Yorkshire is a wonderful place to visit. The scenery is diverse and the people are very friendly. If you want to take the kids away on holiday, then there can be no better place than Bridlington or Scarborough on the East Coast. Even if it is raining, there are always things to do. On a bright sunny day, the beach at Bridlington is a paradise for young children, they'll love building sandcastles and hunting in the rock pools near Sewerby on Bridlingtons north beach.

Further up the coast is Flamborough, which is a chalk promintary protruding a few miles in to the sea. The cliffs are an ideal nesting site for seabirds including guillamots and puffins. The best place to see them is at the RSPB reserve at Bempton. The sea cliffs here rise majestically from the sea hundreds of feet high.

Venturing inland there is the Yorkshire Wolds. The Wolds are a wonderful place for walkers, with the long distance Wolds Way going from the Humber Bridge (amongst the longest in the world) up to Filey Brigg. Dotted among the Wolds are small villages, all are pretty unique and full of character.

The North Yorkshire Moors is one of Britains National Parks. It is home to the largest expanse of heather in the UK. For a really good pint, and brilliant view have a visit to the Black Lion on Blakey Ridge which is just above Rosedale Valley. The pub is at one of the highest parts of the moors, and is very remote. In the Winter, if you are lucky enough you could be trapped there for a few days - enough time to sample the good food that is served.

Dont forget a visit to Whitby - home of Bram Stokers Dracula. Some of the best fish and chip restaurants in Yorkshire are to be found in Whitby, most of the fish and shell fish is locally landed from the North Sea into Whitby Harbour. From the harbour, you can take a leisure cruise on the old Whitby Life Boat, a fast speedboat or a cruiser, these trips take from 30 minutes to an hour and are very reasonably priced.