Filey is a wholly unique, quiet; and quite beautiful, small seaside town on the picturesque North Yorkshire coast. Betwixt it's more famous cousins, Bridlington and Scarborough, it is often - and to it's benefit - overlooked. In circa 1830, the now Grade II listed Langford Villa was built and later became the summer residence of the Terry's family, the famous York chocolatiers. Shortly after, in 1835, Birmingham solicitor John Wilkes Uneet bought seven acres of land, which would later become the Royal Crescent and was opened in the 1850s. In the 20th Century, the Butlins Holiday Camp proved to play a major role in Filey's economy, a tourism staple, bringing joy until 1984. Today, Filey proudly retains its fishing heritage; and the warmth and friendliness of its townsfolk is ever-present leading to that natural phenomenon that Filey does truly make you smiley!
There has been a major breakthrough in plans to protect the community of Flat Cliffs near Filey from coastal erosion. Scarborough Council has appointed a consultant to design and manage the project to provide a new access road. As it stands, there’s only a single road to get to and from the 45 properties, which is […]
Filey Brigg is a long narrow peninsula about a mile north of Filey town centre. Its steep cliffs are 20 metres high and consist of a variety of material, from pure sandstone to pure limestone. This wonderful orange sunset image was taken by local photographer Patricia Morris, capturing the beauty of Filey Brigg. The landward […]
Jun-2017
Filey is preparing for its annual summer food festival, which will be taking place over the course of this weekend (10th-11th of June 2017). World food stalls, cooking demonstrations and rare produce for sale are just some of the attractions at the event, exciting foodies across the UK. The Organiser, Chris said: “You can more […]
The famous Red Arrows, a Spitfire squadron and The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team will be flying up the coast, over Filey to celebrate the bravery of our armed forces. The Red Arrows, one of the world’s most famous aerobatic display teams, will take the distinctive Hawk jets to the skies for 15 minutes with […]