With the unveiling of the Fishtive Tree on the horizon, many of the town’s local businesses are beginning to plan for the Festive Season, with tempting offers and extended opening hours. Our friends at the award-winning Filey Distillery have announced extended opening times, and weekend shopping, in the run up to Christmas. Their fabulous gins would […]

The conversion of the former boutique hotel and restaurant at Downcliffe has begun in earnest, with scaffolding in place and re-roofing taking place. The building is being converted into apartments. The plans will see the former hotel become two three-bed flats and three two-bed flats with an existing single-storey rear extension being demolished to make way for […]

As the temperature begins to drop and the days shorten, thoughts are beginning to turn towards the Festive Season. Already the phantom crocheteer of Filey has adorned the town’s main post box. So that’s it, the signal has been given to get the tree up and cover your house with millions of bright lights and […]

After covid cancellations, the Filey Lions Bonfire is finally back and back with a bang! Thankfully this year 5th November falls on a Saturday, so gather all at 6pm on the West Avenue car park for a free bonfire courtesy of the Filey Lions. The lovely Lions will be there with their caravan, so bob along […]

A FREE gift from us and our friends at Filey Distillery! We have teamed up this month with Filey Distillery, producers of the Award winning and delicious Filey Gin to bring you a smashing giveaway (not literally we hope!) HOW TO CLAIM: Use this link to visit their website and Add BOTH the bottle AND glass […]

As the Filey Bay 1779 Festival hoves into view. These beautiful posters will be displayed on railway stations from Scarborough to Hull. Designed by local artist Adrian Riley, the posters are available for £5 in A3 size, they are priced at £5 each and can be obtained by emailing fileybay1779@gmail.com Serious poster collectors can also order A1 […]

Once again Filey will commemorate the 243rd Anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head with a weekend of events. The battle that took place in our bay has resonated down the years. It was a battle that brought the American War of Independence into British waters. A battle that began the legend of John Paul […]

Kites at the ready, as Filey Kite Festival is back on the 17th and 18th of September at the the Country Park. The event is expected to attract dozens of the UK’s best Kite flyers, displaying a wide variety of weird and wonderful kites over the Yorkshire coast skies. The weekends’ events will be hosted and […]

This weekend it is the hugely popular Filey Food Festival. The Crescent Gardens will be packed with stalls groaning with tempting food and drink. The weather forecast is good. Get yourself to the Food Festival with a Sea View! Alongside the stalls is a new venture, Filey Crafts – everything on sale has been entirely Made […]

For two long years, the wonderful Filey Museum on Queen Street has remained closed, another victim of the Covid pandemic. The combination of a tightly-packed museum that comprises of a couple of fishermen’s cottages and an ageing volunteer base, meant that the museum had to close during the pandemic and was unsuitable for a partial […]