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🌊⚓ Flamborough’s cliffs from a whole new angle

In and around Flamborough



Some of our favourite trips out

 

What is the Drinking Dinosaur?

The Drinking Dinosaur is a rock formation located along the cliffs of Flamborough Head. The name might sound playful, but when you see it for yourself, you'll immediately understand why it's so aptly named. From a certain angle, the shape of the rocks appears to resemble a dinosaur with its head bent down, as though drinking from the sea below. It’s a wonderful example of how nature can spark creativity, as the rocks have worn down over time to create a visual that really does look like a dinosaur!

A must for visitors, photographers, and nature lovers.

Coves and Sea Caves

October & /autumn highlights - Filey Distillery Tour

Filey Distillery Tour
Welcome to the Yorkshire gin experience of a lifetime at the award-winning Filey Distillery. Join us on our guided tour of our distillery and immerse yourself in the history, process, and flavours of our artisanal spirits.


What’s included:
An introduction to how we were born and the history rich building that we chose to create our grand spirit.
Enjoy a Filey Signature Gin & Franklins Tonic - Perfect Serve - and get to keep the lovely branded glass as a keepsake!
Botanical ‘Snifferoo’ - sniff, smell, feel and learn all about the botanicals we use in our gin (well most of them anyroad, some remain a secret)
Still Talking - Learn how ’Lucy’, our still produces such wonderful award winning spirits plus plenty of time for Q&A’s.
The Guinea Pig Sessions - Become a guinea pig and try new recipes still in development that we have yet to launch. Offer your opinion and guess the chosen botanicals.
Go Shopping! Spend your £5 voucher in our ‘Shop’*
*Redeemable against any purchase over £30
More About your tour at Yorkshire Gin Distillery
Our distillery tour is a true feast for the senses. Follow us on a journey that starts with the history of our distillery building, filled with stories of the past and the inspiration behind our grand spirit. Smell and feel the botanicals used in our gin, and learn about the secret ingredients that make our award-winning spirits truly unique.
Join us and sample our Filey Signature Gin and Franklins Tonic in a perfect serve, using our exclusive branded glass as a keepsake. Become a guinea pig and try new recipes still in development that we have yet to launch, offering your opinion and guessing the chosen botanicals.

Beverley Saturday Market - From Rosewood Cottage - Via A165 - 50 mins - 27.4 miles (show in km) Via A614 and A164 - 54 mins - 30.2 miles Via A165 and A1035 - 55 mins - 30.3 miles

The beautiful market town of Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, is steeped in history.

Beverley’s famous market dates back centuries and is a vital part of community life. It is held in the town centre, on Saturdays and attracts thousands of shoppers every week.

The busiest market is on Saturdays and there is a friendly atmosphere and a vibrant mix of stalls, selling food from around the world, fruit and vegetables, freshly baked goods, arts and crafts, and clothing.

There are more than 120 stalls in Saturday Market, with traders coming as far afield as Manchester, Nottingham and Lincolnshire to sell their goods.

Some more traditional traders have been coming to the market for decades, while other newcomers cater for the latest trends in food and gifts.

Visit Saturday market at Beverley and spend enjoyable day in the town.

Sewerby Scenic Drive

1) This round starts just north of Bridlington at Sewerby Hall, an 18th century mansion overlooking Bridlington Bay. Turning right out of Sewerby Hall car park, the round takes you north towards Flamborough passing Dane`s Dyke, a massive Iron Age defensive earthwork.

2) As you enter the fishing village of Flamborough, you will see on the right the parish church, which contains two interesting monuments. One to St Oswald, Patron Saint of Fishermen. The other, showing a man with his heart bared, recalls the death of Sir Marmaduke Constable, who is reputed to have met his end in 1520 when a toad he had swallowed ate his heart! Close to Flamborough are two sites worthy of a detour. Turning off to North Landing will take you to a picturesque cove, in which fishermen`s boats huddle for shelter beneath the immense chalk cliffs. You may also want to pay a visit to the Flamborough Lighthouse and the nearby limestone lantern tower which survives from the 17th century. Turning left at the mini roundabout, you now follow the signs towards Bempton, taking a right turn into the B1229.

3) At Bempton, bird lovers will want to visit the RSPB bird reserve which is a mile out of the village. In Bempton, take a sharp left turn passing the village duckpond on your right and crossing the Bridlington to Scarborough railway line. After about half a mile, take a right turn and when you come to a T-junction turn left back towards the centre of Bridlington. You will clearly see the tower of the Priory Church, which is in the Old Town area, and has a nave dating back to the 12th century.

4) Turning right along Marton Road as far as the double mini roundabouts, you follow the A165 towards Scarborough, turning left after a mile towards Grindale and Burton Fleming. This road offers you fine views over the undulating Wolds farmland.

5) Passing through the small villages of Grindale, and Burton Fleming, you arrive at Wold Newton. Nearby is the source of the Gypsey Race, a stream which reaches the sea at Bridlington Harbour. Local superstition says that the stream reaches full spate prior to a natural disaster. This has earned it the nickname `Woe Waters`.

6) Three miles after leaving Wold Newton, take a left turn on to the B1249. You are now at the halfway stage of your journey. Langtoft`s position in a deep valley surrounded by chalk hill has made it susceptible to freak floods in the past. Major floods inundated the village in 1657 and 1892, when a wall of water 7.5 feet high gushed through the streets.

7) Once through the centre of Langtoft take the Kilham Road on the left which leads you along the floor of a typical Wolds Valley.

8) Kilham is a sprawling village; in the centre, turn left out of West End, then turn right next to the Bay Horse Inn. Once past All Saints Church and the Old Star Inn, you leave the village. Taking East Street out of Kilham, follow the road round to the right, signposted to Bridlington.

9) When you reach the junction with the A166 Driffield to Bridlington Road, the round takes you left.

You may wish to stop at the Bracey Bridge picnic site 200 yards to the right along the A166. The route takes a left turn opposite the Blue Bell Inn, (or carry straight on and visit the magnificent Burton Agnes Hall).

10) You are now on the road to Rudston. The whole area around Rudston was important in Neolithic times and was considered sacred long before christianity arrived. Chief evidence of this is the Rudston Monolith in Rudston churchyard.

11) Leaving Rudston on the B1253, head east towards Boynton. On the south side of the village and off to your right nestles the church of St Andrew with it`s unique lecturn suppported by a carved wooden turkey: the fowl was introduced to this country by William Strickland, whose family still owns Boynton Hall, on his return from America in the 16th Century.

12) At the junction of the B1253 and A166, you can turn left towards Bridlington Old Town or carry on in to the town centre for a plate of local fish and chips.

Rudston Monolith at around 25 ft high is the tallest standing stone in Britain.Rudston derives its name from 'rood stone': a cross or rood was placed on the monolith to christianise it. The churchyard is also the final resting place of the author Winifred Holtby.

Bridlington's Old Town is worth exploring for its many old inns, antique shops, Bayle Museum and Priory Church.

Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve: Best time to visit - March to July


Flamborough Head has one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. In summer the cliffs are packed with tens of thousands of breeding auks, gannets, gulls and puffins, creating a memorable experience. The chalk grassland, especially in Holmes Gut, is rich in flowers attracting butterflies and a number of uncommon moths

Flamborough Cliffs,
North Marine Road

Bridlington
East Riding of Yorkshire
YO15 1BJ

OS Map Reference

North Landing car park - TA238719
Thornwick Bay car park - TA234719
A static map of Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve

When to visit

Opening times Open at all times

Best time to visit - March to July

About the reserve

Stunning sea views and excellent views of nesting puffins can be seen from the cliff tops from mid May to mid July. Look out too for fulmar, kittiwake, guillemots and razorbills. It's a great place for bird and sea-watching during spring and autumn migrations.

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