The Purple Penguin

So, Joe is doing a photography day at Slimbridge on Tuesday so we had to hire a car. Since we were going to have a car we decided to take the weekend and have a look around. I thought somewhere near Slimbridge to be there for Tuesday and have a nice quiet time. We’ve ended up in Whitby tonight. If you have a map you will very quickly see that Whitby is no where near Slimbridge. How did this happen?

Well, we collected the hire car (found a place right down the road from where we live which is handy) and started out. Ended up on the M11 and decided that we hadn’t really seen the North Yorkshire Moors, so that’s where we headed. Mainly motorway and A roads up, stopping just outside Peterborough at an ‘American Diner’. Not that much US but fun. Then carried on up, though a town called Spital on the Street – with a sign saying ‘please drive carefully’ just under the name. Soon got onto the back roads and slowed down to gawp at stuff.

We decided to go over the Humber Bridge (it costs £2.70 which they don’t tell you until you’re at the toll booth – they do say it’s a toll bridge and give you chance to get off the road, but they don’t tell you how much!) We turned off before going over the bridge because I saw a ‘Humber Bridge viewing point’ sign. Went down little twisty turning roads until we found the parking for the site and got out and had a walk under the bridge. Joe took loads of photos. Then over the bridge and onward to Beverly. Our next stop was Flamborough Head where we saw the very old lighthouse and the more modern Victorian one. Walked down to the beach, where Joe took loads more photos. Also got to see a kestrel working along the cliffs. Lovely. Went through Scarborough and have marked that as a place to come back to. Drove through Whitby to Danby then back to Whitby. Found a very nice hotel (old tudor building but we’re in the Georgian annex) then went for a walk through the town. Had our obligatory seafood dinner and are now relaxing.