Heat waves in Helmsley – it is well equipped to deal with families and I had the most wonderful time sampling not only their fabulous outdoor pool but their Italian restaurant offerings and locally made ice cream.
Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool offers families a warm welcome and guaranteed splashtastic fun!
We opted for the fun session which was very reasonably priced at £13.59 for 1 adult and two children, and provided a number of balls, floats and weighted items for children and adults to enjoy. A snack booth to replenish hungry tummies is available and was a lovely addition on a hot day to have the option of a poolside drink.
Although the changing facilities are not quite the same as your local leisure centre for me it only added to it’s charm!
Following our swim tummies we’re rumbling so we opted for a light bite at La Tratorria and what a treat it was! Staff were lovely and could not do any more for us offering a smaller portion of almost anything on the menu for the children. We opted to share squid, pepperoni pizza and a portion of truffle fries all well cooked and very reasonably priced.
Not quite full enough Ryeburn of Helmsley ice cream was our final pit stop. Ryeburn certainly didn’t disappoint with their wonderful array of flavours of ice creams and sorbets to choose from! We decided to enjoy our ice cream sat by the stream watching the world go by and already planning for our return trip.
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