Scarborough

Another day trip from London but wish we could have stayed overnight as there was so much to do.

Here's what we've been upto. These are all out of town about 20 to 30mins away from the centre:

- Skipton Castle -part of English Heritage which provides beautiful views  of the coastline. This was more ruins of the castle but the grounds were beautiful.

- Peasholme Park - this was a surprise as I didn't expect much but it had a lake with Oriental Gardens and waterfalls. You can go boating on the lake as well as mini golfing. The highlight of this park is that it showcases mini ship battles on the lake which is the highlight of the year. 

-Water Chute is a water ride and one of the few ones in the country

- Right by the water chute is the North Bay Railway which is a little railway that will take you upto the North Beach Bay

- The North Bay Beach offers more attractions than the South Baby beach. It has an Open Air Theatre and a Sealife Centre as well 

- Alpamere is a water park with all indoor slides as well as 2 outdoor thermal books offering nice views of the North Bay. The water park is decent with 4 big slides, a wave pool and small splash park as well. You could stay as long as you like but I thought for what it offered, the price could have been a bit cheaper. 3 of the 4 slides requires floaties which means you will need to queue. Depending on how busy the pool is, the queues can be very long.

Scarborough has so much to offer and wish we had more time to explore it.