A sculpture on the edhe of a cliff made from swords used for dancing. South Landing -Flamborough

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Join us for an exhilarating coastal walk from Bempton Cliffs
to Sewerby along a section of the King Charles III England
coast path. Choose from either a 6 or 10 miles walk.
Meeting at Sewerby Hall Car Park, our coach will take us to
the spectacular Bempton Cliffs. Seabirds such as northern
gannets, kittiwakes and Atlantic puffins breed abundantly
on the cliffs. Bempton Cliffs, has an RSPB reserve and visitor
centre. From the visitor centre we start our walk around
Flamborough Head, the only chalk sea cliff in the north.
The chalk cliffs have a larger number and a wider range of
caves at Flamborough than at any other chalk site in Britain,
the largest of which are known to extend for more than 50
metres from their entrance on the coast. There are also
stacks, natural arches and blowholes. Because it projects
into the sea, Flamborough Head attracts many migrant birds
in autumn, and is a key point for observing passing seabirds.
Grey seals, whales, porpoises and dolphins are often spotted
from the cliff tops.
Leaving the RSPB centre, we walk along the cliff tops
towards the beaches of Thornwick Bay and then to
Flamborough North Landing, with its pretty coves and
cobble boats. North Landing beach was used as a film
location for the 2016 re-make of Dad’s Army. From North
Landing we walk to Flamborough Head, the most easterly
point with two standing lighthouse towers, the oldest dating
from 1669 and Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806.
The Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea
vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington.
Flamborough Head has a café, ice cream stall and toilets.
For those carrying on the walk to Sewerby, from
Flamborough Head we turn to walk in a westerly direction
towards Bridlington, passing the old fog station, and a cape
jutting out to sea which locals call the drinking dinosaur due
to its Jurassic shape. Approaching South Landing we turn
briefly turn inland to explore the sculpture trail which winds
its way through the woodland valley before returning to the
beach and onto the coastal path to the southerly point of
Danes Dyke. Crossing a ravine we head back to Sewerby.

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Date/Time
22/09/24 10:00
Event Type
Walking Event
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Cost
Free
Address
Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, YO15 1QB, United Kingdom
Organiser
Walking East Yorkshire Festival
Organiser Details
Tel: (01482) 391672
Booking
Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, within the Customer Service Centre, Cross Street, Beverley. HU17 9AX Tel: (01482) 391672 E: beverley.tic@eastriding.gov.uk
Acccessibility Info
Route contains flights of steps, uneven earth surfaces which may be slippy.