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Walks :
Shown below are two sample itineraries.
However, there are many walks, with a
footpath stretching right around the Head,
from Bridlington on the south side to
Bempton Cliffs on the north side.
Part of the information below is taken
from the publication "Circular Walks Along
the Flamborough Headland Heritage Coast".
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If you are just interested in
accommodation in Flamborough at the Manor
House, we have a separate site devoted
solely to staying with us. This
separate Manor House site is optimized
for viewing on NetBooks and smaller
screens but does not contain all the
information available on this site.
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2 mile circular walk
From Flamborough lighthouse car park follow
the tarmac track towards the fog signal
station. As you do so, you will pass the
lighthouse (now automated), which was built
in 1806 by John Matson of Bridlington
without the use of scaffolding. Before the
advent of the lighthouse, many shipwrecks
occurred as ships attempted to make their
way towards Bridlington Bay for shelter
during storms. The lighthouse is 85 feet
high and was originally painted in black and
white bands.
The fog signal station, at the end of the
promontory, was built in 1859. A cannon
used to be fired in fog until 1877 when a
rocket was used. In the early 20th century
a siren was installed. Two blasts are
sounded every one and half minutes and the
resonant bellow can quite alarm the
unsuspecting visitor. From the cliff the
dramatic rock formations such as Green
Stacks Pinnacle and the wave cut platform,
containing many interesting rock pools, are
clearly visible, but please be careful to
avoid the cliff edge as it is crumbling
away.
At New Fall follow the hedge to Lighthouse
Road passing Old Fall Plantation. This
hedge and sycamore plantation provides
valuable protection for bird life.
Turn right and pass the old lighthouse and
the coastguard station on your left.
The octagonal chalk lighthouse was built in
1674 after permission was granted to Sir
John Clayton by Charles ll. It was the
practice of the crown at this time to grant
patents for keeping lighthouses to private
individuals. It was not until 1836 that all
lighthouses were transferred to Trinity
House. Opinions have differed over the
function of the tower some considering it to
have been a beacon tower used to warn in the
event of invasion from sea. From 1840 until
the early 20th century it was used as a
marine telegraph station.
The toposcope just before the car park is of
some interest. It was erected to
commemorate the 180th anniversary of the sea
battle between the British fleet and John
Paul Jones in 1779. Recorded on the top are
distances from various places in the world
to the Headland.
Please note that Car Park charges are in
operation during the season (generally 1
April to 31 October). There is a café and
gift shop situated at the edge of the car
park. Please help to keep our countryside
clean by taking your litter home with you.
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3 Mile walk
Turn left out of the lighthouse car park
past the toposcope. The lighthouse was built
of brick from Bridlington, in an effort to
reduce the number of shipwrecks in the
area. It was erected within a year without
the aid of external scaffolding. The
toposcope commemorates the 180th anniversary
of the famous sea battle between the British
fleet and that of American John Paul Jones
in September 1779. The battle was watched
by the local inhabitants from the cliff top
right along this stretch of Headland coast.
Some interesting distances from the Headland
to various places in the world are recorded
on the monument.
Turn right passing the coastguard station on
your left. The golf course lies inland as
you pass Selwicks Bay. Notice the wave cut
platform but please take care to avoid the
cliff edge as it is crumbling. At Breil Nook
you will see the remains of the old
coastguard and signal station. From Breil
Nook to North Landing the cliffs are
populated with sea birds in summer. Here is
an ideal place to enjoy and admire both the
birds and the view.
The Flamborough lifeboat was housed at North
Landing and was often open to the public.
There has been a lifeboat at Flamborough
since 1871, the first boat being 'The
Gertrude' which cost £293. The inflatable
lifeboat is now housed at the South Landing.
A few small fishing boats, or cobles, still
use North Landing but in the past as many as
80 cobles sailed from here and South
Landing. Often the fishermen would have a
boat at each Landing so that he could put to
sea whatever the wind direction. The cobles
are used for inshore line fishing, the catch
consisting mainly of cod, haddock, skate and
cat fish, and for setting and collecting
crab and lobster pots. There is also the
opportunity for visitors to take a half hour
boating trip past the caves to Bempton bird
reserve.
Leave North Landing by North Marine Road to
Flamborough. On North Street turn left at
the 'Rose and Crown' and right past North
Mere Green, which was once the site of one
of the village ponds, onto South Sea Road.
At Lighthouse Road Turn left and continue
towards the lighthouse. You pass the
octagonal chalk lighthouse on the left as
you return to the car park. This was built
in 1674 by John Clayton. From 1848 until
the early 20th century it was used as a
marine telegraph station.
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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.
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