I’ve always been a massive advocate of Yorkshire, not least because I was born and raised here. I suppose some people may think I’m dull for never venturing outside of my home county but I would have to disagree.
This weekend we started out in Leeds with a lovely meal in a steak restaurant that has quickly become a favourite of ours. The sounds, smells and sights were what you would expect of a city centre on a Friday evening with lots of laughter, merriment and in our case a drink or three.
Then on Saturday we decided to go and stay in Scarborough for the evening, another beautiful Yorkshire town. As it was such good weather the beach was packed with children playing and couples strolling. The sun was beating down and there were sandcastles, water sports and donkey rides – needless to say we had a great time.
Sunday finally came and I have to admit that they can be a little depressing – only because the weekends are over so quickly and I’m often left thinking about all the things I promised I would do but haven’t got round to. This Sunday however we decided that we would visit my Mum and Dad in the Yorkshire Dales.
They are fortunate enough to live in a stunning location surrounded by fields and close enough to my extended family for an impromptu visit to be a likely occurrence of a weekend. So, we sat back, chatted with great friends and relaxed before coming back to Leeds to think about how lucky we are to live in such a wonderful county.
Where else can you get city, coast and country packed into a single weekend?
Next time someone asks why I haven’t left Yorkshire I will explain that it isn’t that the opportunities haven’t been there, just that I didn’t want to take them – it was a choice not to go touring the world on a student budget because quite simply I’m happy where I am.