Filey Brigg is a long narrow peninsula about a mile north of Filey town centre. Its steep cliffs are 20 metres high and consist of a variety of material, from pure sandstone to pure limestone. This wonderful orange sunset image was taken by local photographer Patricia Morris, capturing the beauty of Filey Brigg. The landward […]

Filey is preparing for its annual summer food festival, which will be taking place over the course of this weekend (10th-11th of June 2017). World food stalls, cooking demonstrations and rare produce for sale are just some of the attractions at the event, exciting foodies across the UK. The Organiser, Chris said: “You can more […]

The famous Red Arrows, a Spitfire squadron and The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team will be flying up the coast, over Filey to celebrate the bravery of our armed forces.  The Red Arrows, one of the world’s most famous aerobatic display teams, will take the distinctive Hawk jets to the skies for 15 minutes with […]

North Yorkshire County Council is due to start resurfacing works on Scarborough Road in Filey on Monday 8th May. The works are due to take place in the evening between 6pm and 2am to minimise disruption on this main road in and out of Filey. The works are expected to last three days, weather-dependent. Letters […]

The Filey Folk Festival is set to host the critically-acclaimed American folk duo Hungrytown. The respected group will perform at Filey’s Evron Centre Concert Hall on Saturday 29 April. Hungrytown is made up of Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson from the north-east U.S state of Vermont. The duo’s songs and music have appeared in numerous […]

Making sand castles, playing beach games, paddling, swimming, walking and watching the sea are Filey’s antidote to stressful weeks at work.  1. Go for a long walk A walk along Filey beach to Filey Brigg is a must for most visitors. The rocky promontory of Filey Brigg sticks out into the North Sea and has […]

Kevin Hollinrake is continuing to push for a dual carriageway on the A64 to the Yorkshire coast. The Filey MP says he’s in talks with the Transport Secretary and Highways England, making the case for spending the money. He says spending millions of pounds on a flyover at the Hopgrove roundabout near York isn’t the […]

Yorkshire Beach cleans are taking place in Scarborough and Filey from 10am this morning, as part of a national project organised by Surfers Against Sewage. It’s their biggest ever ‘Big Spring Beach Clean’ involving over 10,000 volunteers to clean up our beaches and recycle single-use or ‘disposable’ plastics that are polluting the nation’s coastline and rivers. […]

Research divers from Yorkshire recently visited Filey Brigg and took photographs of some of the incredibly exotic and diverse marine life found just a few hundred metres from Filey’s beach. On one dive alone they recorded 56 species, including 7 species of seaslug. The word ‘seaslug’ implies the kind of slimy animal found in gardens […]