Best seaside town in yorkshire.
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If you have no luck with Robin Hoods Bay or Whitby, Filey seems quite nice, although I must add that I have only been once despite living in Yorkshire all my life.
We took the kids for a day trip a couple of weeks ago and it seemed quite quaint. Not as commercial as Scarborough or Bridlington. It may be busy in summer as there are several large caravan parks on that stretch of east coast.
Bridlington and Scarborough are traditional (tacky amusements / little bit jaded in places) holiday resorts. I've not been on holiday to the coast since I was a nipper but we take the kids on day trips.
If you have kids they will probably like them, there are some nice stretches of beach.
If you want something more scenic then head north from Whitby, there is Runswick Bay, Sleights and Staithes. I can't really comment on what they are like as I have only ever been on very brief visits.
You could try posting this in the Yorkshire section to get some more informed opinions of what and where is good.
We took the kids for a day trip a couple of weeks ago and it seemed quite quaint. Not as commercial as Scarborough or Bridlington. It may be busy in summer as there are several large caravan parks on that stretch of east coast.
Bridlington and Scarborough are traditional (tacky amusements / little bit jaded in places) holiday resorts. I've not been on holiday to the coast since I was a nipper but we take the kids on day trips.
If you have kids they will probably like them, there are some nice stretches of beach.
If you want something more scenic then head north from Whitby, there is Runswick Bay, Sleights and Staithes. I can't really comment on what they are like as I have only ever been on very brief visits.
You could try posting this in the Yorkshire section to get some more informed opinions of what and where is good.
Edited by PH5121 on Wednesday 21st July 09:05
filey isn't great imo, not pretty and nothing to do besides a walk on the brig. I do like scarborough, especially the victorian areas and the clifftop promenades. you can usually get good deals at the 4star spa hotel depending on the season. I'm less than an hour away and have even spent the night there on a cold wet october weekend - albeit with someone to warm me up 
i do like the british seaside having visited a great many with my ex when she wrote her thesis around the topic. scarborough is a favourite as it captures faded seaside glamour particularly well. bridlington is best avoided altogether.
the whole yorkshire coastline is a lazy 2hr trundle from top to bottom. whitby/rhb are in the middle and are most picturesque making for an ideal base. also handy for the moors if you like a scenic walk and a decent pint.
i do like the british seaside having visited a great many with my ex when she wrote her thesis around the topic. scarborough is a favourite as it captures faded seaside glamour particularly well. bridlington is best avoided altogether.the whole yorkshire coastline is a lazy 2hr trundle from top to bottom. whitby/rhb are in the middle and are most picturesque making for an ideal base. also handy for the moors if you like a scenic walk and a decent pint.
Most of the villages north of Scarborough - avoid Whitby it's very tacky - are nice. Robin Hood's Bay is picturesque - if busy. DO NOT STAY IN Scarborough, Brid, Filey etc.
Personally, I'd stay inland, and visit the coast for day. The inland villages are far nicer and you can do each coastal village in a day (most in half a day).
Once booked, have a look through the Yorkshire section for which roads to drive
Personally, I'd stay inland, and visit the coast for day. The inland villages are far nicer and you can do each coastal village in a day (most in half a day).
Once booked, have a look through the Yorkshire section for which roads to drive
Scarborough is ok. I have spent a few weekends there with the wife and kids.
We normally stay here.
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We normally stay here.
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Not sure about Whitby being tacky. It's no Blackpool, or even Bridlington come to that. Take a wander around on Google Streetview. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&...
Robin Hood's Bay is very picturesque, but really small. Unless you are stopping in the houses at the top. In which case, it is just some 1950s semis by the sea. Not much in the way of things to do. Reasonably close to Whitby and Scarbrough though. Staithes is a bit bigger than Robin Hood's Bay but, again, not much to do really. Less of a holiday place and still relatively populated by "real" people. From personal experience, the quality of the housing is highly variable. Whitby and the other towns are a fair drive away. Okay, nowhere is that far, but it felt like a good 45 mins before you got anywhere.
Robin Hood's Bay is very picturesque, but really small. Unless you are stopping in the houses at the top. In which case, it is just some 1950s semis by the sea. Not much in the way of things to do. Reasonably close to Whitby and Scarbrough though. Staithes is a bit bigger than Robin Hood's Bay but, again, not much to do really. Less of a holiday place and still relatively populated by "real" people. From personal experience, the quality of the housing is highly variable. Whitby and the other towns are a fair drive away. Okay, nowhere is that far, but it felt like a good 45 mins before you got anywhere.
If going to Scarborough make sure, AT ALL COSTS, that you avoid 'Scots Week'- Trad week in August when the place is overrun by Sweaties littering the pavements along the prom in various states of sunburn and inebriation
If going to anywhere north of Scarborough, dont forget that you are on the edge of 'Heartbeat' country and a trip on the North Yorks Railway combined with a ramble is a good day out.
I used to nav on road rallies all over the area so can vouch for the magnificence of the Cockayne Loop. Also the Dalby forest visitors drive gives access to the edge of the reknowned RAC Rally stage and is another good option for a picnic venue.
If going to anywhere north of Scarborough, dont forget that you are on the edge of 'Heartbeat' country and a trip on the North Yorks Railway combined with a ramble is a good day out.
I used to nav on road rallies all over the area so can vouch for the magnificence of the Cockayne Loop. Also the Dalby forest visitors drive gives access to the edge of the reknowned RAC Rally stage and is another good option for a picnic venue.
Edited by Trophybloo on Thursday 22 July 09:23
Zad said:
Not sure about Whitby being tacky. It's no Blackpool, or even Bridlington come to that. Take a wander around on Google Streetview. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&...
Robin Hood's Bay is very picturesque, but really small. Unless you are stopping in the houses at the top. In which case, it is just some 1950s semis by the sea. Not much in the way of things to do. Reasonably close to Whitby and Scarbrough though. Staithes is a bit bigger than Robin Hood's Bay but, again, not much to do really. Less of a holiday place and still relatively populated by "real" people. From personal experience, the quality of the housing is highly variable. Whitby and the other towns are a fair drive away. Okay, nowhere is that far, but it felt like a good 45 mins before you got anywhere.
Yep this is my view too. Whitby gets a bit tacky alongside the fish pier, but cripes it's a working fish pier ffs.Robin Hood's Bay is very picturesque, but really small. Unless you are stopping in the houses at the top. In which case, it is just some 1950s semis by the sea. Not much in the way of things to do. Reasonably close to Whitby and Scarbrough though. Staithes is a bit bigger than Robin Hood's Bay but, again, not much to do really. Less of a holiday place and still relatively populated by "real" people. From personal experience, the quality of the housing is highly variable. Whitby and the other towns are a fair drive away. Okay, nowhere is that far, but it felt like a good 45 mins before you got anywhere.
Away from that immediate area and on the other side of the harbour it's quite OK, though the cottages can be a bit variable hence best to go somewhere recommended.
The link I gave in the other thread is to a place I can personally recommend, and the google streetview at the end of Henrietta street shows it's a good view.
F i F said:
recommend last cottage on right here
The only drawback I can say to having a place up there is that you have to drive up a narrow access only road that the day visitors assume is a pedestrian only place, thus on weekends and bank holidays in the season it has taken us sometimes 15 minutes to drive the 300m from the Bridge St/Church St junction. Can recommend Greens on the Bridge by the way.Also agree with above poster re RHB and Staithes, in fact Staithes I'm always distinctly underwhelmed by it, and transport in and out is a real pain in both unless you have a dedicated protected parking space.
If you want to stop away from a centre how about Sandsend, even smaller than any of them, and just a walk down the beach from Whitby, at low water only though!!!!!! But there is a coast road.
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