Camping - North Yorkshire Moors Coast 10-13 Aug

On our way back south after our Northumberland adventures, we met up with the "Thompos" (Philip's colleague, Robin, his wife Michelle and daughter, Frankie) for more camping at Robin Hood's Bay just south of Whitby. The campsite had the most incredibly panoramic views but we paid for this in howling wind!

We visited the local towns and drove through the pretty heather-covered North York Moors to check out Nunnington Hall, a Yorkshire manor house, Ampleforth College and views of Rievaulx Abbey, one of the most "romantic ruins in Britain". We even tried traditional Yorkshire curd tart, which was featured on "River Cottage" (UK cookery programme) but pretty much tasted like bad cheesecake to us. Another spectacular area and lots of braais and "Chinger beer" (long story - details to follow) cocktails...

Cutie Frankie enjoys her meal (view from the front of our tents).

We managed to convince Anna that washing dishes was fun and she just couldn't get enough.

Morning on Robin Hood's Bay beach below the campsite.

The little gals with their buggies.

Having fun on Scarborough beach with Martin Doe, Philip's cousin, whom we met for the first time.

We popped past York on the way home and took a walk around the Roman walls, York Minster (above) and one of Europe's best-preserved medieval streets, the Shambles (although the kids seemed more taken with the dough balls at Pizza Express).