Scarborough
I visited this town with my friend and we traveled by train, which is for sure more comfortable and also more expensive. From Leeds it took about two hours. We had bad luck with the weather (very common trip spoiler in the UK but you get used to it eventually) and it was misty and rainy as you will see on the pictures. We did not even hike to the castle because you could hardly see it from the harbor so there was no point at all.
We were there in April so it was not very crowded but I can imagine how it gets in summer. There are many game rooms lining the coast as well as fish and chips restaurants (all of them ofc serving "the best fish and chips" in Scarborough.
As my mom always says, the coast is the best place to eat fish and sea food. So we didn´t resist too long (also we were already frozen to our bones and hungry). With mashed peas as usual :)
With full bellies we continued our walk to the lighthouse. On our way back we did some shopping in SportsDirect (I really miss this shop) and had the best hot chocolate ever in Pumpkin by the train station.
It takes about two hours to get from Leeds to Scarborough and the train ticket was about GBP 20. Ok I have to learn how to insert the symbol. Next time.
Whitby
I wanted to visit Whitby for a long time, mostly because of the awesome abbey. And more fish and chips. It just tastes better with seaview.
I took the bus from Leeds. The return ticket was 13 pounds and it took over four hours. Four hours in that bus. No pee stops. But it goes through the North York Moors National Park so at least it´s not a boring ride.
This time I was lucky and it was sunny. Cold but sunny. English people did not mind and enjoyed the beach. I was happy to wear my warm jacket.
My tip: do not take the walk to the abbey on a full stomach. It feels like those few steps will kill you.
You can get to the church and old graveyard for free, you have to pay only to enter the abbey area.
Just the church area offers beautiful views on the bay and the town.
I think the entrance was about five pounds, with student card. There is a small museum with videos and photos and then you finally get there.
Although Fountains Abbey is bigger and more preserved I liked Whitby more. Sitting on the cliff above the town, reminder of Britains rich past. It just has different energy and power.
I took a nice walk around and about two dozens of "almost the same but so not the same" pictures.
As the bus I took only goes few times a day (the last one goes at 4 or 5 pm, so quite early) it was time to head back to the town.
Whitby sure is worth a visit, there is lot of things to do, not just look at ruins and eat fish and chips as I did ;) The beach is lovely and there is more of the town to explore. You can also make a great walk on the cliff. Maybe next time...
Thanks for reading and have a great day :)
