Northumberland or Yorkshire?

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Advice needed please. We're planning a week away at the beginning of September to one of the above. Driving from Scotland. Me, DH, DS (4) and DD (7m). Does anyone have any recommendations that would help us choose. We'll be self catering - maybe somewhere that has a swimming pool.

Any ideas welcome, never been to Yorkshire and it is huge - is the dales/moors/coast better and what are the towns like.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Thank you

I'd go to Northumberland.

We love northumberland, go for a week each year. It's always the kid's favourite holiday, even over foreign trips. We are just north of Edinburgh and it is a really easy drive.

We always stay in cottages around Alnmouth, don't know about anywhere with pools, sorry. My 3 dc always end up in the sea!

I'd choose northumberland. Lovely short drive.

Do not underestimate how long it takes to get to the bloody yorkshire coast. You whizz down to the edge of torkshire and it takes FOREVER to drive across it to the coast. We were nearish to scarborough. V nice s-c cottage on small complex with small indoor pool on site. I can look up the name if you want. Was a few years ago.

We stayed in Alnmouth. Through Northumbria Cottages. It's a great wee place. Small, good for kids, few gifty/seaside shops, somewherer to get an ice cream, right on the beach. You just walk to it. Good range of places to eat considering it's such a small place. We were in a cottage right in the centre so could walk about, day at beach, eat etc.

Must reassert local pride and vote Yorkshire. Great mix of gorgeous scenery and fabulous cities with great museums and sites. This time of year, I'd do Yorkshire moors - maybe somewhere like helmsley that puts you within reach of coast, but also York and Leeds

Not sure these would be my choice but they do have an indoor pool.

we went to little edstone in june
it was ace. lots to do - whitby, york, shopping in harrogate, n. york moors. we're thinking about going again in February.

If you search around you will find a number of cottages that offer entry (for a fee) to the Ocean Club in Seahouses, it's on a caravan site. Alnwick Castle Cottages do.

Yorkshire is lovely but it just adds hours on to your journey from scotland.

Filey nice. Helmsley v chi chi, innit. Good castle.

And I would always, always do the seaside

Thanks so much. My nana was from Northumberland and I spent many summers at Alnmouth. Glad to hear it is still worth visiting. It's much nearer too, we'll save Yorkshire for next year then.

Off to trawl for some accommodation...

Thanks!

nice playpark right near the sea too