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Join in with Yorkshire Day!

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Yorkshire day is your chance to celebrate Yorkshire during a stay in a Whitby hotel.

Image courtesy of Flickr user Keith Williamson.

One of the best things about visiting a new area during a holiday, or even returning to one you’re already familiar with, is getting yourself involved in the local culture and festivities. You can get a real feel for wherever you’re visiting and it will make your holiday all the more memorable, and the place you visited will be all the more special for it. So, with all of that in mind, we’re going to alert you to Yorkshire Day, a celebration that takes place throughout Yorkshire on August 1st and celebrates all things Yorkshirian, if that’s even a word.

Regardless of where you’re staying during the celebration, whether it’s a Whitby hotel or a Scarborough hotel, you’ll be able to find some events near you which will give you the chance to experience the county at its best. You’ll find black pudding, whippets and flat caps galore, but you’ll also be able to delve past the stereotypes and discover Yorkshire’s War of the Roses, the importance of one of the county’s MPs in the abolishing of slavery in theBritish Empire and plenty of opportunities to raise money for charity.

The day began in relative obscurity, but it has quickly grown to a much more popular celebration of Yorkshire’s unique identity within the UK. The date itself is significant, as the Battle of Minden (in which the Yorkshire Light Infantry fought and have since been included in the “Minden Regiments”) and the emancipation of slaves in the British Empireboth occurred on August 1st. It’s also likely to be sunny, which makes it all the more enjoyable.

Spend a Day in Robin Hood’s Bay

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During a holiday in North Yorkshire, you’ll find that there are plenty of things to do and you’re unlikely to run out of things to do or see. If you’re staying in a Whitby hotel, for example, then you have loads to explore without even needing to leave the town. There are plenty of museums and historical sights, along with loads of places that will allow you to learn about the story of Dracula and why the mysterious count choseWhitby in the novel.Robin Hood's Bay near Whitby

If you want to get out of the seaside resort and enjoy somewhere a bit more rural though, then you’ll be glad to know that just fifteen minutes away is Robin Hood’s Bay. Lying just five miles south ofWhitby, this picturesque bay holds a small fishing village and exists between two steep cliffs. The landscape around the area is remarkable, and something which many people are impressed by when they first set eyes upon it. Travelling down through the village, between the cliffs and onto the beach of the bay itself simply reinforces this, allowing people to really feel the scope of the cliffs on either side.

The history of Robin Hood’s Bay is also fascinating, including the story behind how it got its name. Supposedly, French pirates pillaged the village there, but Robin Hood rode in, defeated them, took their plunder and returned it to the villagers. In his honour, the bay received its name.

So, next time you’re enjoying Whitby accommodation  consider taking a trip here and discover the remarkable landscape.

Picture courtesy of Flickr user l.bailey_beverly (Gone to Disney!!).

The Wales Experience

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One of the many great things about staying in Wales Cottages is that Wales itself is a relatively small country so everything is within easy reach… You can be surfing at Abersoch, Lleyn Peninsula in the early morning, walking in the mountains of Snowdonia in the afternoon and then mountain biking through the wonderful Gwydir Forrest outside Betws y Coed before dinner. Everything is within an easy reach so you don’t have to pick and can choose do it all. South West Wales is in particular is a favourite among walkers, and it’s easy to see why.

South West Wales is made up of the beautiful moors, rolling hills, stunning beaches and cliff tops of Swansea Bay, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. It’s home to the UK’s only coastal national park and Wales’ longest national trail.

Wales Holiday Cottages are a great place to stay while experience all Wales has to offer for an intro into the scenery you can expect to see have a look at the video below.