Exploring Sewerby parkrun: A Coastal Gem

The end of our Yorkshire Holiday Adventure, was of course marked with a parkrun, Sewerby parkrun. It was the perfect end to the holiday with sea views, gardens to explore and even a zoo to enjoy!

Watch our adventure at Sewerby parkrun and exploring the Sewerby Gardens and Zoo

Starting in the grounds of Sewerby Hall and Gardens you begin by running out along the cliffs towards Bridlington and back before heading inland around the gardens and through woodland, a real mix of a course and the shade offered by the trees in the last mile was very welcome, though the steps a little way before the finish were less so!

We were joined by Ewan and Iona’s cousin, who smashed out a new sub 25 PB while Ewan also ran a PB getting ever closer to his sub 30 target. Iona and Ruth enjoyed a steady walk around which meant they had more time to enjoy the amazing views (and spot the goats, deer and lamas that I completely missed!) It was also lovely to catch up with Debra another parkrun tourist fan who uses pubklic transport for her travels. She had spotted that we were heading to Sewerby and decided to come and volunteer there (she’s a non-repeater like Iona so of course didn’t run it!) We first met her when she joined us for Iona’s 50th parkrun at Dallas Burston, dressed in a cowboy costume!

Post parkrun faff time at Sewerby

The real treat about running Sewerby is the post parkrun faff opportunities. You can stay and wander round the grounds which include a delightful walled garden, a zoo and playgrounds. Of course we had to fuel up first at the Clock Tower Cafe which offers a 20% parkrunner discount, nice!

We met some extra visitors as we wandered round. “Flora the Explorer” invited us to step back in time and then in the Walled Garden we found Paddington and friends. The walled garden was beautiful, I could happily have spent all day there with my camera, so much to enjoy and really well maintained.

We didn’t get chance to explore the house (plus it was too nice to be indoors). It was built in the 1700s with additions also made in 1800s. Unusually the site is not owned or managed by the National Trust or English Heritage but by the local authority who seem to be doing a fabulous job from our experience.

So if you find yourself in East Yorkshire on a Saturday, then set aside the day for a lovely parkrun followed by a day of post parkrun faff, you won’t be disappointed!