Whitby Adventures!

Hi guys!

So recently me and my S,O celebrated our three year anniversary. Three years! For some it sounds like not much, and others it sounds like a loooong time. But to me its been such a fun adventure (eek soppy alert!!!) He is without a doubt my best friend and the last three years have been amazing. So, to celebrate i secretly organised a little weekend in the beautiful seaside town of Whitby!

I thought it would be fun to become proper cheesy tourists for the weekend. It's so nice! To be honest i'd only ever been once before and i can't believe i haven't taken more trips here. It was literally just over an hour in the car (and also the furthest i've ever drove woop woop! I felt like Samwise from Lord of The Rings when he leaves The Shire...)  and there's so much to do!

We, of course, went for the obligatory fish and chips at the one and only Magpie Cafe. Known for the BEST fish and chips in Whitby, and although i didn't try any fish and chips from any other places in Whitby so can,t judge, i don't doubt it! It was delicious. I went for cod (i'm not a big lover of fish but will partake in the odd cod and chips every once in a blue moon, and you can't not when you visit Whitby!) and Tom went for Monkfish. I was be-a-u-tiful!!! I would recommend it to anyone visiting, but i'll warn you about the queues! We got really lucky and got in before the rush but afterwards every time we walked past it the queues where down the street!

Next up after wandering around the beautiful cobbled streets and nipping into some lovely galleries and shops, my sweet tooth was aching. I originally had my eye on some ice cream stalls but then we stumbled across this quirky littler patisserie called Marie Antoinettes Patisserie. It was soooo nice! It took me ages to choose what i wanted but i ended up going for a double chocolate brownie cheese cake and i was NOT disappointment!!!

I really wanted to get a picture of the outside of the Patisserie because it looked lovely, but unfortunately there was a big white van parked right bang in front of it!

Next up was the Whitby Abbey! Of course how can you visit Whitby and visit one of its most famous landmarks. First established in 657AD, it is oozing with history. It's easy to see why Bram Stoker was inspired by its Gothic beauty when writing the fantastic novel 'Dracula' (one of my favourite books, and unfortunately i missed out on visiting the "Dracula Experience" !!) It's amazing to stand in the ruins and imagine what it would have looked like all those years ago when it was freshly built. The brickwork is gorgeous, and sort of creepily reminded me of a human spine!

Next up of course is the sea. Coming from a seaside town myself i always feel at home next to the sea. I can't imagine what it must be like to not have the nearest beach within walking distance of my home. It always seemed so alien to me when i'd meet new people from inland who only ever saw the sea or a beach when they were on holiday. I think 90% of my memories from growing up with my friends were from the beach! (Our beach is the rainy beach of Seaton Carew, Hartlepool. Always been quite grey and wet weather, but beautiful nontheless and a stones throw away from nature reserves, Saltholme and North Gare (otherwise known as the 'Blue Lagoon'.)) As always, Whitby's beaches did not disappoint :)

(the obligatory holiday selfie)

To finish it off, on the night we booked ourselves in at a lovely little Thai restaurant attached to Whitby train station called Kam Thai. It was AMAZING and i highly recommend anyone who is looking for a place to eat in Whitby to go here when you are a fan of Thai food. The staff are amazingly accommodating and the food is just BURSTING with flavour.

I think all in all it was a top notch weekend!