Filey Brigg

If your idea of a good day out at the seaside is a bustling promenade lined with shops, amusement arcades and fast food joints, then Filey is not for you. Of course it has its customary gift shops and a few fish and chip shops (and very nice they are too!) but you have to look for them. Beautiful simplicity would be my summation of this place. It's just an ordinary, sleepy, well-manicured town that just happens to be by the sea. It has a nice beach: less crowded and more peaceful; a perfect get-away for those who prefer a simpler, less chaotic seaside experience. Wide-open spaces, rugged scenery and, from way up high at North Cliff Country Park, a bracing and unsurpassed view of the sea awaits all who venture here.

 North Cliff Country Park

Filey Bay from North Cliff

The perfect place to camp,  relax, or enjoy a picnic.

Filey Brigg from North Cliff

Sea view from North Cliff

Filey Bay

Filey bay from Carr Naze.  No crowded beach here!

Carr Naze 

The cliffs above Filey Brigg are known as Carr Naze. During the latter part of the 4th c. the Romans built a signal station here as a defence against Saxon invaders.

The North side of Carr Naze looking towards Scarborough.

Great photo opportunities here!

Path along Carr Naze to the Brigg

Filey Brigg

Filey Brigg and the underwater "Spittals"

Situated on the South side of Filey Bay, Filey Brigg is a natural rock causeway with a history dating back to Roman times.  Surrounded by hundreds of wrecks, 'the Brigg' and 'The Spittals', a mysterious man-made underwater structure on the South side, have always been and remain an area of great interest to historians and archaeologists . (See links)

Walking here is prohibited. After saying that, some still do.

Photo Credits
Ewa Gornas  & Gill Harrison (2010)




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Interesting and informative links:

Archaeology
Camping
Geology
 History
 Ornithology
Yorkshire Guide: Filey