Scarborough in the Sunshine

 Wednesday 29th April 2026.               Scarborough in the Sunshine 

Taking advantage of a sunny day in prospect and the booking of an advance ticket to the coast, a total of 7 of our group would be on the Scarborough bound train heading for an adventure. Dave and Derek joined the train at Dewsbury whilst John , Colin, Mark, Glenn and John Howarth boarded at Leeds. 

At a few minutes before 11am the train arrived in Scarborough, there to meet the gang was Brian , he had arrived with his daughter a few days earlier. True to the weather forecast it was a sunny morning with a gentle breeze to contend with, though not as chilly as expected.

From the vicinity of the station the lads slowly made their way down the high street heading towards the Catch 55 fish and chip restaurant. It took just a little over 15 minutes to reach this establishment, once inside our group found a suitable spot to sit admiring the splendid views of the beach front here at the resort. We were warmly welcomed by the very pleasant and accommodating staff who provided us with a sumptuous meal and service etc.

With time not an issue at the present moment it was a leisurely early lunchtime dinner for the lads before they ventured further down the high street on to the waterfront. At this point some of the lads decided to take a bus ride along to the North Bay while the rest of us took the choice of walking there. It turned out to be a good call etc, this walk along Marine Drive giving the lads a great opportunity to stretch their legs and take in the sea air along with the great views of the surrounding coastline.

After almost an hour of pleasant walking this group met up with the lads who had taken the bus, they had whiled away that hour sat in a local cafe enjoying a cuppa and soaking up the glorious sunshine etc.

It was now time to make a return journey, this was achieved by all of us boarding an open top bus and travelling back towards the harbour area of the resort. Leaving the bus adjacent to the next nominated establishment that of the Harbour Bar where some of the lads decided to indulge themselves to some degree, ie, Knickerbocker Glory’s or Peach Melba’s yum, yummy, the rest of the gang found themselves sitting on a bench enjoying chatting to other visitors to the resort.

With information about a bus that would take them up to a point near the railway station, they greeted this with approval, so at a few minutes after 3 pm they took this journey along the winding streets of Scarborough heading for their destination. From this point and within no time at all they were sat inside the station and waiting to board the train that would whisk them off in the direction of Leeds and beyond.

What a Great Choice for today’s Adventure, full of good humour, positivity and plenty of sunshine to boot.

Cheers Everyone.