Family Activity Holidays

We've put 15 years experience of family activity holidays at the Yorkshire Coast into creating this blog, intended to ensure you have the best adventure break the UK has to offer. We’re a great alternative to centreparcs with traffic free cycling and 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.

What is beachcombing?

March 30. 2024 / Family activities at the Yorkshire coast

Beachcombing involves 'combing' the beach to see what things of interest you can find. In these technology focused times, activities like beach combing have become forgotten about pass times. However, the act of beachcombing is extremely soothing and relaxing and something that’s worth a try to combat stress and anxiety caused by our technology focused busy lives. By combing the shoreline to see ...[More]

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ACTIVITY HOLIDAYS IN THE UK THIS EASTER 2024

March 15. 2024 / Family activities at the Yorkshire coast

Family activity holidays are popular ways of tiring children out, keeping them off technology and giving parents a bit of me time. Kids just love adventure and it’s great to nurture this willingness to try new activities, but it’s not always something us ‘grown ups’ want to join in with. However, sometimes you find opportunities to keep everyone happy and this is one of those…

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3 OF THE BEST HALF TERM ACTIVITIES AT THE YORKSHIRE COAST

January 10. 2024 / Family activities at the Yorkshire coast

Now, we are more than happy walking on the beaches and coastal paths or cycling along the cinder track from Robin Hood's Bay, but for those of you with a thurst for more variety and adventure we've put a list together of fabulous activities you can enjoy this February Half Term when you stay with us at Sea Fern Cottage. Be sure to take the #seaferncottage teddy on some of the adventures with you ...[More]

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Whitby Boxing Day Dip 2023

December 19. 2023 / Enjoying Nature in the North York Moors / Family activities at the Yorkshire coast / Mindfulness Activities in Yorkshire

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.

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BUNGEE JUMPING AT THE LARPOOL VIADUCT

May 22. 2023 / Family activities at the Yorkshire coast

DID YOU KNOW WHITBY HAS THE ONLY BRIDGE IN THE UK THAT YOU CAN LEGALLY BUNGEE JUMP FROM? A bridge bungee jump is the truest form of bungee jumping, an exhilarating and unique experience providing a sense of freedom and excitement that is hard to find elsewhere. For thrill seekers out there, a bungee jump is one of the ultimate bucket list experiences in life. There is currently only one bridge in ...[More]

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