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The Manor House
Flamborough
East Riding of Yorkshire
Flamborough Manor
A Manor of Flamborough was recorded in the Domesday Book and one has existed ever
since. The current Manor, dating from the last quarter of the 18th century and Grade II
listed, is a classic Georgian small country house of pleasing proportion.
Flamborough Head is an unspoilt, relatively unknown, area of Yorkshire. A designated
Heritage Coast, wonderful walks, chalk cliffs and one of the largest bird nesting areas in
England make it an ideal base either for a relaxing break or for touring the East and North
Ridings of Yorkshire. We would love to welcome you to our beautiful part of Yorkshire, and
show you what makes it, to us, so special.
When booking
Accommodation
The Manor House
Flamborough
Bridlington
East Riding of Yorkshire
YO15 1PD
England
Telephone & fax:
01262 850943
International:
+44 1262 850943
E-mail:
gm@flamboroughmanor.
co.uk
As we have only two
guests' bedrooms,
cancellations affect us
more than would be the
case for a larger
Guesthouse. For this
reason, and in line with
what is now standard
practice, when booking
accommodation, in
addition to the usual
details (name, address,
telephone number) we
require a valid credit
card from which we take
a non-refundable deposit
of £20.00 per room per
night. In the unfortunate
event of cancellation,
please be aware that
additional charges are
also levied, and these
are set out in detail on
the Booking page.
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Pricing Information
We are not part of the
VAT (Value Added Tax)
scheme. All prices shown
on this web-site are NET.
Comfortable, friendly, relaxing
accommodation in the centre of
beautiful Flamborough Head.
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).
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 more information on
Ganseys, please visit our sister site:
Dane's Dyke :
Jutting out miles into the North Sea,
the headland has in the past been
effectively cut off by the construction,
in the Iron Age, of the erroneously
named Danes’ Dyke, which encloses
five square miles of the peninsula. The
end of the Dyke is a deep ravine on
the south side of the Headland, where
it exits into Bridlington Bay (the
photograph at left shows the beach at
the end of the Dyke). There are a
number of nature trails in the Dyke
which can be accessed easily from the
car park off the main Bridlington to
Flamborough Road.
Although visible
across the entire
headland, the Dyke
is not such a
prominent feature
as it approaches
the northern side
and, seaward of
Bempton Cliffs, is
barely noticeable.
South Landing :
Site of the new Lifeboat station and perhaps not as
spectacular as North Landing, but with a better beach
which is wonderful for picnics. South Landing is a ten
minute walk from the Manor House (North Landing is
almost two miles away) and, in addition to the beach
itself, there is a circular nature trail walk around the
top of the cliffs and the main cliff-top walk which takes
you to the Lighthouse. The photographs are all from
the circular walk, which takes approximately half an
hour.
Lighthouses :
The "new" Flamborough lighthouse
(actually built in 1806) stands guard as a
silent sentinel, protecting shipping off
Flamborough Head. Less silently, the fog
horn station, perched on the very cliff,
sounds the arrival of fog and frets.
The lighthouse was built by John Matson
of Bridlington without the use of
scaffolding, is 85 feet tall and stands atop
a chalk cliff 170 feet high. The lamp
mechanism rotates constantly on a bed of
mercury. Further back from the coast is
the old Beacon light tower, dating from
circa 1674, and the only known example
in England. Recent restoration work has
cast doubt on whether a fire was ever
actually lighted atop the structure. It now
stands, a gleaming monument to the
rightful awe in which mariners beheld the
jagged, dangerous coast.
Flamborough Lighthouse staircase
Flamborough Lighthouse, interior
The Chalk Tower
North Landing :
Site of the old Lifeboat Station (now moved to South Landing), North Landing is
still famous for its smugglers' caves and panoramic views north along the coast
to Filey and Scarborough. Once the hub of Flamborough's small, but active
fishing industry, a few cobles (the distinctive local fishing boat) can still be seen.
The secluded beach at Thornwick (below), on the Filey side of North Landing, of
is the perfect place to while away a summer's afternoon.
An Edwardian postcard, showing
North Landing and dozens of
cobles (local fishing boats)
Thornwick Bay (at left)
North Landing, Flamborough
Views of Flamborough Head
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The Manor House
Flamborough
Bridlington
East Riding of Yorkshire
YO15 1PD
telephone: 01262 850943
fax: 01262 850943
mobile: 07718 415234
Email:
gm@flamboroughmanor.co.uk
Accommodation
We have been providing
Bed & Breakfast (B&B)
accommodation since
1987, when we first
joined Wolsey Lodges, a
private consortium of
like-minded Guest
House and
accommodation
providers. We have tried
to include as much
information as possible
on this site, but please
do not hesitate to
contact us, if there are
any queries.
North Landing in the foreground, with the main part of the village in the centre of the Headland (top right)
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