My So Called Wife: Travel Tuesday

Last weekend was my first weekend at home for a few weeks, since my Mum's illness. That's meant catching up with cleaning, tidying and washing and ironing. How boring. We did manage to get to the allotment for a few hours and I managed to plant half my onions, so that's something...

It was valentine's day the other weekend and we weren't able to do what we'd originally planned (a trip to London) as we were up in Hull. So, we decided on a day out by the seaside instead. London can wait for another time.

It's been a long, long time since I've visited Bridlington so I was keen to see what had changed, and thought it would be nice for Fraser to see a proper northern seaside town, and sample proper fish 'n' chips. It wasn't a particularly sunny day but at least it wasn't raining. We had a wander round the town, browsed a few independent shops and then decided it was time for a coffee. We visited a little coffee shop called Coffee Coast. Lovely coffee served with a wee chocolate on the side. Perfect!

Happy Valentine's Day!


Coffee Coast latte

We visited the sea front and beach and on the way passed by Bridlington Spa, where I'd spent many a weekend playing table tennis in national tournaments. Who said youth is wasted on the young?

I've always loved the beach at Bridlington; it's huge, it has lovely sand and is so pretty when the sun is shining. Today is wasn't, but the beach is great in all weather. It was lovely to see that investment had been made in improving the 'look' of the beach front - beach huts in particular.

Bridlington South Beach

We took a long stroll on the beach, fooled around a little, admired some of the beach front houses (and checked Rightmove for affordability) and worked up an appetite for the long awaited fish n chips. I'd checked Trip Advisor and set my heart on Gabby's Chippy - rave reviews, so off we went. Bizarrely, Google Maps didn't quite point us in the right direction - instead of sending us to Bridlington's Old Town, it sent us off to Bempton. Although we were just as confused as Google Maps, we rolled with it. We never located Gabby's Chippy near Bempton but did discover RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Yep, lots of cliffs and lots of birds. It was actually beautiful and the sun came out too. Definitely worth a visit, just so long as you enjoy walking!

Bempton cliffs

The OH

We were so close to Flamborough that we decided to head there before going back to Bridlington to get our well earned chippy. I was probably a school girl the last time I'd visited Flamborough. As we arrived the sun was beginning to set, and the view was fantastic (even if it was still slightly hazy). The lighthouse is a sight to behold - it's so grand!

Flamborough lighthouse

Sun set at Flamborough

By this point we were ravenous, so went on the hunt for Gabby's Chippy (again). We found it this time although the next challenge was to decide what to have. Fraser opted for classic fish & chips, whereas I opted for Yorkshire Pudding filled with chips and a Yorkshire curry sauce (something a bit different, I thought). The portions were HUGE! It had Fraser beat and he can pack it away...