we are visiting my former student, Helen Fawkner in Leeds on Monday we decided to venture further north. I had not been to the Yorkshire coast so with Simon and Garfunkel running through our heads we set the GPS for Scarborough.
We stopped briefly at a roadside services area for another Costa Coffee breakfast and then went back onto the M1. We drove north, along with hundreds of Semi-trailers and other cars. After a couple of hours we wanted to see more of the countryside so left the motorway at Doncaster though we skirted this large town and continued towards Selby. Here we stopped to see Selby Abbey and have some lunch.
The Abbey dates from 1069 when the Benedictines, at the invitation of William the Conqueror, set it up. The church has been added to many times over the centuries and it was one of the few to survive the dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. The church has some stunning stained-glass windows as well as burial slabs from the 14th century and
intricately carved pillars etc. We spent an enjoyable time here admiring the carvings as well as the atmosphere and the wonder of something so historic which has survived the centuries.
We had lunch at the nearby pub and then drove on. Driving into Scarborough I was surprised at how large it was and how busy. We came to the conclusion it would be hard to find somewhere to stay here, especially with room to park our car so we headed down the coast a little way to the smaller seaside town of Filey. This turned out to be a good choice. We found a local pub, The Three Tuns, that had B&B for 60 pounds a night and had a large car park at the rear. Not the most glamorous room but big enough, with comfortable beds and coffee making facilities. All we need for the night. We booked in for two nights and the only draw back was our room was up two narrow staircases!
We then strolled down to the beach area. This is a very attractive stretch of coastline with the town situated between two large headlands. The northern one, called Carrnaze had a rocky outcrop called the Brygg
which protects much of the beach. On top of this cliff the Romans had a signal station. So there is a long history of occupation here. There is an enormous statue of a fisherman on the foreshore next to summer time amusements which are now closed. This was donated by a local woman to celebrate her husband's 76th birthday. I really liked the small rat under his feet trying to steal a fish. We strolled down to the Lifeboat station and the strip of sand where several families and older couples were walking their dogs and enjoying the late afternoon sunshine. It had been a beautiful day, sunny and about 17 degrees. We had an icecream, blackcurrant and clotted cream, a local favourite.
We had tried to book in to a good looking Italian restaurant across from the pub but it was booked out for the next two nights. The owner recommended a new Tapas bar so we went there and though again it was booked out, the lady agreed to us coming at 8pm for a meal. Back to the pub to bring in our luggage and a couple of beers and then off to Amparian for dinner. The food
was very good with the Tempura prawns and meatballs being the highlights. The restaurant has only been open for 6 weeks but with the numbers there last night seems to be doing well.
We returned to the hotel about 10pm and were in to bed and asleep early. It was the third day when jetlag really catches up!!
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Jo A
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Great to read of your seemingly endless travels. Time I returned to the UK for an in depth explore. Go well and may you both have a lovely time there. Love, jo