Well, we're back!

Had a good time but it was bloody hard work keeping the children happy.

I blogged via the Heart site so I'm just going to copy and paste the week's blog on to here. Lazy but who cares?!!

Saturday 25th July

Well,we're here. It was a long journey, much longer than expected due to roadworks. The children were really well behaved for the entire journey. It was Nigel that was complaining about being stuck in traffic!

Nigel and his dad took Charlie to do the shopping while us girls unpacked. When they got back Charlie was getting a bit fed up so they took the children to the play area and had a wander around the complex.

We've went into Scarborough for dinner and let the children have half an hour on the beach. We haven't yet decided what we're doing tomorrow. Once the children are asleep tonight we'll have a look at the leaflets we've got for local attractions.

Monday 27 July

Had a bit of a rotten day yesterday because the children were really badly behaved due to being over-tired after the journey here. We went to Goathland (where Heartbeat was filmed) and we had a picnic there. We then drove through whitby and then stopped off at Robin Hood's Bay. Us girls walked down the ravine through the old town going as far as the rocky foreshore. Lots of people were exploring the rock pools so that's given us an idea for later in the week. We're off to Flamingoland theme park and zoo today. It'd be an expensive day out but we're paying for the admission with Tesco clubcard tokens so it's not really costing us anything to get in. There's plenty for the children to do and last year we were there from opening to closing time so although they'll be tired the children should really enjoy today and be much happier!

Monday 27th July - 8pm

What a difference a day makes....

Today has been wonderful and everyone has enjoyed themselves.

We spent 8 hours at Flamingoland and didn't get around the whole park. We missed the zoo completely as we didn't have time. There was plenty for both children to do and they had great fun. I was even persuaded to go on some of the larger rides! For anyone coming this way for a holiday we can thoroughly recommend Flamingoland. It's worth every penny (especially paying with vouchers!) and caters for all ages. We found food and drinks very reasonably priced too.
We'll be checking the weather before deciding what we do tomorrow. After a couple of showers this morning the sun came out and it's been a lovely afternoon and evening.

Wednesday 29th July

Rain,rain go away....

Yesterday was a lovely day. We went to a model village near Bridlington and then caught the land train to the beach. We had a picnic on the beach and the children played in the sand. They then had a donkey ride before we left to get the train back. Charlie fell asleep in the buggy so I walked along the cliff path with him. It was a bit blustery but had fantastic views! It was too early to go back to the caravan so we drove to Flamborough Head to do the sculpture trail. It was a gentle half hour walk through the woods up to the cliff edge. Again,the views were wonderful. I guess living in such a flat area makes us appreciate the cliffs and hills more!

We took the children to the camp entertainment for an hour and they really enjoyed it. It must have been a tiring day as they went to sleep without arguments.Today has been very wet so we've really had to plan our day to get the most enjoyment,and least wet!

We went to Beside The Seaside museum in Bridlington.It cost just £3.50 for the 6 of us to get in!It was the history of Bridlington seaside through history. There were lots of exhibits,interactive games and free quizzes.It was suitable for all ages and exceptional good value.The children really enjoyed it.

We had lunch and then headed a few miles out of Bridlington to John Bull's rock factory. We took the tour of the factory and saw rock,biscuits and chocolate being made. The children were in heaven (me too!) We got to try a few samples and the children each made a chocolate lolly. It only cost £9.50 for us all to take the tour. We've found that attractions up here are very reasonable and we always feel like we've got value for money.

Tomorrow is meant to be better weather-wise so we hope to be able to do a lot more outside rather than having to look for indoor attractions which is always difficult no matter where you are.

Thursday and Friday's blog to follow.