Whitby Holiday Park

Whitby first, natch, for its many attractions old and new including Whitby Abbey, the Captain Cook Museum with HMS Endeavour replica, the harbour, art galleries, old pubs and award-winning seafood restaurants. Scarborough, Filey and Bridlington are all easy to flit to from here. Swimming, rockpooling and fossil hunting at local beaches should be next; after that, make it your mission to hike part of the Cleveland Way, the 110-mile coastal path that runs next to the site. A mile away, walking and cycling can be had on the Cinder Track, the former Scarborough-to-Whitby railway line. Another top local option is Robin Hood's Bay, four miles away, a North Yorkshire fishing haven day and night where specimens of up to 20lb have been landed. Horse riding is within the same distance, or you could have a puff on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, running for 18 miles through splendid moors scenery from Grosmont to Pickering via Goathland. Brought your bike? Tackle the trails from England's largest mountain bike trail centre at Dalby Forest, 15 miles away.