Blossom Trees

Another reason Saltburn is one of my favourite coastal towns is the blossom. For the past few years when I’ve wanted a picture of spring blossom, this has been the best place to come. There’s a row of pink blossom trees stretching along the path that takes you to the valley gardens and it is usually quiet midweek, so I could take as many photos as I liked!

The picture above is available in my Etsy shop as a greetings card if you'd like to take a look.

Scarborough

Places to visit in Scarborough:

Peasholm Park

Peasholm Park is a park in the middle of Scarborough near the seafront. It has a lake where you can go around on a pedalo swan dragon and you can get to the island in the middle via a bridge. We peddled around the island twice before returning our dragon and walking over to the middle where you’ll find a oriental-themed garden area, a waterfall which you can see from the water, a picnic area and fighting geese. There’s a bandstand in the middle of the water and model boats, although I’m not sure if they’re still used anymore. Also, they have a mini putting green just across from the boats.

North Bay Railway

The railway station is across the road from Peasholm Park. You can get the miniature train to the North Bay and back again through a tunnel that used to terrify me when I was little, even though it’s actually tiny! At the other end, there’s mini golf and the beach.

Farndale Daffodils

Farndale is a village on the North York Moors, well known for its daffodil walk. The daffodils at Farndale are miniature ones and stretch all along the riverbank. They bloom from mid-March to late April, which is when the area is at its busiest.

The best way to see the daffodils is to walk the 3 ½-mile route beside the River Dove.

I have a greetings card 'Daffodil Collection' which you can find on Etsy.

Trip to Muker

Muker is a small village in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales. After researching my family tree, I found out that some of my ancestors were born in Muker, so I decided to visit.

We arrived in Muker, parked next to the river Swale and walked up towards the churchyard. The walls as we walked along were covered with purple flowers. The only tea room in Muker was closed on a Tuesday. It was Tuesday. So, instead, we drove a bit further and went to the equally pretty Thwaite.

On the way home, we passed Tan Hill Inn, which is the highest pub in the UK and had to stop to let the sheep cross the road.