IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION. Should we spend what we guessed would be the last warm, sunny trip of the year exploring a city - so much more enjoyable when you can stroll around the sights in the sunshine, without being bogged down by coats and umbrellas - or walking on the coast, relaxing on the beach and enjoying great views?
As I often do when faced with such choices, I turned to my map. Discovering that York is just over an hour from the white cliffs of the East Yorkshire coast (Kent, it seems, doesn't have a monopoly on white cliffs!) we realised that we could visit both city and beach on the same trip - the best of both worlds.
Cathedral city
Just a week or so later, we were arriving in York. There are a couple of campsites to choose from quite near the city and we opted for Manor Farm, a small, friendly and very comfortable adults-only site that is a 40-minute walk from the city centre, via a park and a pretty
