Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a map out of lockdown, many people have been understandably asking ‘when can I visit Filey once again?’ We’ve been scratching our heads, trying to find an answer to that question and, whilst the following cannot be taken as gospel, we think it is as close as we can get to […]

What hotel wouldn’t want its own poet in residence? To lay hand-written poems on the guests’ pillows, read specially composed poems over dinner and lead residential writers’ retreats? Thus, it is with some excitement that The White Lodge Hotel, Filey, have announced the appointment of its own Poet in Residence, Wendy Pratt. It’s a perfect fit […]

A Rum Do at the White Lodge Rum Tasting with James of McMillan’s of Malton Thursday 22 October 7pm There’s an air of disrepute associated with rum; the piratical Caribbean, drunken sailors and Ernest Hemingway slumped at the bar. It is debatable whether Papa Hemingway will be sipping a rum on the evening concerned, but there will […]

In an interview for Yorkshire Life, author Frances Brody has revealed how a visit to Filey provided the inspiration for her latest novel, A Medal for Murder. Frances once worked at Cairncross & Sons on Belle Vue Street. When she was there the shop was a gentlemen’s outfitters, today it specialises in militaria. It was […]

Filey’s Fishtive Tree was lit on Saturday in front of a packed Coble Landing. The tree, made from lobster pots, is now into its third year. It has become something of an institution and indeed Christmas at Filey without it would now be unthinkable. The tree nestles among the boats of the Coble Landing and is built […]

2017 is set to be a great year for Filey fun! Here are our top picks of events going on across the seaside season. Filey steampunk festival, May 19th-21st This is a brand spanking new event with a host of entertainment and stalls already signed up, it looks set to be a bustling addition to […]

Sitting at the Eastern End of the famous Cleveland Way, North Yorkshires Filey is brimming with everything that makes other Yorkshire towns great plus it’s got a beach. While perhaps not as well known as other East Coast destinations such as Whitby and Scarborough this should not deter tourists as it simply means it lacks […]

Kevin Hollinrake MP (Thirsk, Malton and Filey) discussing the way forward for all things Filey with William I. H. Rusling of Filey.co.uk at the White Lodge Hotel.

This Thursday get down to The Imperial on Hope Street where Sheffield born D.J. Caution will be playing his first set this decade. We caught up with him earlier in the week and he told us “I will be the best thing to witness this Thursday in YO14 so make sure you are there; if […]

We are less than 2 weeks away from the Dale Power Solutions P1 Grand Prix of the Sea event. This will take place at the South Bay in Scarborough on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May. Scarborough will host the opening event of the championship season, which will see the P1 racers compete for national […]