BRIDLINGTON
&
SURROUNDING AREAS
Heading towards Bridlington on the A165 from Blue
Dolphin your first point of interest is Filey.
FILEY
Filey is a small but bustling seaside town which dates
from the Edwardian period, the shops go around in a square on both sides of the
rd so just keep turning right, Filey boasts approx 5 miles of award winning
sandy beach protected at one end by the rocky grandeur of Filey Brig.
FILEY BEACH & FILEY BRIGG
Filey Brig Nature Trail is a superb walk for all the
family as the cliffs hold a variety of birds & wildlife, the children will
enjoy the rock pools that allow them to come close with nature & the sea
creatures that live within.
Filey offers a numerous amount of activities these
include Golf, Surfing, Sea Fishing, Yachting, Walking & Bird Watching to
name but a few.
There are plenty of attractions to keep you busy the
Evron centre which overlooks the bay from John St, offers a tourist information
& visitor centre plus a theatre, musical events, arts & crafts, conferences,
dancing & sports.
Filey Museum is a grade 11 listed building erected in
1696 & has 8 rooms that exhibit photographs, artefacts & general items
related to Filey both past & present.
EVRON CENTRE & FILEY
MUSEUM
Filey’s lifeboat station & shop (please call in
& support the RNLI)
Remember to visit Filey Damms nature reserve which is
the last remaining freshwater marsh to be found anywhere in the region, the
marsh covers approx 6 hectares & hold botanical specimens along with a
number of amphibian, mammals & insect species.
FILEY
As above to compliment the heritage of Filey there are
many award winning gardens to stroll through especially along the elegant
Crescent where you can relax & listen to the brass band in the summer
months that will be frequenting the newly built grandstand.
BEMPTON
Bempton approx 4 miles from Filey of the A165.
Bempton’s spectacular white cliffs are over 400ft high
& hold the record of the highest sea cliffs on the east coast of Britain,
they are home to over a quarter of a million sea birds & the RSPB nature
reserve, just a short walk from the purposely built visitors centre are
specially erected cliff top viewpoints were you can see kittiwakes, gannets
& guillemots amongst other species in abundance & the more than
occasional coloured puffins.
Along the cliff top hedgerows you will find rarer
specimens such as
Families & the novice can benefit from guided
walks.
COLOURED PUFFIN THE CLIFFS
& A NESTING GANNET
FLAMBOROUGH
Flamborough approx 3 miles from Bempton of the A165.
Flamborough offers beautiful cliff top views at Breil
& Flamborough Head, a clean little used beach, a castle ruins, a church
that can be dated back to the 7th century with the 1st
wooden build to today with it’s Norman chancel arch & off coarse the
original & new lighthouses.
FLAMBOROUGH HEAD &
FLAMBOROUGH BREIL
FLABOROUGH’S NEW & OLD
LIGHTHOUSE
SEWERBY
Sewerby Is Approx 3 Miles From Flamborough of the
A165.
Sewerby is home to Sewerby Hall which boasts over 50
acres of beautifully landscaped gardens & grounds including a Rose garden, children’s
zoo, golf coarse, 2 putting greens & a crown bowling green.
DEWERBY HALL & GARDENS
The Property plays host to many a medieval joust,
along with vintage car rallies, brass band concerts, Roman & Napoleonic
battles.
SEWERBY JOUSTING & CAR
RALLY
Sewerby is also great for the kids with a children’s
zoo, adventure playground, picnic areas & the Sewerby – Bridlington land
train.
SEWERBY LANDTRAIN & LLAMA
Bondville Miniature Village is always well worth a
look, it’s probably one of the best constructed miniature villages in the world
it consists over 200 handmade model buildings which have been arranged into
idealized villages
BRIDLINGTON
Bridlington is approx 2 Miles from Sewerby along the
A165.
Some say it’s the jewel of the east coast with a large
vibrant & bustling shopping area & beautiful gardens.
BRIDLINGTON SHOPS & IN
BLOOM
A blue flag beach that is so large it stretches from
Sewerby for about 2 miles into Bridlington North Beach & then onto the
South beach & out the other side.
The south beach
has a resident beach fair, a harbour where you can get a numerous amount of
boat trips, from pirate’s ships to fishing trips, a traditional seaside
promenade with amusement arcades & eateries of all kinds.
VIEWS OF
HARBOUR & PIRATE SHIP
Bridlington is not just all seaside resort & is
the proud owner of the
The Bayle museum is a 2 story 12th century
stone built gatehouse of the Augustinian priory.
Bridlington Priory was founded in 1120 for the
Augustian cannons by Walter De Gant.
Bridlington Spa & gardens was opened for the
Victorian tourists in 1896, the 5 acres of grounds included a theatre, concert
hall, bandstand & refreshment rooms & has now been renovated to its
prior grandeur being due to open in the spring of this year 2008.
Please be aware parking in Bridlington is atrocious