Dungroamin 2023
The holiday that smells but has no taste
Saturday 3rd June
This Premier Inn had a restaurant area and laid on a very commendable buffet breakfast to set us up for the challenges of the day.
Following our trend when visiting various capitals in Europe, we decided to start on the Hop-on Hop-off bus to orientate us and to give us a insight to the various delights awaiting us in Scarborough.
The Hop-on Hop-off bus stopped just outside the Inn, so we readied ourselves by the bus stop for the first bus of the day. The bus actually started from that point, so it was sitting on the road about 30 metres up from the bus stop waiting for its scheduled leaving time.
Here we are in good time to get the first Hop-on Hop-off bus.
Scarborough's South Bay at low tide with Scarborough Castle on the hill.
As the due time arrived, the bus started to move down towards the bus stop. We all prepared ourselves to board the bus - but alas, the bus drove straight past us!! Seems like this wasn't the right bus stop for this bus.
After discussing our options, we decided to wait for the next bus.
We did a complete circuit on the bus to familiarise ourselves with the delights on offer in Scarborough before returning to the southern end of the town to partake in coffee at the Victorian Spa Pavilion Complex - now a theatre.
After a leisurely break, we walked back along the promenade to the Funicular Railway. An interesting fact about this railway is that it used to be powered by steam.
From the top there were sweeping views of Scarborough's South Bay as well as a magnificent statue of Queen Victoria.
After taking in the air for a while, we strolled down the cliff through South Cliff Gardens back to the promenade and back onto the route of the Hop-on Hop-off bus.
We took the bus back up to the north end of the route at North Bay, where we deposited ourselves in the Scalby Mills pub for lunch.
Shortly after some of the food had arrived, Alan spotted a bus and made a very hasty exit so that he could get back to the Premier Inn to watch the cup final.
The rest of the party took things more leisurely and then returned on the North Bay Railway claimed to be the biggest minature railway in the Britain - based on the modelling scale rather than the length of track.
Some of our group waiting outside the Tramway ready to ascend. To the right, a short-sighted lady is chatting up a bowling pin! Hoping for a strike, no doubt.
The Funicular Railway.
The statue of Queen Victoria.
South Bay from South Cliff Gardens.
The Grand Hotel from the bottom of South Cliff Gardens.
The beach artist was creating some very neat designs.
The imposing Grand Hotel. We'll stay there next time!
The Scalby Mills pub where we had lunch.
For our evening meal we went to the Bryherstones Country Inn which was about 3 miles up the road from the Premier Inn and where we had a very enjoyable meal.
On returning to our base, Peter, Brian and Alan attempted to have a nightcap at the Tunny Catch, but inside it was too noisy to hear ourselves talk and too cold to sit outside.
Geraint spent the day with us today, so maybe things had become less complicated.
Our round table at the Bryherstones Country Inn.