York

From Whitby we drove down the coast to Scarborough, then onto York. We only stayed in Scarborough for an hour, although it was a lovely sunny day we didn't particularly like the place. I felt sorry for the donkeys on the beach and the place was full of tacky arcades.

So we drove on to York, our next stopover. We decided to devote a whole day to it, so got the park and ride in. It rained almost all day so we spent the first hour and a half in a coffee shop with free wifi and caught up on some blog posts, before going for a stroll.

The plan was to try and find some free museums to shelter in but we couldn't find any that didn't charge a small fortune.

We really liked all the cobbled streets and old buildings, and quite a lot of the streets were pedestrianised so you do kind of feel like you are stepping back in time. I imagine it would be a festive place to come and do your Xmas shopping once all the lights are up.

Although it has it's fair share of chain stores (I think we counted three Greggs?) they are mingled in with antique shops and independant stores so you don't mind as much.