So we had a long weekend camping at one of our favourite
sites, High Yedmandale Farm in West Ayton, a few miles inland from Scarborough.
We had chosen this weekend as Simon was meeting his Uncle in Scarborough to
watch his first ever cricket match, Yorkshire vs Durham, which I’m pleased to
report Yorkshire won.
Having this arranged, we decided to make a long weekend
of it and do a couple of days of coastal cycling.
What can I say about the first day? Well, to be honest, it
wasn’t the most exciting day either of us has had on a bike.
We began by cycling from West Ayton to Filey on the road
nearest the coast, which afforded absolutely no view of the sea at all and very
little in terms of variety of terrain or views. Simon has relatives in Filey,
so we stopped by for a cup of tea before heading down to the sea front for our
picnic lunch.
Filey was very busy since it was Lifeboat Day (and also a summer
Saturday), so whilst we had set off with thoughts of a quick dip in the sea, we
decided against it and pressed on towards Flamborough.
The road from Filey to Flamborough head was even more featureless
than the first stretch to Filey! A short section near the beginning did at
least have a sea view, but after that just agricultural fields and almost pan
flat. We were also cycling into a head wind, so really it was just a bit of a
slog to Flamborough Head.
Flamborough Head, of course, is lovely, but again, very
busy. We enjoyed an ice cream and stunning sea and cliff-top views and planned
the quickest way back to the campsite.
We at least had the wind at our backs on the way home and
made relatively short work of the 25 miles, via a couple of pints in Hunmanby.
We
arrived back at the campsite looking forward to our BBQ that evening, but a bit
disappointed about the day’s cycling.
Coastal miles: 30
Total miles: 55
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