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Bempton Cliffs

 

 

Bempton Cliffs

 

Bempton Cliffs and the Bird Reserve :

 

The cliffs rise even higher out of the sea at nearby Bempton, which is the site of the famous RSPB Bird Sanctuary. An awe-inspiring sight, the sheer cliffs are home to many species. In particular, during the season puffins may be seen in large numbers, in addition to the thousands of other nesting birds who make this the largest such colony in England. Constant pounding by the North Sea has eroded the soft chalk, creating many unusual formations, secret caves (a past haven for smugglers), and secluded bays and inlets, including the picturesque North Landing where the old Flamborough Lifeboat was housed at the top of steep slipway.

 

The following information is reproduced from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' web-site:

"With over three miles of sheer cliffs, rising to 400 feet/122 m, Bempton is the best place in England to see breeding seabirds (over 200,000). Five safe viewing points give spectacular close-up views of puffins, gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and fulmars between April and mid-August. At other times there are migrating birds to be seen and possibly seals and porpoises. The shop has an extensive range of RSPB goods and books."
 

The Reserve is open at all times, while the Visitor centre is open from 10 am to 5 pm March to November, and 9.30 am to 4 pm December to February (Closed 24 December to 3 January).
 

 

 

2008 Puffin/Shearwater/Skua cruise timetables
 

Please see below

 

 

 

 

Shown at right is an old photograph of "climmers" at Bempton Cliffs. Used as a method of supplementing incomes, "climming" involved lowering men over the edge of the cliffs to collect eggs from nesting sea birds. With virtually no safety equipment (a cap stuffed with straw as some protection against falling rocks from above), three- to four-hundred eggs could be collected in a day. Guillemot eggs, which are large for the size of bird, were particularly sought after. Despite the danger, few accidents were recorded. The practice declined after the Second World War but continued until 1954 when it was finally made illegal.

 

The climmer shown is wearing his Gansey as added protection against the elements. For further information information regarding our unique, hand-knitted Ganseys, please click here: ganseys

 

 

 

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"Climming" at Bempton Cliffs

 

Bempton Cliffs
Sailing under Bempton Cliffs in a Yorkshire One-Design (YOD) on a summer's day
 

Bempton Cliffs

Rugged and hostile Bempton Cliffs

Bempton Cliffs

Bempton Cliffs lashed by a storm

 

 

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Bempton Cliffs from Filey Bay

 


These are the 2008 departure times
 

Puffin Cruises dates and departure times

 

Shearwater/Skua Cruise dates & departures

Day Date Sailing Time   Day Date Sailing Time
Sunday 25 May 9:30 am   Saturday 30 August 9:30 am
Saturday 7 June 4:30 pm   Saturday 6 September 9:00 am
Saturday 14 June 10:30 am   Sunday 7 September 9:00 am
Saturday 21 June 4:30 pm   Saturday 13 September 10:00 am
Sunday 29 June 9:30 am   Saturday 20 September 9:00 am
Saturday 5 July 4:30 pm   Sunday 21 September 9:00 am
Saturday 12 July 9:30   Sunday 28 September 8:45 am

Please telephone 01262 850959 for further information

  Sunday 5 October 10:00 am

 

Gannet

Gannet

Puffin

Puffin

 

 

The Links Page :

As the range of our activities is so diverse, we have a number of different websites. The main Flamborough Manor site, which is where you are now, focuses primarily on accommodation but has brief details of all our other activities. To allow for more information to be presented on these other activities, there are other self-contained web-sites and some of the links you will encounter while browsing these pages will take you to these separate sites.

All our web-sites have a LINKS page in common, which allows for easy navigation between the various sites. To find out where you are, or to return to the main site, simply go to the LINKS page.
 

 

 

The Manor House, Flamborough

 

The Manor House

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Lesley Berry and Geoffrey Miller

The Manor House
Flamborough
Bridlington
East Riding of Yorkshire YO15 1PD
United Kingdom

Telephone & fax: 01262 850943
International: +44 1262 850943

E-mail: gm@flamboroughmanor.co.uk

 

 

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