Nearby Attractions
Ideally placed for Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough, Whitby, to the North. Skirlington Market, Hornsea Freeport, Withensea and Hull to the South. The Deep in Hull and Flamingo Land at Malton are great days out for all the family
Bridlington
Bridlington is a superb holiday base, one of the best in Yorkshire. It is packed with fun seaside activities for everyone and it’s fine promenade. The 2016 Dad’s Army Movie Was Filmed here.
The historic harbour area bustles in the summer and hints at its extensive fishing heritage. The Old Town further boosts its appeal. Bridlington also offers easy access to coastal walking around Flamborough Head and for visits to Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve.
Bempton Cliffs
No. 1 attraction
The best place to see, hear and smell seabirds!
Each year over 250,000 of them flock to the cliffs between Bempton and Flamborough, many to find a mate and raise their young. From April to August the cliffs are alive with nest-building adults or young chicks taking their first faltering steps.
Between mid-April and mid-July the much-loved puffin makes its home here. From February to October thousands of gannets nest on the cliffs of the only mainland gannetry in England. Bempton also has the largest kittiwake colony in mainland Britain.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse
No. 4 attraction
A lighthouse was first built on the Flamborough Headland in 1669 but was never lit. The current lighthouse was built in 1806 and acts as a waypoint for deep sea vessels and coastal traffic as well as marking the Flamborough Headland for vessels heading for the ports of Scarborough and Bridlington.
The two lighthouses can be found at Flamborough Head. The old 'lighthouse' is set a short distance back from the sea, the 'new' one is built on the cliff edge.
Scarborough
Scarborough beaches are lovely, clean and safe and great to visit at any time of year. The North Bay is quieter, there are cafes, beach huts, wc's, the model railway and a lovely long promenade.
The South Bay has amusement arcades, rock, ice cream and fast food shops, pubs and souvenir shops. The sands are clean and the water is safe for paddlers and brave swimmers - this is the North Sea!
There is ample parking at Burniston Road Car Park and near the indoor Swimming Pool as well as Marine Drive and The Sealife Centre. Close by is Northstead Manor Gardens and the North Bay Miniature Railway as well as Peasholm Park and the new Sands Development.
Sewerby Hall & Gardens
No. 3 attraction
Situated in a dramatic clifftop position with spectacular views over Bridlington and set in 50 acres of parkland.
There is something for everyone from the award winning gardens to the deep rooted heritage of the house. Take a trip back to the 1900s to see how Sewerby Hall would have looked. The house has been transformed using furniture from the Victoria and Albert museum
There is a children’s adventure playground with a nautical theme and a zoo. You can purchase an orienteering pack with everything you need to map your way around the estate.
Whitby
Fish and chips and ice cream; history and culture; vampires and Goths: it’s all on offer at Whitby, one of the North East coast’s best-loved seaside towns.
With Blue Flag beaches and many attractions, including the world-famous steam North Yorkshire Moors Railway,
Captain Cook was born nearby, and whose famous ship the Endeavour was Whitby-built.
Its literary connections – Bram Stoker’s famous Dracula features the town, with the vampire first coming ashore here from Transylvania in the guise of a black dog – have inspired the world famous Goth Festival, which now takes place twice a year, in the spring and around Hallowe’en.