Tea and Tarts WI Holiday!

We came back on Sunday from a fantastic Tea and Tarts WI Holiday in a campsite near Whitby. We stayed in a place called La Rosa, which was terrible to get to in the dark, but a very fascinating place to stay.

There were twenty of us in total and when we got there (late), everyone else had already got an amazing camp fire going and lots of food on a table in the 'Big Top'. The 'Big Top' was in a central area and did look like a circus tent.

The Big Top Sign post

We were all staying in our own caravans, and they were all different. Ours was called tinker and, yes it is on an old truck! Each caravan had it's own theme. 

Tinker

 Tinker was very much a travelers' caravan. It had a log burner and a little cooker and sink. The cooker and sink didn't work as there was no running water or electrics on the site but the wood burner did work very well, even for two novices who managed to smoke themselves out first! The decorations were interesting and sometimes very strange but defiantly well chosen for the van.

Some decorations

Our bed was raised up and behind a little red velvet curtain. I apologies for the picture as it doesn't show it all made up. The little stained glass window was a lovely surprise for our first morning (we arrived when it was already very dark), and it lit up our little bedroom very well. What you can't see is just above the foot of the bed was a little row of shelves and a cot for a baby!

Our bed!

The weather was fantastic for the whole weekend and the campsite really came into it's own at night. Miles from anywhere and without power is when you really, truly get a great view of the starry sky. Sat around the campfire with a great bunch of people was a great part of our visit there! There were trees and fields as far as you could see.

A view!

On our first full day, most of us left the campsite for a trip to Whitby. Ash and I had not been in 7 years! We went there for our very first holiday! We had a lovely walk around and found the house we stayed in and the arcade we played mini golf in and the welcome to Whitby sign that we had a picture in front of!

Whitby Abby in view

We had a lovely walk and I even found a knitting shop! The walk around was very refreshing and I think we both really enjoyed ourselves.

When at the beach, buy icecream!

Of course we had to get ice cream! And yes it was a bit windy! My hair never lies!

All in all I thank everyone who came with us and Rebecca for planning it! We also managed to, by chance, take along two very well trained chefs, so the food was fantastic! I have to point out that all cooking was done over our campfire, which everyone maintained so well that it burned for the whole time we were there! We had cooked breakfasts each morning and a fantastic feast on the Saturday night with food bought that day in Whitby! You really can't get better than that!

I wonder where we will go next year...