The Sunday Times has named Filey as ‘one of the six seaside towns everyone’s going to be talking about this summer’. After two ‘pandemic-fuelled staycation summers’ the Sunday Times believes that many resorts have rediscovered their joie de vivre and have become ‘magnets for creative, outdoorsy and resourceful types who have found that they really do like […]

Filey’s main post box has once again been ‘yarn-bombed’. Overnight an Easter ‘bonnet’ appeared. An unknown crocheteer has festooned it with seasonal figures, it has brought a little cheer to a grey March day.

National Coastwatch Institution (NCI), is dedicated to the safety, protection and preservation of life at sea, is poised to open a new station in Filey, but they need volunteers to run it! NCI watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to […]

‘Thirty’, a licensed coffee shop and eatery swung open its doors on Monday on Belle Vue Street. With a breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea menus, Thirty is likely to become a Filey favourite with locals and visitors alike. The owners previously ran the popular Bayside Kitchen at The Bay resort just down the road, so the renovation […]

Rumours have been rife for some considerable time, but the news that the Downcliffe House Hotel is to close on 2 April has still come as a shock to many in Filey and beyond. The boutique hotel is set to be converted into private apartments. Although the Downcliffe has been for sale for several years, […]

There’s an air of disrepute associated with rum; the piratical Caribbean, slavery and drunken sailors. In Australia in the early 1800s, rum was even used as payment for everyday commodities. When word reached London of this rum do, William Bligh (remembered by history as the disposed captain during the Mutiny on the Bounty), was appointed […]

After a two year hiatus, caused by the pandemic, the Filey Steampunk Festival is returning on the weekend of 14-15 May 2022. Featuring tank rides on the beach, Steampunk parades on the Crescent Gardens and some really strange events at the Evron Centre, it is an unmissable weekend. The festival features Professor Elemental, Madam Misfit and […]

Ahoy there! Avast Ye! The White Lodge are delighted to be able to announce their first tasting night of the year. This will be a very special event as attendees will be drinking six (yes six) different rums all made from scratch in Boynton (yes the Boynton on the outskirts of Brid!). The White Lodge have teamed up with their friends […]

‘Theirs is a fragile but hardy celebration… in the very teeth of winter’. The American writer Louise Beebe Wilder evocative description of snowdrops came to mind on a windy, but sunny, stroll past St. Oswald’s Church. Although there is still a bite in the wind, the sunshine and the sight of snowdrops and the emerging green […]

Today, 6th February 2022, Queen Elizabeth will have been Britain’s monarch for fully 70 years. It is a truly remarkable achievement and one worthy of celebration in these islands and across the Commonwealth. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has become the longest reigning monarch in British history, surpassing Queen Victoria’s 63 years and 216 days. […]