Filey

The ideal place for a holiday

WHERE ARE WE?

The town of Filey is on the coast of North Yorkshire between Scarborough and Bridlington and is known for the elegant Victorian Crescent which is famed for its buildings and gardens. In the 19th and early 20th century Filey was the place the wealthy chose for their summer holiday. It may be a little smaller than its two neighbours but it is the ideal place for a day out, a short break or a main holiday with excellent independant shops and galleries noted for local art and crafts, some excellent restaurants and award winning hotels and of course excellent fish and chips. 

FILEY BEACH

Filey beach has been selected as one of the top 50 beaches in the world and is a beach approved by the Marine Conservation Society. Their website says:

' A long sandy beach set in a wide bay. In town, the beach is edged with a historical promenade and beach chalets. Close-by to the north, Filey Brigg has some good rock pools to explore.'

The Blue Flag is a prestegious International Award managed internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education.  The Blue Flag has been awarded to Filey Beach for 2010, and in their description Filey Beach is described as follows:

 'Filey Beach has a glorious wide stretch of golden sand. The beach is lined with a historical promenade from where the beauty of the dramatic Filey Brigg can be seen. It also marks the end/start of the Cleveland Way Walk. On the beach sailing lessons and pony rides are on offer.'

Filey has been given the highest rating for bathing water by the Environment Agency with more information being available Environment Agency - What's in your backyard?

Now is the time to make a date to visit Filey and see a real beach and enjoy the town.

 The whole beach runs from Filey Brigg in the north of the bay to almost Flamborough Head in the south, approximately 5 miles long and is noted for its cleanliness.

FILEY IS NOT JUST A BEACH

Filey has the Dams wetland and Carr Naze which are very popular with those interested in birds and wildlife.  Carr Naze is also on the Wolds Way and the Cleveland Way, both walking trails taking their routes through historic and wonderful scenery. 

The Coble landing has a small fleet of fishing Cobles which can be seen launching and landing from the beach, landing crab, lobster and the renowned Filey Bay Salmon. 

The bay was the site of the epic battle fought between the British Navy and John Paul Jones, the Father of the American Navy, during the American War of Independence. Research has been underway for some years in an attempt to find his ship the Bonhomme Richard, which sank in the bay, and the likely wreck has been located. 

Filey also has an RNLI station on the Coble Landing with both inshore and offshore lifeboats, which are regularly launched for training sessions and always attract attention. 

Filey Museum was voted the Best Small Visitor Attraction in the Discover Yorkshire Coast Awards for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and anyone visiting it can see why. It is open seven days a week from Easter to the last Sunday in October and has a website at: www.fileymuseum.co.uk

Friends of Filey Parks help the Parks Department in the care of Filey's wonderful gardens and Filey's Glen and Crescent Gardens have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag for 2008 and 2009. 

Filey has literary connections

Filey Bay was where Lord Mountbatten learned to sail, staying with his family on The Crescent.

Filey is an excellent base for visiting the North York Moors National Park, which has the wonderful North York Moors Steam Railway famed for Heartbeat and Harry Potter.

Filey was featured in the series, 'Great British Railway Journeys' presented by Michael Portillo.  Filey is unusual in still having a Railway Station after the catastrophic closures by Beeching in the 60's and the number of trains is now increasing to meet the demand and the journey between Hull and Filey has some wonderful countryside.  The railway station is in the town and so the shops, cafes, hotels and guest houses are very close and the beach just a few minutes walk away. 

 

Complimenting the many unique local independant shops is a national supermarket where parking is free for up to  three hours giving plenty of time to have a walk in the town. Many of our customers who come from the surrounding area do so because they prefer the ease of shopping in a small town, and the supermarket enables them to shop in one town without having to visit a larger town or drive to an out of town site. 

Local opinion varies on the benefits or otherwise of having a national supermarket in the town but Filey has the benefit of unique local independant business' coupled with a major national business.  This mix offers a wide range of opportunities for employment in the town and long term career development.

Filey was chosen as the principle location for the BBC comedy drama 'Sugartown' which is being filmed in the early part of 2011 and is due to be shown in the autumn of 2011.  It stars Sue Johnston and Tom Ellis and is directed by Christine Gernon who directed Gavin and Stacey. We have been pleased to welcome the crew to Filey and look forward to the town being put on the national television map. Click on the link to learn more.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/02_february/03/sugartown.shtml

Filey has been chosen to have high speed broadband in 2012 and so is becoming the place to be either to live or to have a break. 

 

All this makes Filey a very special town.