Picnic Areas and Picnic Sites

Robin Hood’s Bay
Whitby/Scarborough
Yorkshire Coast

Robin Hood’s Bay is a former fishing village, now chiefly a tourist destination, between Whitby and Scarborough on the Yorkshire coast.  It is also the eastern end of the coast-to-coast walk.  Picnic author Robin Ramsay visited it regularly between 1984 and 2005 and did quite a lot of his writing there inbetween drinking in The Laurel Inn and walking the many paths and trails which lead out of the village.  What is ‘the Bay’, as it is known locally, like? Well, there are four pubs in the village and in all of them dogs and walkers are welcome. ‘Nuff said?
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Robin Hood’s Bay

Whitby/Scarborough

Yorkshire Coast

Robin Hood’s Bay is a former fishing village, now chiefly a tourist destination, between Whitby and Scarborough on the Yorkshire coast.  It is also the eastern end of the coast-to-coast walk.  Picnic author Robin Ramsay visited it regularly between 1984 and 2005 and, indeed, did quite a lot of his writing there in between drinking in The Laurel Inn and walking the many paths and trails which lead out of the village.  What is ‘the Bay’, as it is known locally, like? Well, there are four pubs in the village and in all of them dogs and walkers are welcome. ‘Nuff said?

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Address:
Ripley Castle, Ripley, Harrogate, HG3 3AY

Tel: +44 (0)1423 770152

Ripley Castle has been the home of the Ingilby family for twenty-six generations and Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby and their five children continue the tradition. The guided tours are amusing and informative, following the lives and loves of one family for nearly 700 years and how they have been affected by events in English history. The Old Tower dates from 1555 and houses splendid armour, books, panelling and a Priest’s Secret Hiding Place, together with fine paintings, china, furnishings and chandeliers collected by the family over centuries. The extensive Victorian Walled Gardens have been transformed and are a colourful delight through every season. In the Spring you can appreciate 150,000 flowering bulbs which create a blaze of colour through the woodland walks and also the National Hyacinth Collection whose scent is breathtaking. The restored Hot Houses have an extensive collection of rare vegetables from the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Acres of Pleasure Grounds, Lake and Deer Park. For children there are Special Tours of the Castle designed to be amusing and fun and a Children’s Play Trail in the Parkland. Ripley village on the Castle’s doorstep is a model estate village with individual charming shops, an art gallery, delicatessen and Farmyard Museum.

Web: www.ripleycastle.co.uk

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Address:
The Estate Office, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate, Ripon, HG4 3DY

Tel: +44 (0)1765 608888

Excellent facilities complement Yorkshire’s finest Cistercian Abbey ruin, with over 10 historic buildings to explore set in a stunning landscape. Including a Monastic water mill, an 18th century water garden and the sight of 500 wild deer. A visit is hard to resist. This 800 acre estate enables you to enjoy some of Yorkshire’s most beautiful countryside in a safe environment with the National Trust’s facilities close at hand. Soak up the atmosphere and history of this inspirational place and discover the estate’s collection of fine buildings and landscapes that reflect key periods of english history. Get close to 800 years of history from the 12th century Elizabethan and Georgian periods, which make up the rich tapestry of this historic estate. Enjoy the vision of the Aislabie family who created the water garden in the 18th century and planted avenues of oak, lime and sweet chestnut trees creating grand vistas all the way to the market town of Ripon. Enjoy a stroll here whatever the season and be transported to a different era. With a full calendar of family activities, walks, trails, tours, exhibitions and box office events, there is something for everyone at Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal.

Web: www.fountainsabbey.org.uk

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