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We've put 15 years experience of fun family holidays at the Yorkshire Coast into creating this blog, intended to ensure you have the best activity holiday the UK has to offer.  We’ve got everything Centre Parcs has and more with fabulous beaches to explore.  There’s an adventure for little kids, Teenage kids and big (adult sized) kids at Sea Fern holiday cottage.  We are close to Go Ape, Bungee UK, Whitby Surf School, Alpamare UK and The Yorkshire Waterpark.  Sea Fern Cottage is within a mile of Robin Hoods Bay on The Cleveland Way and The Cinder Track and is perfectly situated for walking and cycling holidays.

It has become a tradition in the seaside town of Whitby to enjoy a rather refreshing dip in the North Sea on Boxing Day morning. This fun and frantic and quite frankly freezing event has been enjoyed over the last 48 years, originally seeing numbers soar from a handful of brave locals to around 230 eager individuals travelling from far and wide.

WHAT IS FOREST BATHING? Forest Bathing or as it’s known in Japan as shinrin yoku and is the act of being calm and quiet amongst the trees whilst observing your surroundings and breathing deeply. This activity can help adults and children de-stress. Instead of walking through the forest you become more present and take in nature’s offerings. Walking slowly encourages mindfulness and this is said to...

Essential check list of what to bring to enjoy nature: Warm and preferably waterproof clothing and sturdy footwear. A flask with a warm drink. Binoculars are useful and Sea Fern have a pair that you can borrow, but some venues will allow you to hire them at £10/day (Yorkshire Coast Nature). In our busy lives we rarely make time to listen to the amazing sounds of nature yet it can be incredibly b...