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Filey is a small Town on the northeast
coast of England, in Yorkshire, 43 miles
east of York. This is a more relaxing
Beach Resort than the larger Bridlington 10 miles south, or
Scarborough 8
miles north.
The Town is popular for its Beaches,
Diners, Amusements, Kids Open Air Pool,
Museum,
St Oswald's Old Church, Country Park, and
Primrose
Valley Holiday Park. See bottom of
page for Area Attractions.
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The image top is of the north end of Filey
Beach with a large Amusements, Cafes, Diners
and a Slip for getting Boats into the Sea. The
Cliffs to the north are where you can walk out
to an area known as Filey Brig.
The Promenade runs for about 1 mile south
with a number of Kids Play and Putting.
The 12 foot high metal Statue of a Fisherman
is in the middle of the Promenade, named A High
Tide in Short Wellies, bought by Maureen
Robinson in 2012 as a tribute Fishermen from
the area, as Filey was built around the Fishing
industry. Maureen Robertson also bought the
similar Freddie Gilroy statue for Scarborough
around 2011.
At the south end of the Promenade is the
Kids Open Air Pool. Large Open Air Pools were
popular in the area from the late 1800s to mid
1900s. Inexpensive flights to Spain from the
1970s led to most of the large Open Air Pools
being closed.
Next to the Pool is a row of multi coloured
Chalets leading to a Cafe and the long South
Beach.
Above the South Beach is Crescent Gardens
flanked by impressive buildings built in the
1850s.
Charlottes of
Filey Restaurant is just round the corner
from the Crescent Gardens. The novelist and
poet Charlotte
Bronte lodged in this building in 1852 when
it was a holiday home named Cliff House.
Charlotte had health problems at that time,
with her hoping the fresh sea air would
help.
Filey Methodist
Church is on Union Street in the Town
centre, where most of the shops can be
found.
Filey Museum is
at the north end of Union Street, on Queen
Street, in a 1600s building, covering the
History of the Area and Fishing.
St Oswald's Church is a short
walk north north of Queen Street Map. St
Oswald's was built from 1180 on a high point
with Fishermen using the Church as a reference
point.
St Oswald's Church is at Filey Country
Park, a large park high above the North
Beach, popular for Flying Kites, Dog Walking,
Bird Watching, and its views over the Town and
Beaches.
Primrose Valley
Holiday Park is just over 2 miles south of
Filey. The first large Holiday Park here was
opened in 1945 by Butlins, so large it had its
on Train Station, with that Park closing in
1983. The Primrose Valley Park opened next to
where the Butlins Park was, not sure what
year.
Area Attractions
Filey Bird Garden
& Animal Park 1 mile north YO14 9PG
Spirit of Yorkshire
Distillery 5 miles south YO14 0PH
Wold Top
Brewery 8 miles southwest YO25 3HS
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