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 were gold awards given across the North Yorkshire coast in the recent ‘Yorkshire in Bloom.’ The most notable award was for Filey, who claimed gold in Coastal Towns with a population of under 12,000. There were plenty of awards for the Yorkshire Coast in the Open Spaces Category. Friends of Filey Parks were awarded […]
Sep-2017
Filey’s lifeboat rescue crew were called out to rescue a struggling kayaker on Saturday afternoon. The person had been tipped out of their kayak by strong waves and was struggling to get back on board. The inshore lifeboat was launched just after 4 pm and went out to them, brought them back to shore and […]
Sep-2017
Filey Lions’ annual 10k Beach Run took place yesterday, on Sunday the 3rd of September. It begins at the Country Car Park in Filey, with an 11.00am start. It was set up by nine years ago by Sam Cross who is the President of Filey Lions Club, all with the intention of boosting Filey’s tourism appeal. […]
Aug-2017
North Yorkshire Police has today released a film to mark the 50th deployment of Project Servator since its launch. The 4 and a half minute film shows how the project, which launched in North Yorkshire in April 2017, deploys teams of both highly visible and covert police officers to deny, detect and deter criminal and terrorist […]